Parenting, Unschooling Parenting, Unschooling

An Almost Empty Unschool House

Recently, two of our daughters moved out of home, leaving behind two empty bedrooms, which my husband and I are turning into a study and a studio. For the first time ever, I will have my very own space where I can write, record audio and video, and join in with Zoom calls.For many years, our home was crammed full of children, toys, books, pets, clothes and everything else a family gathers. My kids shared bedrooms, sleeping in bunk beds. They even shared beds, but that was a preference, not a necessity.

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Parenting, Radical Unschool Love, Radical Unschooling, Unschool Books, Unschooling Parenting, Radical Unschool Love, Radical Unschooling, Unschool Books, Unschooling

When Children Move Out of an Unschool Home

Some parenting ‘experts’ advise us to push our kids out of the family home as soon as possible. They tell us to make our kids stand on their own two feet. But my husband and I have ignored this advice. We’re happy for our kids to remain with us as long as they need to be here. Some of them moved out of home when they were 18 or 19. Some stayed longer. Now, we only have one child left.

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Family, Unschooling Family, Unschooling

Knowing Ourselves: Do We Need to Change?

We can't just say, "But that's the way I am!" Because sometimes the way we are affects other people. It can influence our relationships. Maybe it intrudes on the freedom of others. Sometimes we do need to change.Perhaps if we do change our way of communicating, our kids won't have to learn these skills. All we have to do is show empathy, listen carefully, guide rather than control and remember to trust. Our example is the best way to pass on what we feel is important, isn't it? We can't expect our kids to do anything we're not prepared to do ourselves.

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