Is there such a thing as a typical unschooling day? What about a typical unschooling week? Do my children spend equal time on all the key learning areas? The answer is no!
I have a lot of questions… What happens when we remain open to new experiences? Do I have any good tips for anyone who has resolved to get fit? What has running
My daughter Sophie gave me a beautiful pair of silver and pearl dangly earrings. I’ve worn them every day since Christmas. I was wearing them, together with a long skirt, (and a
This podcast is a few days late or a couple of days early, depending on how you look at it. It’s also not the same podcast I originally recorded. This week I
“What are you reading?” I ask my ten year old daughter, Gemma-Rose. She looks up from her Kindle and says, “Bleak House.” I remember reading this Charles Dickens book a couple of
“Give me a word,” I say. My daughter Sophie looks up from her book and says, “Light.” “How about the word ‘star’?” suggests Gemma-Rose. Just as I’m mentally storing away these two
My daughter Imogen has a passion for writing. “When did you start writing?” I ask. “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing.” My second daughter was writing stories long before
I take the girls to the library and they return with dozens of books. I hope they’re going to keep the girls happy for a very long time. But a few days
“What shall we do together today?” I ask my girls. “Can you read to us, please Mum?” So we settle on the sofa side-by-side. Gemma-Rose hands me our current read-aloud book,and I
My daughter Gemma- Rose and I are having some mother-daughter time. We sit at one of the wobbly white tables in the shopping mall and sip our drinks. I have a coffee.
Something is about to happen. It’s that time of year. Girls are busy tapping on their computers or scrawling in their notebooks. They’re asking questions such as, “Do you know a
I'm an Australian unschooling author, blogger and podcaster. I've been blogging here since 2011 and have loads of stories about all aspects of unschooling to share with you.