Posts by ambersrose

Quote: Originally Posted by moominmamma    Where do you fall on this issue? Have you faced situations like this, where your child has asked you for help staying accountable, following through, sticking with...

Quote: Originally Posted by onatightrope  FWIW, most of the unparented children I know are not unschooled, radical or otherwise.     Ambersose-- how old is your daughter?  My thought about...

And yes Un-parenting Radical Unschooling parents do exist.  I have met a few and a few have been asked to leave my local group because of their out of control children who harm others and their parents offer no guidance towards...

My local unschooling group has about 40 families with kids aged 1 - 24 years.  Most are RU.  I have seen some children who have a hard time thinking of other peoples feelings.  I had a 16 year old boy at a party we were...

My 9 year old loves the American Girl book too!  We are just discussing body changes for now.  My church offers a coming of age course for that she will take soon too.  

My girls had their hair dyed (pink and blue) for the first time at age 8 and 4.  I was surprised they got so many comments.  Colored hair is really pretty common these days but I guess not on young children.  Some adults...

The book The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron really helped me understand ODD (and myself) better.  The author has a website with some information, http://www.hsperson.com/pages/child.htm .  I really like that...

incorrigible it sounds like you and your husband are a very thoughtful, respectful parents.  I value and appreciate your long posts and everyone else who takes the time to respond!

Thank you all for your perspectives.  I also believe that unschooling is not unparenting however I think that from an early age children know basic wrong from right and can sit down with parents to come up with a set of family...

I really like the make ahead breakfast sandwiches on english muffins!  My husband would LOVE those for breakfast a work!