27 Play Hanging out and Fun – Parenting for the Future

Key One; Nurturing Curiosity, a wonderful gift for your child and yourself

When we went to live in Italy, I was the one who could speak Italian. There was a moment where I didn't understand a joke that the kids were sharing in the car with their friends. In that instant I knew that they had surpassed me in their Italian, I knew from then on I would always be keeping up with them. That they are now fluent in two languages is, to me, invaluable. They will always now have that skill. I think that giving kids the opportunity to learn

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Barefoot and Unbound: The Power of Breaking Rules in Unschooling

‘Please put your shoes on’ were the words that came out of my mouth, we were about to walk to the beach. My son in his pyjama trousers, bare footed, free spirited. There are days when I just want him to put his shoes on, it is simple. But the shoe less days are there to teach me something. ‘Mum, I was born without shoes, shoes were invented after feet were, I don’t want to wear them’ In Spain or Italy, not wearing shoes socially is a thing. In South

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What is Self Directed Learning?

Self directed learning self-directed adj (of study, learning, etc) regulated or conducted by oneself Simple definition with huge consequences. Common beliefs about children is that given half a chance they won’t want to learn anything. By now we have busted this myth (I hope). Children love to learn when they are curious, interested, having fun and feeling good. Can they develop the grit and focus to delve into a learning moment even when it requires concentration and commitment? Yes of course they can especially if they are supported by adults

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The First Step Toward Unschooling: Unschooling the Parents.

‘Just let me live my life’ were the words that came out of my sons mouth yesterday as I tried to teach him about following a recipe. He was furious. He was wanting to cook, I was wanting to help him cook. He was wanting to make biscuits, I was wanting him to follow a recipe. He didn’t want to. I wanted him to. We hit a stalemate. ‘Just let me live my life and let me learn how I want to learn’ I caught myself in that moment, caught

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Should You Tame the Uncorked Child?

un·cork (ŭn-kôrk′) tr.v. un·corked, un·cork·ing, un·corks 1. To draw the cork from. 2. To free from a sealed or constrained state. Our friends came around the other day, they are in their thirties and are lovely, one is from Denmark the other Italy, the kids were so excited to see them. We sat down and had tea together on the downstairs in the lounge. They sat on one sofa and the kids and I on the other. I say ‘sat’ I was the only one that ‘sat’ as the

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Santa’s Children and how to say ‘No’ to an unschooler…

My children told me this morning that they were the children of Santa, they were split up at birth and that their mother is Mrs Christmas but also a spy that works for the British Army. Santa and Mrs Christmas met in an Olive tree whilst she was chasing butterflies and…er…spying… Unfortunately Santa became pregnant with the children as did Mrs Christmas and when they were giving out presents they dropped them (the babies) all over the world, and they have amnesia and now don’t remember any of it. (Mr

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5 Ways to Save Money with these Creative Ideas for Christmas.

I really think that there is a lot you can save money on at Christmas. I also think it is fun to step back and be creative and really do we all need more stuff? I often look around the house before buying because squirreled away somewhere are things that I can use and that I may have just forgotten were there! So before you go and buy ribbon, glue etc, look and see what you already have, you may be surprised. If you do need to get stuff, just

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Dyslexia, Adhd and all those other wonderful things…

I asked my daughter Amari the question what do Pippi Longstocking and Will.I.Am have in common? And she said ‘Erm, a sense of humour?’ I would say they are both hugely creative and are kinaesthetic and it seems to me that they both love to move when they think. This morning as I looked through a piece of work that one of my daughters had been working on I noticed that the 5 was the wrong way around. This 5 has been facing the wrong way for years now. When we were

Key One; Nurturing Curiosity, a wonderful gift for your child and yourself

Barefoot and Unbound: The Power of Breaking Rules in Unschooling

What is Self Directed Learning?

The First Step Toward Unschooling: Unschooling the Parents.

Should You Tame the Uncorked Child?

Santa’s Children and how to say ‘No’ to an unschooler…

5 Ways to Save Money with these Creative Ideas for Christmas.

Dyslexia, Adhd and all those other wonderful things…

Self Care for Parents Introduction

Happy Healthy Parents Introduction

The healthy child Introduction

Entrepreneurship Introduction

Work Life Balance Introduction

Working at Home with Kids Introduction

Relationships Introduction

For Friends Introduction

For Grandparents Introduction

For Parents Introduction

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