Posts by heartmama

How old is your son?   Radical unschooling does not translate into a uniform approach to discipline. Discipline can be a hotly debated issue in radical unschooling discussions.   I think most parents would agree that...

You might get more responses if you link to this thread in the unschooling forum; however I will leave this here too since it is a discipline related question.

  Quote: I was struck by something in your post about how she wants to control things and how you want to empower her more, and that she is less likely to do this in a school situation where she feels...

mom2happy, in the interest of full disclosure, that is exactly what I did when ds threw a royal shoe throwing fit in his carseat at age 4. I pulled over at a gas station and slid open the car door and then I walked away and left him...

I think anger can be effective if it works and counterproductive if it doesn't--how is that for mixed advice? :) A child over the age of 3 doing something really dangerous might learn a permanent valuable lesson by witnessing an...

Since she never does it at school my guess is that she did try it there on a few occasions and figured out quickly the consequences were severe, which helped her regulate her behavior in that environment. At home the consequences are...

Unlike dogs and cats, rabbits are prey animals. It can be difficult to assess temperament the first time you meet. You can rule out a biter, that is true. If the rabbit is curious and approaches you that is a good sign. However if the...

We have two sweet indoor cats (spayed sisters) that are middle aged, probably 8 years old (rescued as adults from a shelter 5 years ago so it is hard to be sure). For the most part they are pretty easy. One of them tends to be more high...

Many 3 year olds have poor impulse control. They only 'know' the rules in the sense they can repeat them back to you and remember the words. They don't 'know' the rules in the sense that they comprehend the what or why of a situation and...

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