talents

Should We Push Kids to Use Their Talents, Aim High and Impress?

7 September 2023

Do you ever wonder if you should push your kids? Make them do hard things even if they complain. Drill them. Give them a rigorous education. I’ve heard of kids who, after

Unschooling

Basking in the Reflected Glory

2 November 2021

Not so long ago, early one morning, I put on my coat – there was a bitter wind blowing – and set out on a solo adventure with my camera and a

My Podcasts·Unschooling

Difficult Things

17 November 2018

A few weeks ago, I received an email from Pam Laricchia from the Living Joyfully with Unschooling website: Would I like to be part of her Exploring Unschooling podcast? As I read the invitation, I

Family

Playing for Ian

8 June 2018

If you listened to episode 125 of my podcast, Connecting Unschooling and Ageing, you might have heard this story. I wrote it in 2012 and originally published it on one of my

Unschooling

Does the World Need Unschooling?

22 March 2018

Kids won’t work hard if you don’t make them. I was thinking about these words as I was getting ready for bed last night. Why do some parents insist their kids won’t

My Podcasts·Unschooling

Helping a Child Discover Her Talents

7 June 2016

If a child has a talent won’t it just appear without any encouragement? If you’re meant to be an artist, it will be very evident. The same with being a writer or

My Podcasts·Unschooling

Dreams, Talents, Working and Unworking

23 April 2015

In a few months’ time my daughter Imogen will finish her university degree. She’s started thinking about what she would like to do next. “I have three lofty dreams,” she says. One