Archive Unschool Blog — Stories of an Unschooling Family

July 2026

7 July 2026 The Unschool Newsletter Experiments 7 July 2026

May 2026

4 May 2026 The Reason for Unschooling 4 May 2026

January 2026

17 Jan 2026 My List of Brilliant Unschooling Blogs 17 Jan 2026
13 Jan 2026 How Unschoolers Can Deal with Questions and Sceptics 13 Jan 2026
10 Jan 2026 How Kids Need Something Better Than Perfect Lives 10 Jan 2026
8 Jan 2026 When Our Unschooling Days Turn Grey 8 Jan 2026

November 2025

25 Nov 2025 Unschooling: Making the Right Choices 25 Nov 2025
4 Nov 2025 Unschooling: Coping With the Unexpected 4 Nov 2025

October 2025

30 Oct 2025 Resources for Unschoolers 30 Oct 2025
28 Oct 2025 Where I’m At With My Unschool Blog 28 Oct 2025

July 2025

26 July 2025 Unschool Cool: Why Being Different Is Our Superpower 26 July 2025
24 July 2025 Why Unschoolers Are the Real Cool Kids 24 July 2025
21 July 2025 Unschooling Isn’t Freedom Gone Wild: Why Choices Matter More Than Ideals 21 July 2025
16 July 2025 Unschooling, Attachment, and the Art of Letting Go: Building Trust Instead of Rules 16 July 2025
12 July 2025 The Saturday Unschool Examen 12 July 2025
9 July 2025 Unschool Crime Connections 9 July 2025
7 July 2025 How Unschooling Doesn’t Guarantee a Fairytale Life 7 July 2025

June 2025

25 June 2025 Is It Working? Wrestling with Doubt in Unschooling 25 June 2025
9 June 2025 Unschooling: How Do We Know They’re Learning? 9 June 2025
2 June 2025 Unschooling, Homemaking, and a Mother’s Role 2 June 2025

May 2025

30 May 2025 The Math Myth: How Do Unschooled Kids Learn Math? 30 May 2025
23 May 2025 Are There Times When You Should Never Give Up Unschooling? 23 May 2025
20 May 2025 Passing on Our Fears to Our Kids 20 May 2025
12 May 2025 Unschooling Is Carried by Conversations 12 May 2025
8 May 2025 Why We Should Freely Choose to Do Difficult and Unpleasant Things 8 May 2025
2 May 2025 Is It Okay if Parents Want to Influence Their Unschooling Kids? 2 May 2025

April 2025

29 Apr 2025 The Role of Repetition in Learning, Unschooling, and Shaping Identity 29 Apr 2025
22 Apr 2025 More Unschooling Math/s – What Does Learning Mathematics Naturally Look Like 22 Apr 2025
19 Apr 2025 Why Parents Should Help with the Family Chores 19 Apr 2025
15 Apr 2025 Does Respecting Older People Begin with Respecting Kids? 15 Apr 2025
14 Apr 2025 Learning to Read and Trusting Unschooling 14 Apr 2025
8 Apr 2025 Do Unschooled Kids (and Parents) Need Time Away From Their Devices? 8 Apr 2025
5 Apr 2025 The Discomfort of Letting Go and Allowing Our Kids (and Ourselves) to Grow 5 Apr 2025
2 Apr 2025 Unschooling: Trusting the Process and Letting Go of Control 2 Apr 2025

March 2025

29 Mar 2025 Some Not-Your-Average Maths Websites for Unschool Strewing 29 Mar 2025
26 Mar 2025 An Unschool Challenge: Name Conversations 26 Mar 2025
19 Mar 2025 When Parents Want What Is Best for Themselves, Not Their Unschooling Kids 19 Mar 2025
18 Mar 2025 Unschooling and Connections: How Learning Is All About Creating a Web of Understanding 18 Mar 2025
10 Mar 2025 Unschooling Maths - What Does Learning Math/s Naturally Look Like? 10 Mar 2025
3 Mar 2025 Unschooling: Trust, Autonomy, and The Realities of Learning 3 Mar 2025

February 2025

28 Feb 2025 What if Our Unschooled Kids Complain or Reject Everything We Hold Dear? 28 Feb 2025
12 Feb 2025 Why This Unschool Mother Doesn’t Care 12 Feb 2025
5 Feb 2025 The Unschool Fangirl Returns 5 Feb 2025
4 Feb 2025 Unschooling: A Lifestyle of Curiosity, Flexibility, and Trust 4 Feb 2025
1 Feb 2025 Examining An Unschooling Life 1 Feb 2025

January 2025

29 Jan 2025 Why I’m Content to Be a Blogger and Not an Instagram Influencer 29 Jan 2025
28 Jan 2025 How to Beat Time Who Jolts Us Forward Without Permission 28 Jan 2025
27 Jan 2025 Who Would We Be Without Unschooling? 27 Jan 2025
25 Jan 2025 Some Strange and Interesting Bookish Questions 25 Jan 2025
23 Jan 2025 As the Unschooling Season Changes 23 Jan 2025
22 Jan 2025 Need Some Unschooling Encouragement and Ideas to Ponder? 22 Jan 2025
17 Jan 2025 Unschooling: A Slow but Productive Way of Life 17 Jan 2025
15 Jan 2025 Unschool: Be Brave, Adventurous and Just a Bit Daring 15 Jan 2025
13 Jan 2025 Strewing to Share Passions and Keep Our Bonds Strong 13 Jan 2025

December 2024

9 Dec 2024 Do You Need to Follow an Older Unschooler? (Part 2) 9 Dec 2024

November 2024

30 Nov 2024 Do You Need to Follow an Older Unschooler? (Part 1) 30 Nov 2024
25 Nov 2024 How Unschoolers Own the World 25 Nov 2024
22 Nov 2024 A Genuine Invitation for Christian Unschoolers 22 Nov 2024
16 Nov 2024 An Irresistible Invitation to an Unschooling Voyage of Discovery 16 Nov 2024
8 Nov 2024 Unschoolers Taking Over the World 8 Nov 2024
5 Nov 2024 Irreplaceable Unschool Dogs and Kids 5 Nov 2024

October 2024

31 Oct 2024 How to Write a Million Unschool Love Stories 31 Oct 2024
29 Oct 2024 Reflecting Badly On Our Family 29 Oct 2024
17 Oct 2024 What Snakes Can Teach Us About Unschooling 17 Oct 2024

September 2024

26 Sept 2024 When an Unschooler Feels Like Taking a Course 26 Sept 2024
20 Sept 2024 When Mothering Is Not Enough 20 Sept 2024
18 Sept 2024 Reaching the Finish Line: Achieving Our Dreams 18 Sept 2024
12 Sept 2024 Encouraging Kids to Say Thank You 12 Sept 2024
4 Sept 2024 Does Christian Unschooling Interest You? 4 Sept 2024

August 2024

31 Aug 2024 Choosing an Exceptional Unschool Life and Other Things 31 Aug 2024
19 Aug 2024 How to Parent So We’ll Have No Regrets 19 Aug 2024
13 Aug 2024 Would You Like the Key to the Secret Unschooling Garden? 13 Aug 2024

July 2024

19 July 2024 What if Adding Joy to Your Days Was Simple and Inexpensive? 19 July 2024
16 July 2024 The Art of Conversation and Lifelong Learning 16 July 2024

June 2024

24 June 2024 Is Trying to Impress Others a Waste of Time? 24 June 2024
20 June 2024 Stories of Awful Hair Styles and Inspector Morse 20 June 2024
15 June 2024 When We Don’t Know What to Do 15 June 2024
7 June 2024 Intuition and Independence: Unschooling Tips and Practical Advice 7 June 2024

May 2024

4 May 2024 A Birthday Chat 4 May 2024
3 May 2024 Live a Radical Life of Unconditional Love 3 May 2024

April 2024

29 Apr 2024 Encouraging My Daughters and Other Women by Embracing My Age 29 Apr 2024
27 Apr 2024 An Unschool Conversation with Jesper and Cecilie Conrad on the Self Directed Podcast 27 Apr 2024
25 Apr 2024 Pushing Ourselves Instead of Our Kids 25 Apr 2024
23 Apr 2024 Chatting with My Unschooled Author Daughter 23 Apr 2024
18 Apr 2024 Challenging Ourselves to Put Away Our Phones 18 Apr 2024
16 Apr 2024 Taking Risks, Looking Strange 16 Apr 2024

March 2024

25 Mar 2024 How to Respond to ‘Unlovable’ Kids and Cats 25 Mar 2024
21 Mar 2024 Love or Fear? What Guides Our Lives? 21 Mar 2024
19 Mar 2024 Does Love Keep You Awake While Others Sleep? 19 Mar 2024
16 Mar 2024 Ordinary Frida Kahlo Eyebrow Days 16 Mar 2024
9 Mar 2024 Words Matter 9 Mar 2024
1 Mar 2024 The Unanticipated Problem with Sharing My Kids’ Lives Publicly 1 Mar 2024

February 2024

26 Feb 2024 Reluctant to Persuade or Engage 26 Feb 2024
19 Feb 2024 I Need Your Help. Do You Need Mine? 19 Feb 2024
16 Feb 2024 What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? 16 Feb 2024
13 Feb 2024 Do You Need a Happy List? 13 Feb 2024
11 Feb 2024 Put on Your Real-Life Maths Eyes 11 Feb 2024
3 Feb 2024 A Perfect Curriculum or Unschooling? 3 Feb 2024

January 2024

31 Jan 2024 Is It Time to Have an Unschool Adventure? 31 Jan 2024

December 2023

30 Dec 2023 The Unschool Challenge: Writing an End-of-the-Year Review 30 Dec 2023
7 Dec 2023 Santa, Books, and Expectations 7 Dec 2023
5 Dec 2023 Crime Novels and Priestly Detective Rules 5 Dec 2023

November 2023

25 Nov 2023 Unschooling: Doing What Is Right 25 Nov 2023
4 Nov 2023 Wanted: Passionate Unschoolers 4 Nov 2023

October 2023

14 Oct 2023 Preventing Childhood Trauma with Unconditional Love 14 Oct 2023
6 Oct 2023 Could Unschooling Be Exactly What Teens Need to Do? 6 Oct 2023

September 2023

26 Sept 2023 Who Should Be Responsible for a Child’s Education, the Parent or the Child? 26 Sept 2023
23 Sept 2023 What Do Unschoolers Do Each Day? 23 Sept 2023
15 Sept 2023 Unschoolers, Chores and Rosters 15 Sept 2023
7 Sept 2023 Should We Push Kids to Use Their Talents, Aim High and Impress? 7 Sept 2023

August 2023

18 Aug 2023 Unschool Basics: What is Unschooling? 18 Aug 2023
15 Aug 2023 The Stories of Our Lives 15 Aug 2023

July 2023

29 July 2023 How Our Unschooling Lives and Kids Don’t Need to be Picture-Perfect 29 July 2023
24 July 2023 Do Unschoolers Drift Aimlessly Through Each Day? 24 July 2023
6 July 2023 Is Unconditional Love at the Heart of Unschooling? 6 July 2023

June 2023

30 June 2023 What to Do When Unschool Kids Have No Interest in Topics They’re Required to Learn 30 June 2023
27 June 2023 Unschooling Charlotte Mason 27 June 2023
5 June 2023 Why Are We Willing to Endure the Pain of Parenthood? 5 June 2023

May 2023

9 May 2023 Goodbye, Stories of an Unschooling Family 9 May 2023

April 2023

22 Apr 2023 Unschool: Greater Things 22 Apr 2023
15 Apr 2023 Unschool: Experiencing Energy and Gravity 15 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 Unschool: Disco Boots and Old Stories 10 Apr 2023
1 Apr 2023 Unschool: Aqua Waves and Awe 1 Apr 2023

March 2023

25 Mar 2023 Questioning the Wisdom of Unconditional Love 25 Mar 2023
20 Mar 2023 Words Packed with Unschool Maths 20 Mar 2023
11 Mar 2023 Why Do Unschoolers Do What They Do 11 Mar 2023
7 Mar 2023 Unschooling Strong 7 Mar 2023
3 Mar 2023 Be Brave and The Unschool Challenge 3 Mar 2023

February 2023

27 Feb 2023 My New Book: The Unschool Challenge 27 Feb 2023

January 2023

23 Jan 2023 Learning from Experience and by Reading Crime Novels 23 Jan 2023
5 Jan 2023 A Beginning of the Year Unschooling Challenge 5 Jan 2023

December 2022

30 Dec 2022 Why We Should Praise Our Kids 30 Dec 2022
10 Dec 2022 How Will You Know if Unschooling Works? 10 Dec 2022
5 Dec 2022 Is It Ever Too Late to Start Unschooling? 5 Dec 2022

November 2022

13 Nov 2022 What Kind of Home Do Kids Need? 13 Nov 2022

October 2022

27 Oct 2022 How Do Kids Learn to Be Generous? 27 Oct 2022

September 2022

24 Sept 2022 The Dangers of Distraction 24 Sept 2022
14 Sept 2022 Should We Encourage Our Kids to Follow Their Dreams? 14 Sept 2022
10 Sept 2022 Embracing Gaming: An Unschooling Challenge 10 Sept 2022
8 Sept 2022 Giving Our Kids Time to Discover Who They Are 8 Sept 2022
3 Sept 2022 This Time Next Year: Where Will You Be? 3 Sept 2022
1 Sept 2022 Clock Watching, Short Lessons and Curious Questions 1 Sept 2022

August 2022

30 Aug 2022 Can Video Games Be Safe Places For Our Kids (And Us)? 30 Aug 2022
13 Aug 2022 Sharing the Ice Cream and Rejecting Tough Love 13 Aug 2022

July 2022

21 July 2022 Can Christians Unschool? 21 July 2022
15 July 2022 Extracting Every Drop of Joy from Our Parenting Days 15 July 2022
10 July 2022 A Message We Can All Share Even if Our Unschooling Lives Aren’t Picture-Perfect 10 July 2022
2 July 2022 Do Beautiful Photos Fail to Tell the Whole Unschooling Story? 2 July 2022

June 2022

10 June 2022 Unschooling Poster Kids 10 June 2022
8 June 2022 When the Outside Looks Wrong Because We Don’t Understand 8 June 2022
6 June 2022 Putting Our Kids Ahead of the Opinions of Other People 6 June 2022
4 June 2022 When We Can’t Decide What’s the Best Way to Bring Up and Educate Our Kids 4 June 2022

May 2022

14 May 2022 Reinventing Ourselves 14 May 2022
12 May 2022 Radical Unschool Love, Praise and Joy 12 May 2022
9 May 2022 A Wasting Time Unschooling Challenge 9 May 2022
4 May 2022 Rules for Having Fabulous Unschool Learning Adventures 4 May 2022

April 2022

30 Apr 2022 What’s the Best Place to Bring Up Kids? 30 Apr 2022
26 Apr 2022 When You’re Tempted to Leave Unschooling and Try Something Else 26 Apr 2022
26 Apr 2022 Could a Lack of Freedom Damage Our Kids’ Mental Health? 26 Apr 2022
24 Apr 2022 Parents Or Friends? Or Can We Be Both? 24 Apr 2022
6 Apr 2022 How to Turn Cooking into Unschool Maths Homeschool Records Notes 6 Apr 2022

March 2022

16 Mar 2022 An Adult Learning Unschooling Challenge 16 Mar 2022
8 Mar 2022 Judging and Other People’s Opinions 8 Mar 2022

February 2022

19 Feb 2022 Delights: An Unschooling Challenge 19 Feb 2022
17 Feb 2022 Have I Changed My Unschooling Mind About Screens? 17 Feb 2022
14 Feb 2022 How to Be Brave 14 Feb 2022
10 Feb 2022 Meander the Unschooling Way 10 Feb 2022

January 2022

14 Jan 2022 Unschooling: Good Education 14 Jan 2022
12 Jan 2022 Christian Unschooling: Letting God into Our Kids’ Lives 12 Jan 2022
7 Jan 2022 Will We Have Done Enough? 7 Jan 2022
6 Jan 2022 How to Unschool Maths and Still Fulfil Homeschool Registration Requirements 6 Jan 2022
2 Jan 2022 An End of the Year Unschooling Challenge 2 Jan 2022

November 2021

23 Nov 2021 Turning a Shopping Trip into Homeschool Record Notes 23 Nov 2021
2 Nov 2021 Basking in the Reflected Glory 2 Nov 2021

October 2021

14 Oct 2021 Younger Unschoolers: What About Technology and Screen Time? 14 Oct 2021
9 Oct 2021 My New Book! 9 Oct 2021

September 2021

28 Sept 2021 The Important People in Our Lives 28 Sept 2021

July 2021

31 July 2021 What I Discovered When I Became a Video Gamer 31 July 2021
29 July 2021 Small Steps Towards Unschooling: A Challenge 29 July 2021
13 July 2021 Losing Time 13 July 2021
6 July 2021 One Day Life Changed 6 July 2021
4 July 2021 Solo Adventures 4 July 2021

June 2021

15 June 2021 Unschooling Jane Austen 15 June 2021

May 2021

14 May 2021 It’s Not for Me 14 May 2021
1 May 2021 The Problem with High Expectations and Control 1 May 2021

April 2021

15 Apr 2021 Criticism, Reviews, and Paying It Forward 15 Apr 2021
10 Apr 2021 Thoughts Flitting Through My Mind 10 Apr 2021

March 2021

30 Mar 2021 Social Media, Hooks, Distractions, and Books 30 Mar 2021
29 Mar 2021 Can We Live a Seemingly Conventional Life and Successfully Unschool? 29 Mar 2021
26 Mar 2021 Trying Not to Complain 26 Mar 2021
20 Mar 2021 Big Ideas and Big Passions 20 Mar 2021
9 Mar 2021 Bad Haircuts and Unschooling Adventures 9 Mar 2021
2 Mar 2021 Writing, Explosions, and Unsuitable Horror Stories 2 Mar 2021

February 2021

19 Feb 2021 Be Brave 19 Feb 2021

January 2021

31 Jan 2021 Home Almost Alone and Pondering What to Do 31 Jan 2021

December 2020

15 Dec 2020 Unschooling: Are We Willing to Give Up Our Own Ideas? 15 Dec 2020
8 Dec 2020 Directing Our Lives Instead of Letting Life Direct Us 8 Dec 2020

November 2020

24 Nov 2020 Giggling in the Cemetery 24 Nov 2020
3 Nov 2020 Motivated to Learn 3 Nov 2020

October 2020

31 Oct 2020 Some Real Life Covid English 31 Oct 2020
29 Oct 2020 Unschool, Martian, and Risqué Stories 29 Oct 2020
24 Oct 2020 Doing What Kids Ought to Do 24 Oct 2020
16 Oct 2020 Do We Have Trouble Trusting Our Kids Because of Our Own Experiences? 16 Oct 2020
14 Oct 2020 Unschooling, Plot Holes, and Twonk 14 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 How to Unschool During the Baby Seasons of Life: The Magic Answer 10 Oct 2020

September 2020

24 Sept 2020 Are We Becoming the People We Want Our Kids to Be? 24 Sept 2020
22 Sept 2020 An Unschooling Fitness Challenge 22 Sept 2020
20 Sept 2020 Why We Have to Accept Ourselves as We Are 20 Sept 2020
11 Sept 2020 Adding Rhythm to Our Unschooling Days 11 Sept 2020
9 Sept 2020 How Limiting Screen Time Can Limit Our Learning 9 Sept 2020
7 Sept 2020 Why We Need to Support Our Kids’ Choices 7 Sept 2020
2 Sept 2020 An Unschooling Challenge: Looking for Joy 2 Sept 2020

August 2020

25 Aug 2020 Searching for Daily Delights 25 Aug 2020
23 Aug 2020 Is it Okay to Share Our Kids’ Photos and Stories Online? 23 Aug 2020
20 Aug 2020 Locked Out, Locked In, and Lies 20 Aug 2020
17 Aug 2020 A Fresh Perspective 17 Aug 2020

July 2020

25 July 2020 Strewing , Unschooling, and Charlotte Mason 25 July 2020
13 July 2020 Encouraging Unschooling Kids and Mothers 13 July 2020
3 July 2020 How Curious Unschooled Kids Learn 3 July 2020

June 2020

27 June 2020 More About Starting Unschooling 27 June 2020
24 June 2020 Unschooling: Living Lives Unimagined 24 June 2020
21 June 2020 Unschooling: Kippers and Other Conversations 21 June 2020
20 June 2020 When in Doubt, Just Love 20 June 2020
13 June 2020 Unschool Love Stories 13 June 2020
4 June 2020 Unschooling: Judging One Another 4 June 2020
3 June 2020 Unschooling: Impressing Other People 3 June 2020

May 2020

31 May 2020 Unschooling: Haircut Courage 31 May 2020
29 May 2020 Unschooling: Frozen to the Bone 29 May 2020
20 May 2020 Unschooling: Elephant Education 20 May 2020
19 May 2020 Unschooling: Dishes 19 May 2020
18 May 2020 Unschooling: Clock Watching 18 May 2020
17 May 2020 Unschooling: Boring or Maybe Not 17 May 2020
16 May 2020 Unschooling: Absorbed 16 May 2020
11 May 2020 How Our Unschooled Kids Need a Deep Kind of Example 11 May 2020
6 May 2020 Discussing Books and Writing Stories 6 May 2020

March 2020

26 Mar 2020 The Problem With Being Too Nice 26 Mar 2020
24 Mar 2020 There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start Unschooling 24 Mar 2020
23 Mar 2020 Could This Be Your Best Unschooling Year Ever? 23 Mar 2020
17 Mar 2020 Christian Unschooling: the Foremost Task of a Parent 17 Mar 2020

February 2020

29 Feb 2020 Punctuation and Grammar and Other Unschool Writing Stories 29 Feb 2020
24 Feb 2020 Unschooling Cats and Rats and Trust 24 Feb 2020
23 Feb 2020 Unschooling Sausages and Other History Stories 23 Feb 2020
16 Feb 2020 What if We'd Like Our Kids to Be Early Risers? 16 Feb 2020
11 Feb 2020 Encouraging Each Other 11 Feb 2020
3 Feb 2020 Books That Make Us Cry 3 Feb 2020

January 2020

22 Jan 2020 Younger Unschoolers: Including the Baby in the Adventure 22 Jan 2020
20 Jan 2020 Christian Unschooling: Should Parents Demand Obedience from Their Children? 20 Jan 2020
17 Jan 2020 Younger Unschoolers: Our Learning Adventure Rules 17 Jan 2020
15 Jan 2020 Younger Unschoolers: Spur-of-the-Moment Adventures 15 Jan 2020
13 Jan 2020 Younger Unschoolers: When Does Unschooling Begin? 13 Jan 2020
9 Jan 2020 Fighting on the Front Line 9 Jan 2020
2 Jan 2020 Giggling at Shocking Things 2 Jan 2020

December 2019

31 Dec 2019 Mother on Duty 31 Dec 2019
24 Dec 2019 When Life Gets a Bit Too Interesting! 24 Dec 2019
17 Dec 2019 Unschool Bushfire Maths 17 Dec 2019
16 Dec 2019 Unschooling During a Crisis 16 Dec 2019
12 Dec 2019 Realising What's Important 12 Dec 2019
4 Dec 2019 Another Novel: The Unschooling Adventure Continues! 4 Dec 2019
1 Dec 2019 Stories About Connection from Radical Unschool Love 1 Dec 2019

November 2019

16 Nov 2019 Discouraged 16 Nov 2019
12 Nov 2019 Time and Trust and Letting Go 12 Nov 2019

October 2019

27 Oct 2019 Asking for Help 27 Oct 2019
20 Oct 2019 How to Turn an Art Gallery Outing into Homeschool Records Notes 20 Oct 2019
17 Oct 2019 Christian Unschooling: Disciplining With Unconditional Love 17 Oct 2019
9 Oct 2019 Are You an Unschooling Troublemaker Like Me? 9 Oct 2019
7 Oct 2019 Christian Unschooling: Are Desires Important? 7 Oct 2019
4 Oct 2019 Letting Go of Our Own Ideas About Our Kids’ Education 4 Oct 2019
2 Oct 2019 How Ticking Off Boxes Can Be a Waste of Time 2 Oct 2019

September 2019

23 Sept 2019 When We Reach Crisis Point 23 Sept 2019
19 Sept 2019 Focusing on the Smaller But More Important Things in Life 19 Sept 2019
13 Sept 2019 How Both Unschooling Parents and Kids Can Do Amazing Things 13 Sept 2019
11 Sept 2019 Unschool Writing: What About Grammar and Punctuation? 11 Sept 2019
10 Sept 2019 How Unschooling Is More Than Educating for a Secure Job 10 Sept 2019
7 Sept 2019 Registered Homeschoolers Who Unschool, Confidence, and Other Thoughts 7 Sept 2019
5 Sept 2019 How Choosing a Different Path Can Cause Conflict 5 Sept 2019

August 2019

29 Aug 2019 Why I Concluded That Unschooling Doesn't Work When It Does 29 Aug 2019
24 Aug 2019 Shall We Talk About Christian Unschooling? 24 Aug 2019
20 Aug 2019 Unschooling When Charlotte Mason Also Appeals to Our Hearts 20 Aug 2019
18 Aug 2019 Turning Waiting Times into Unschooling Adventures 18 Aug 2019
12 Aug 2019 Leaving Magical Fingerprints on Each Other's Lives 12 Aug 2019
10 Aug 2019 Old and New Stories, a Book Club and Other Unschooling Things 10 Aug 2019
4 Aug 2019 Encouraging Each Other to Do Difficult Things 4 Aug 2019

July 2019

28 July 2019 How It's Okay if We're Not Perfect Parents 28 July 2019
19 July 2019 Fearing Our Kids Will Fail 19 July 2019
14 July 2019 Building Strong Relationships With Our Kids 14 July 2019
7 July 2019 Another Way of Looking at Our Unschooled Kids' Learning 7 July 2019
4 July 2019 Another Way of Looking at Our Kids' Learning 4 July 2019
1 July 2019 Becoming Brave and Gritty 1 July 2019

June 2019

23 June 2019 Reject What Doesn't Feel Right and Just Love 23 June 2019
19 June 2019 More Unschool Writing Ideas and Resources 19 June 2019
5 June 2019 How Light Can Turn into Deep and Serious 5 June 2019
2 June 2019 Opening Myself Up to Criticism 2 June 2019

May 2019

18 May 2019 Stories from My Closet 18 May 2019
9 May 2019 Stories from 'Curious Unschoolers' 9 May 2019

April 2019

24 Apr 2019 My Book 'Curious Unschoolers' is Now Available! 24 Apr 2019
15 Apr 2019 The Best Time and Place for Things to Go Wrong 15 Apr 2019
13 Apr 2019 Unschooling Books and Bedtimes 13 Apr 2019
9 Apr 2019 Unschooling Book Two Is Done Too! 9 Apr 2019

March 2019

28 Mar 2019 My Unschooler's Homeschool Registration Visit 28 Mar 2019

February 2019

25 Feb 2019 Our Writing Unrules for Unschoolers 25 Feb 2019
11 Feb 2019 A Big Chat About Unschooling Teenagers 11 Feb 2019
2 Feb 2019 Finding Unschooling in Unexpected Places and Other Things 2 Feb 2019

January 2019

8 Jan 2019 Taking the Unschooling Yeti for a Test Drive 8 Jan 2019

December 2018

14 Dec 2018 Reading Out Loud and a Generous Christmas 14 Dec 2018
11 Dec 2018 Respecting Kids and Christmas Presents 11 Dec 2018

November 2018

30 Nov 2018 An Unschooler Talks About Life, Work and Dreams 30 Nov 2018
23 Nov 2018 When a Child Is No Longer Gripped by a Passion 23 Nov 2018
17 Nov 2018 Difficult Things 17 Nov 2018
7 Nov 2018 The Extraordinary Ordinary Things of Life 7 Nov 2018
3 Nov 2018 Unschool Socialisation: Making Friends, Being Different 3 Nov 2018

October 2018

29 Oct 2018 Turning Our Unschool Weeks into Homeschool Records 29 Oct 2018
28 Oct 2018 Is Unschooling More Than a Method of Homeschooling? 28 Oct 2018
25 Oct 2018 Turning My Teenager's Unschool Learning into Homeschool Records 25 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 Turning Outings into Homeschool Records Notes 24 Oct 2018
19 Oct 2018 Guiding Our Kids by Radically Unschooling 19 Oct 2018
12 Oct 2018 The Complicated Issue of Unlimited Screen Time 12 Oct 2018
9 Oct 2018 Unschooling Teenagers: What They Think and What They Do 9 Oct 2018
5 Oct 2018 A Gradual Approach to Unschooling and More 5 Oct 2018
3 Oct 2018 My Unschool Unplanning Strewing Notebook 3 Oct 2018

September 2018

28 Sept 2018 Do Unschoolers Need Holidays? 28 Sept 2018
21 Sept 2018 A Balanced and Productive Unschool Life 21 Sept 2018
4 Sept 2018 Sitting Quietly: Unschool Bits and Pieces 4 Sept 2018
1 Sept 2018 Are You a Curious Unschooler? [Podcast] 1 Sept 2018

August 2018

24 Aug 2018 What if Your Right is My Wrong? Unschool Bits and Pieces 24 Aug 2018
22 Aug 2018 Unschooling, University and More: An Interview 22 Aug 2018
18 Aug 2018 Critical Comments: Unschool Bits and Pieces 18 Aug 2018
17 Aug 2018 Is Our Unschooling Life Rich Enough? 17 Aug 2018
13 Aug 2018 Junk Food and Poor Hygiene: Is Radical Unschooling Wrong? 13 Aug 2018
11 Aug 2018 Reluctant Spouse: Unschool Bits and Pieces 11 Aug 2018
8 Aug 2018 Unschoolers Talk About Freedom to Choose 8 Aug 2018
6 Aug 2018 Is it Really Okay if Kids Play All Day? 6 Aug 2018
4 Aug 2018 Parent and Friend: Unschool Bits and Pieces 4 Aug 2018
2 Aug 2018 Unschoolers Earning Money, Following Passions 2 Aug 2018
1 Aug 2018 What if Unschoolers Don't Know How to Write Essays? 1 Aug 2018

July 2018

30 July 2018 How an Unschooler Learns to Write 30 July 2018
28 July 2018 Adding Joy: Unschool Bits and Pieces 28 July 2018
27 July 2018 Accidental Unschoolers 27 July 2018
26 July 2018 Undercover Homeschoolers 26 July 2018
18 July 2018 Saying Yes: Unschool Bits and Pieces 18 July 2018
16 July 2018 A Teenager Talks About Unschool Maths 16 July 2018
11 July 2018 Growing Kids Who Like to Help 11 July 2018
7 July 2018 When an Unschooler Isn’t Interested in Maths 7 July 2018
6 July 2018 Making Unschooled Kids Learn Maths Just in Case 6 July 2018
4 July 2018 When Unschooling Doesn't Seem to be Working 4 July 2018
2 July 2018 Unschooling is Just as Much About the Parent as the Child 2 July 2018

June 2018

30 June 2018 Parents, Teenagers and Opinions 30 June 2018

May 2018

10 May 2018 Hitting the Pause Button and The Colin Show 10 May 2018
5 May 2018 Unschool Reading: A Slow Learner 5 May 2018
3 May 2018 Thankful and Facing Facts 3 May 2018

April 2018

26 Apr 2018 My Number One Unschooling Fan 26 Apr 2018
24 Apr 2018 Confident to Be Me 24 Apr 2018
23 Apr 2018 What Do Children Need to Learn? 23 Apr 2018
20 Apr 2018 Challenging Parents to Get Involved with Kids' Passions 20 Apr 2018
18 Apr 2018 Connecting Unschooling and Ageing 18 Apr 2018
11 Apr 2018 Does Unschooling Work? 11 Apr 2018

March 2018

26 Mar 2018 Do Our Kids Know Themselves Better Than We Know Them? 26 Mar 2018
22 Mar 2018 Does the World Need Unschooling? 22 Mar 2018
18 Mar 2018 Teenagers, Friends, School and Unschooling: An Interview 18 Mar 2018
7 Mar 2018 My Unschooling Teenagers' Typical Days 7 Mar 2018

February 2018

28 Feb 2018 Kids, Needs, and Church 28 Feb 2018
14 Feb 2018 Unschooling and University: Learning from Our Own Experiences 14 Feb 2018

January 2018

29 Jan 2018 Dragon Mothers and Parenting Mistakes 29 Jan 2018
19 Jan 2018 Christian Unschooling and Other Things 19 Jan 2018
11 Jan 2018 Bringing God into the Unschooling Picture 11 Jan 2018
10 Jan 2018 Is It Time to Unschool? 10 Jan 2018

December 2017

12 Dec 2017 Why It's Important to Allow Kids to Follow Their Interests and Passions 12 Dec 2017
4 Dec 2017 Learning During a Crisis 4 Dec 2017

November 2017

27 Nov 2017 All About Strewing 27 Nov 2017
24 Nov 2017 What if Unschooling is Wrong? 24 Nov 2017
20 Nov 2017 How Do We Encourage Our Kids to Be Independent Learners? 20 Nov 2017
9 Nov 2017 Today I Saw Thomas 9 Nov 2017
9 Nov 2017 Today I Saw Thomas 9 Nov 2017
6 Nov 2017 Critics, Unschooling, and Independent Learners 6 Nov 2017

October 2017

29 Oct 2017 It Begins with a Question 29 Oct 2017
27 Oct 2017 Perfect 27 Oct 2017
22 Oct 2017 Why it's Dangerous to Insist Our Kids Have the Same Opinions as Us 22 Oct 2017
16 Oct 2017 An Interview with a Teenage Radical Unschooler 16 Oct 2017
6 Oct 2017 Why You Should Consider Radical Unschooling 6 Oct 2017

September 2017

29 Sept 2017 How Kids (and Adults) Learn 29 Sept 2017
22 Sept 2017 Is Unschooling for Everyone? 22 Sept 2017
16 Sept 2017 Changes 16 Sept 2017

August 2017

27 Aug 2017 Social Media, Internet Addiction, and Screen Time 27 Aug 2017
16 Aug 2017 Is the Internet Addictive or is There Another Reason Why I Waste Time Online? 16 Aug 2017
14 Aug 2017 Disentangling Myself from the Internet 14 Aug 2017
11 Aug 2017 How Do I Turn Unschooling Life into Homeschool Records? 11 Aug 2017
8 Aug 2017 What is Unschooling? A Transcript 8 Aug 2017

July 2017

26 July 2017 No More Nice, Dead People! 26 July 2017
24 July 2017 Accepting, Respecting, and Loving Unconditionally: An Unschooler's Thoughts 24 July 2017
21 July 2017 Podcasting Breaks and Unschooling Books 21 July 2017
20 July 2017 Miles' Model Munitions Germination 20 July 2017
16 July 2017 Ideas for Starting Unschooling 16 July 2017
12 July 2017 Watching a Child Learn 12 July 2017
10 July 2017 A Podcast Transcript: Passing On Our Values and Beliefs to Our Children 10 July 2017
7 July 2017 Sharing Our Values and Beliefs With Our Unschooled Children 7 July 2017
5 July 2017 How I Gave Up and Started Unschooling 5 July 2017
1 July 2017 Adult Peer Pressure, Clothes, Rules, and Compassion 1 July 2017

June 2017

27 June 2017 If We Collaborate Could We Light a Gentle Unschooling Fire? 27 June 2017
23 June 2017 My Unschooling Podcast Adventure 23 June 2017
16 June 2017 Real Life Family Unschool Maths 16 June 2017
12 June 2017 A Gradual Approach to Unschooling 12 June 2017
10 June 2017 Unschool Maths and Uncomfortable Ideas 10 June 2017
8 June 2017 When New Ideas Make Us Feel Uncomfortable 8 June 2017
2 June 2017 Unschooling Imposters and Difficult Days 2 June 2017
1 June 2017 What Do I Think of School? 1 June 2017

May 2017

16 May 2017 How an Unschooling Life isn't Perfect and Why That's Okay 16 May 2017
12 May 2017 Turning Unschool Learning into Homeschool Records Notes 12 May 2017
7 May 2017 Unschooling Siblings and Other Stories 7 May 2017

April 2017

21 Apr 2017 What Do Unschoolers Do All Day? 21 Apr 2017
14 Apr 2017 Our Unschooling Story 14 Apr 2017
7 Apr 2017 Does My Trust in Unschooling Ever Waver? 7 Apr 2017

March 2017

31 Mar 2017 How Unschooling is About Being Connected With Our Kids 31 Mar 2017
26 Mar 2017 Imogen and Andy Elvis Presley 26 Mar 2017
25 Mar 2017 Do You Know Who You Are? 25 Mar 2017
16 Mar 2017 Why You Should Consider Keeping an Evernote Homeschool Records Book Even If You Don't Have To 16 Mar 2017

February 2017

25 Feb 2017 If it's Not on Facebook, Did it Really Happen? 25 Feb 2017
20 Feb 2017 Wanting to be the Star and Other Stories 20 Feb 2017
9 Feb 2017 Saying No and Other Things 9 Feb 2017
4 Feb 2017 An Answer to the Chores Problem 4 Feb 2017
1 Feb 2017 Can We Force Kids to Exercise? 1 Feb 2017

January 2017

30 Jan 2017 Unschool Science 30 Jan 2017
25 Jan 2017 The Catholic Radical Unschool Cheese and other stories 25 Jan 2017
9 Jan 2017 Why Unschooling Isn't Just Another Method of Homeschooling 9 Jan 2017
5 Jan 2017 An Unschooling Experiment 5 Jan 2017

December 2016

30 Dec 2016 What Is Unschooling? 30 Dec 2016
23 Dec 2016 What Unschoolers Miss Out On 23 Dec 2016
19 Dec 2016 Unschool Christmas Card Maths 19 Dec 2016
12 Dec 2016 Are You a Curious Unschooler? 12 Dec 2016
8 Dec 2016 My Perfect Christmas Present Secret 8 Dec 2016
7 Dec 2016 Bob Blogosphere Discovers Imogen Elvis 7 Dec 2016
6 Dec 2016 The Difference Between Radical Unschooling and Unparenting 6 Dec 2016

November 2016

28 Nov 2016 What if My Child is 'Ordinary'? 28 Nov 2016
25 Nov 2016 Making an Aussie Bush Christmas Tree 25 Nov 2016
21 Nov 2016 Are You an Unschooling Multipotentialite? 21 Nov 2016
18 Nov 2016 Not the Usual Reason for Playing Board Games 18 Nov 2016
11 Nov 2016 A Very Resource Full Week: Rescued Paintings, Graphs, and Expensive Cats 11 Nov 2016
7 Nov 2016 The Extraordinary Ordinary Things of Life [Podcast] 7 Nov 2016

October 2016

31 Oct 2016 Are We Living a Second Best Kind of Unschooling Life? 31 Oct 2016
27 Oct 2016 How Introverts Aren't Necessarily Shy 27 Oct 2016
25 Oct 2016 Do You Live in the Best Place in the World? 25 Oct 2016
24 Oct 2016 How to Start a Great Art Conversation 24 Oct 2016
18 Oct 2016 How NOT to Be Your Child's Worst Nightmare 18 Oct 2016
15 Oct 2016 A Day in the Life of an Unschooling Teenager: Miles Brack 15 Oct 2016
13 Oct 2016 Will All Unschoolers Do Amazing Things? 13 Oct 2016
11 Oct 2016 Are You a Daring and Adventurous Parent? 11 Oct 2016
7 Oct 2016 Unplanning Notebooks for Strewing and Unschool Record-Keeping 7 Oct 2016
2 Oct 2016 How We Can Trust Kids and Dogs 2 Oct 2016
1 Oct 2016 Of Babies and Bombs 1 Oct 2016

September 2016

29 Sept 2016 Parenting Teenagers: Why I Don't Make Rules 29 Sept 2016
24 Sept 2016 A New Series of Unschooling Videos 24 Sept 2016
17 Sept 2016 Would You Like to Be My Guest? 17 Sept 2016
15 Sept 2016 How to Turn Movies into Homeschool Records Notes 15 Sept 2016
6 Sept 2016 Grateful 6 Sept 2016
2 Sept 2016 How Sharing Interests Strengthens Family Bonds 2 Sept 2016

August 2016

31 Aug 2016 Radical Unschooling 31 Aug 2016
22 Aug 2016 Learning from Life, Record-Keeping, and Strewing 22 Aug 2016
16 Aug 2016 How Children Learn When They Have a Need 16 Aug 2016
15 Aug 2016 Go Out There and Make a Difference! 15 Aug 2016
12 Aug 2016 How to Make Evernote Unschool Records Look Impressive 12 Aug 2016
2 Aug 2016 What We Need to Film Imogen's Music Videos 2 Aug 2016

July 2016

25 July 2016 Telling the Same Story in a New Way 25 July 2016
24 July 2016 Dreams 24 July 2016
4 July 2016 Reassessing 4 July 2016

June 2016

26 June 2016 Another Typical Unschooling Day 26 June 2016
20 June 2016 Unschooling Siblings Working Together 20 June 2016
16 June 2016 Is Play Important for Both Adults and Children? 16 June 2016
7 June 2016 Helping a Child Discover Her Talents 7 June 2016
3 June 2016 It's Not a Periscope 4: Morning Tea and Library Books 3 June 2016

May 2016

30 May 2016 Choosing Not to Worry About What Other People Might Think 30 May 2016
29 May 2016 It's Not a Periscope 3: A Bush Walk 29 May 2016
21 May 2016 Beautiful Faces 21 May 2016
18 May 2016 It's Not a Periscope 2: Pictures 18 May 2016
16 May 2016 Tired and Difficult Days 16 May 2016
12 May 2016 It's Not a Periscope: Introduction 12 May 2016
10 May 2016 Trust, Respect, and Love Unconditionally 10 May 2016
9 May 2016 A Few Raw Thoughts on a Crumpled Piece of Paper 9 May 2016
5 May 2016 Unschool Cemetery Maths 5 May 2016
2 May 2016 Ideas, Passions, and Earning an Income 2 May 2016
2 May 2016 Strange Goings-On in the Cemetery 2 May 2016

April 2016

25 Apr 2016 Love and a Mother's Heart Stories 25 Apr 2016
18 Apr 2016 The Dead Body and Other Stories 18 Apr 2016
11 Apr 2016 The Fear of Failing 11 Apr 2016
4 Apr 2016 Dealing with Our Fears and Other People's Critical Comments 4 Apr 2016
1 Apr 2016 Learning about Fashion and other Friday Afternoon Stories 1 Apr 2016

March 2016

25 Mar 2016 The Joy and Love of Living an Unschooling Way of Life 25 Mar 2016
23 Mar 2016 Choosing Not to Look for a 'Real' Job 23 Mar 2016
17 Mar 2016 Wasting Time Watching Too Many Movies? 17 Mar 2016
10 Mar 2016 Young Adult Unschoolers, Dreams, Love and Marriage 10 Mar 2016
4 Mar 2016 Maths, Chores, and Thanking Our Kids 4 Mar 2016

February 2016

25 Feb 2016 Listening to Kids 25 Feb 2016
23 Feb 2016 Thinking Critically About Unschooling 23 Feb 2016
18 Feb 2016 Busy Days and Catch-Up Days 18 Feb 2016
16 Feb 2016 More Sibling Rivalry: Another Unschooling Interview 16 Feb 2016
15 Feb 2016 Sibling Rivalry: An Unschooling Interview 15 Feb 2016
14 Feb 2016 Obstacles to Unschooling 14 Feb 2016
11 Feb 2016 Responding to Unschooling and Other Critics 11 Feb 2016
4 Feb 2016 What's Stopping You From Unschooling? 4 Feb 2016
3 Feb 2016 Why My Children and I Share Our Unschooling Evernote Notebooks 3 Feb 2016

January 2016

28 Jan 2016 Fan Mail and Lots of Unschooling Thoughts 28 Jan 2016
25 Jan 2016 Our Typical Unschooling Mornings 25 Jan 2016
24 Jan 2016 Why Some Kids Are Willing to Help with the Chores 24 Jan 2016
22 Jan 2016 Our Unschooling Morning Routine 22 Jan 2016
14 Jan 2016 Who's on Your Team? 14 Jan 2016
10 Jan 2016 Encouraging Kids' Ideas 10 Jan 2016
5 Jan 2016 One-on-One Times: Are They Important? 5 Jan 2016

December 2015

22 Dec 2015 Making a Music Video in the Australian Bush 22 Dec 2015
14 Dec 2015 How All Kids Are Amazing 14 Dec 2015
13 Dec 2015 10 Reasons Why You Should Read My Blog 13 Dec 2015
9 Dec 2015 Life after University: Following Dreams 9 Dec 2015
7 Dec 2015 Attachment Parenting and Unschooling 7 Dec 2015
4 Dec 2015 Unschool Maths Records: 20+ Ideas for Evernote 4 Dec 2015
2 Dec 2015 Unschool English Records: 20 Ideas for Evernote 2 Dec 2015

November 2015

30 Nov 2015 The Awesome Teacher and Other Stuff 30 Nov 2015
27 Nov 2015 From Around the Web: Unschooling and Learning to Read 27 Nov 2015
25 Nov 2015 Why We Don't Have to Push Kids to Work Hard 25 Nov 2015
23 Nov 2015 Getting Older, Unschooling, and Moving On 23 Nov 2015
16 Nov 2015 Fabulous Christmas: Gift Ideas and Traditions 16 Nov 2015
12 Nov 2015 Trying to Be a Fun Mum 12 Nov 2015
11 Nov 2015 When Amazing Things Aren't Happening 11 Nov 2015
9 Nov 2015 Lacking Inspiration 9 Nov 2015
5 Nov 2015 Letting Our Writing Imaginations Go Wild 5 Nov 2015
3 Nov 2015 Real Life Maths: Designing a Dream Home 3 Nov 2015
2 Nov 2015 Stolen Paintings and Real Life Maths 2 Nov 2015

October 2015

30 Oct 2015 If You Think Computer Games Are a Waste of Time... 30 Oct 2015
29 Oct 2015 Is it Necessary We Agree with Each Other's Ideas? 29 Oct 2015
21 Oct 2015 How to Live Radically 21 Oct 2015
19 Oct 2015 When Our Help and Strewing Are Rejected 19 Oct 2015
12 Oct 2015 Liking, Tweeting, Pinning, Aching... 12 Oct 2015
9 Oct 2015 Time to Unschool (Part 2) 9 Oct 2015
5 Oct 2015 How Registered Homeschoolers Can Unschool 5 Oct 2015
2 Oct 2015 The Most Powerful Motivator of All 2 Oct 2015

September 2015

29 Sept 2015 Strengthening Family Bonds 29 Sept 2015
7 Sept 2015 Chores and Our Typical Unschooling Day 7 Sept 2015
2 Sept 2015 Perhaps I Shouldn't Have Told You about Our Typical Unschooling Day 2 Sept 2015

August 2015

30 Aug 2015 A Bit of Murder in Our Typical Unschooling Day 30 Aug 2015
24 Aug 2015 How I Made a 'Huge' Mistake and Was Forgiven 24 Aug 2015
17 Aug 2015 Is Unschooling Just Living Life? 17 Aug 2015
12 Aug 2015 Of Spiders and Saints and So-Much-Kindness 12 Aug 2015
3 Aug 2015 Encouraging Kids to Write (and the Youngest Child in the Family) 3 Aug 2015

July 2015

27 July 2015 Popularity, Learning to Read and Shakespeare 27 July 2015
23 July 2015 Acquiring Bucketfuls of Unschooling Trust 23 July 2015
22 July 2015 Can We Say We're Unschoolers if We Require Maths? 22 July 2015
20 July 2015 Learning from My Daughter and Other Unschool Stories 20 July 2015
15 July 2015 Deciding to Be Positive about Homeschool Record Keeping 15 July 2015
10 July 2015 Starting Unschooling 10 July 2015
4 July 2015 Why Kids with Families Don't Need Workbooks to Learn Basic Maths 4 July 2015

June 2015

25 June 2015 Kids and Computers 25 June 2015
22 June 2015 Regaining Her Enthusiasm for Learning 22 June 2015
8 June 2015 From Unschooling to University 8 June 2015
2 June 2015 Real Life Maths Resources: Some Thoughts and Links 2 June 2015

May 2015

29 May 2015 Preparing Our Kids for an Unknown Future: Can We Do It? 29 May 2015
23 May 2015 When Excitement for Learning Appears to Disappear 23 May 2015
18 May 2015 Creativity: Why Classical Music Isn't Enough 18 May 2015
7 May 2015 What I Think Unschooling is All About: the Podcast 7 May 2015
2 May 2015 Misconceptions: Unschooling Children are Self-Centred and Inconsiderate 2 May 2015

April 2015

29 Apr 2015 Misconceptions: Unschooling Children Will Choose Not to Do Difficult Things 29 Apr 2015
27 Apr 2015 Misconceptions: Unschooling Parents are Lazy 27 Apr 2015
23 Apr 2015 Dreams, Talents, Working and Unworking 23 Apr 2015
17 Apr 2015 Wild on the Inside 17 Apr 2015
13 Apr 2015 The Power of a Few Encouraging Words 13 Apr 2015
2 Apr 2015 Changing People's Minds about Unschooling 2 Apr 2015
1 Apr 2015 Maybe We Should Have Listened to the Critics 1 Apr 2015

March 2015

31 Mar 2015 Funny How Things Change 31 Mar 2015
26 Mar 2015 Registering as Homeschoolers Using Evernote Unschool Records 26 Mar 2015
24 Mar 2015 A Successful Evernote Homeschool Registration Visit 24 Mar 2015
19 Mar 2015 Forcing Kids to Learn and to Eat, and Should We Test Them? 19 Mar 2015
7 Mar 2015 The Inflated Can of Baked Beans 7 Mar 2015
5 Mar 2015 Our Reluctance to Trust and Other Croaky Thoughts 5 Mar 2015

February 2015

21 Feb 2015 Why I Like Empty Weeks & Other Busy Week Stories 21 Feb 2015
19 Feb 2015 Boy Stories 19 Feb 2015
15 Feb 2015 Can Unschooling Be a Christian Thing to Do? 15 Feb 2015
11 Feb 2015 Unschool Maths: Why and How 11 Feb 2015
5 Feb 2015 Questioning Our Decision to Unschool 5 Feb 2015

January 2015

29 Jan 2015 Being Honest: Talking about Mistakes and Perfection 29 Jan 2015
22 Jan 2015 (More) Apologies 22 Jan 2015
17 Jan 2015 My Head is Overflowing with Ideas, Music and Lots of Questions! 17 Jan 2015
8 Jan 2015 Resolutions, Reading, Writing, and Coarse Language 8 Jan 2015

December 2014

31 Dec 2014 Unschooling Resources: Discoveries of 2014 31 Dec 2014
26 Dec 2014 How Jesus Was Stolen & Other Christmas Tales 26 Dec 2014
18 Dec 2014 Why We Are Rotten Parents and Other Christmas Stories 18 Dec 2014
11 Dec 2014 Chores and Kids: What if We Said, "Yes"? 11 Dec 2014
9 Dec 2014 Books, Music, Burnout and a Mystery! 9 Dec 2014

November 2014

30 Nov 2014 Pi and Tea, and Our Dog's Tea Bag Collection 30 Nov 2014
27 Nov 2014 How to Talk and Save Lives, and Can I Mention the Weather? 27 Nov 2014
25 Nov 2014 My Old Portmanteau 25 Nov 2014
20 Nov 2014 About Me, About Podcasts, About Adventures! 20 Nov 2014
13 Nov 2014 A Baby's Birth and Death, and Christmas (Again!) 13 Nov 2014
6 Nov 2014 Teenagers, Rules and Rebellion 6 Nov 2014

October 2014

30 Oct 2014 Should a Child Be Given the Freedom to Choose? 30 Oct 2014
23 Oct 2014 Mothers, Unschooling and a Lazy Way of Life 23 Oct 2014
21 Oct 2014 How We Unschool Despite Strict Homeschool Regulations 21 Oct 2014
20 Oct 2014 Why Picnics are Important 20 Oct 2014
17 Oct 2014 Maths and Other Wild and Yummy Stories 17 Oct 2014
16 Oct 2014 Beginnings and Endings and a Simple Christmas 16 Oct 2014
12 Oct 2014 Approaching Classic Novels the Other Way Around 12 Oct 2014
9 Oct 2014 Unschooling Children, a School Teacher Father, and Tea 9 Oct 2014
2 Oct 2014 Unschooling Experts, Criticism, and Radical Chore Rosters 2 Oct 2014

September 2014

28 Sept 2014 Bare Foot Unschooling and Comfortable Shoes 28 Sept 2014
25 Sept 2014 Unschool Writing, Essays, and a Few Panicky Moments! 25 Sept 2014
24 Sept 2014 Are You a Proper Unschooler? 24 Sept 2014
22 Sept 2014 Squishy? Living in the Unschooling Moment 22 Sept 2014
18 Sept 2014 Exciting Times, Slow Times and Unschool Holidays 18 Sept 2014
16 Sept 2014 Unschooling Sausages 16 Sept 2014
11 Sept 2014 Getting Older, Admitting One's Age, Lines and Wrinkles! 11 Sept 2014
7 Sept 2014 A Camera, Photography Books and Playing the Ebay Game 7 Sept 2014
5 Sept 2014 Logarithmic Time and Other Old and Inappropriate Stories 5 Sept 2014
4 Sept 2014 Mistakes, a Teenager's Love of Learning, and Loose Change! 4 Sept 2014
1 Sept 2014 Adding Children's Books to My Own Personal Reading Pile 1 Sept 2014

August 2014

30 Aug 2014 Podcasting, Blogging, Books and Lice! 30 Aug 2014
30 Aug 2014 Why We Have to Take Risks 30 Aug 2014
17 Aug 2014 Homeschool Meetings, Talking and Turkeys 17 Aug 2014

July 2014

29 July 2014 The Writing Game: No Shortage of Writing Ideas 29 July 2014
11 July 2014 Yelling at Maths Games and Other Stories of Our Week 11 July 2014
2 July 2014 From Unschooling to University and Work (Part 2) 2 July 2014

June 2014

26 June 2014 From Unschooling to University and Work (Part 1) 26 June 2014
25 June 2014 My Draft Posts File is as Fat as Our Cats, and Other Stories 25 June 2014
19 June 2014 Interviewing Charlotte (16), an Unschooling Teenager 19 June 2014
15 June 2014 Pondering Trust 15 June 2014
12 June 2014 Interviewing Sophie (13), an Unschooling Teenager 12 June 2014
9 June 2014 Becoming Real Life Maths Detectives 9 June 2014
6 June 2014 Have You Been Thinking About Visiting Me? 6 June 2014
5 June 2014 What is it Like to Be an Unschooling Parent? 5 June 2014
1 June 2014 Approaching Maths Backwards 1 June 2014

May 2014

30 May 2014 Twice Five Minutes on Friday: Does Unschooling Work? 30 May 2014
29 May 2014 The 20 Minute Challenge 29 May 2014
28 May 2014 How to Have an Unschool Adventure, No Camper Van Needed! 28 May 2014
23 May 2014 Five Minutes on Friday: What is Unschooling? 23 May 2014
18 May 2014 Unschooling, Strewing and Unplanning 18 May 2014

April 2014

26 Apr 2014 A Perfect Method for Keeping Unschooling Records 26 Apr 2014

March 2014

18 Mar 2014 Unschooling and Trust 18 Mar 2014
15 Mar 2014 Watching TV, Playing on the Computer, Doing Nothing Much at All 15 Mar 2014
14 Mar 2014 Encouraging Children So They Get Excited About Learning 14 Mar 2014
13 Mar 2014 Some Thoughts on Unschooling and Experts 13 Mar 2014
2 Mar 2014 When a Child Wants to Read the Same Book Again and Again 2 Mar 2014

February 2014

25 Feb 2014 Helping a Child Go Where She Wants to Go 25 Feb 2014
22 Feb 2014 Glimpsing the World through a Child's Eyes 22 Feb 2014
14 Feb 2014 The Problem with Disguising Maths Practice as Fun 14 Feb 2014
12 Feb 2014 The Reading Out Loud Experiment 12 Feb 2014
11 Feb 2014 REAL LIFE Junk Mail Catalogue MATHS 11 Feb 2014
7 Feb 2014 A Typical Unschooling Day at Home 7 Feb 2014
5 Feb 2014 Time for Some Strewing 5 Feb 2014
2 Feb 2014 The Curriculum of Life 2 Feb 2014

January 2014

29 Jan 2014 Team-Writing a Fantasy Novel 29 Jan 2014
22 Jan 2014 Everything is Educational, Even Disney Princesses 22 Jan 2014
7 Jan 2014 A Musical Interlude 7 Jan 2014

December 2013

30 Dec 2013 Facing the Fact We Are an Introverted Family 30 Dec 2013
24 Dec 2013 The Joy of Singing Together 24 Dec 2013
19 Dec 2013 Teenagers are People Too 19 Dec 2013
17 Dec 2013 When Unschooling Spills Over into Parenting 17 Dec 2013
15 Dec 2013 When a Child Can't Cope 15 Dec 2013
8 Dec 2013 The Changing Seasons of the Unschooling Year 8 Dec 2013
5 Dec 2013 How I Removed an Engine from a Car 5 Dec 2013
2 Dec 2013 Following My Mothering Instincts 2 Dec 2013

November 2013

13 Nov 2013 Gemma-Rose (9) Talks about Novel Writing 13 Nov 2013
3 Nov 2013 Reclaiming an Unschooling Sense of Adventure 3 Nov 2013
1 Nov 2013 Encouragement, Example and the Fun of Sharing Passions 1 Nov 2013

October 2013

29 Oct 2013 Sharing a Few Ideas with My Unschooling High Schooler 29 Oct 2013
24 Oct 2013 Homeschooling in a Crisis 24 Oct 2013
21 Oct 2013 Learning from Life 21 Oct 2013
19 Oct 2013 Why I Am My Children's Number One Fan 19 Oct 2013
16 Oct 2013 Imogen Talks about the Role of Parents in Unschooling 16 Oct 2013
13 Oct 2013 How to Have Demanding Children Who Rule the House 13 Oct 2013
10 Oct 2013 Imogen Talks about Unschooling and University 10 Oct 2013
6 Oct 2013 Why it's Not a Good Idea to Read Slowly and Carefully 6 Oct 2013

September 2013

27 Sept 2013 The Problem of Applying Sunscreen to Wet, Sandy Bodies. 27 Sept 2013
20 Sept 2013 Do You Know What's at the End of Our Road? 20 Sept 2013
15 Sept 2013 Bite-Sized Pieces of Unschool Maths 15 Sept 2013
13 Sept 2013 Enjoying an Unexpected Little Adventure 13 Sept 2013
11 Sept 2013 Interviewing My Children and Other Family Movies 11 Sept 2013
8 Sept 2013 Giving Up My Perfect Start-of-the-Year Plans 8 Sept 2013
4 Sept 2013 Live Life to the Full, Have No Regrets 4 Sept 2013

August 2013

20 Aug 2013 When Worry Gets in the Way of Love 20 Aug 2013
17 Aug 2013 What do Children Need for a Happy Childhood? 17 Aug 2013
14 Aug 2013 How the Girls and I Take a Weekly Trip Overseas 14 Aug 2013
12 Aug 2013 Favourite Sewing Books for Children: Gemma-Rose Sews a Mermaid 12 Aug 2013
10 Aug 2013 Aiming for Love, Not Perfection 10 Aug 2013

July 2013

23 July 2013 Nothing is More Important than Love 23 July 2013
21 July 2013 When a Child Has Only One Interest. 21 July 2013
11 July 2013 Making Children Learn What They Don't Want to Know 11 July 2013
7 July 2013 Falling in Love the Jane Austen Way 7 July 2013
4 July 2013 Watching History as it Happened 4 July 2013

June 2013

25 June 2013 Excited About Maths 25 June 2013
19 June 2013 What a Day Without Rules Looks Like 19 June 2013
17 June 2013 Why I Wanted to Delete My Blogs 17 June 2013
10 June 2013 Igniting a Child's Love of Learning 10 June 2013
8 June 2013 How to Get Children to Do Their 'School Work' 8 June 2013
5 June 2013 Getting Kids to Help with the Chores 5 June 2013

May 2013

30 May 2013 Why I Don't Restrict My Children's Time on the Computer 30 May 2013
28 May 2013 The 'Risky' Business of Trusting Children 28 May 2013
26 May 2013 Rules, Responsible Parenting and Radical Unschooling 26 May 2013
25 May 2013 Unschooling: No Hippie Way of Life Needed... 25 May 2013
23 May 2013 If You're Thinking about Unschooling... 23 May 2013

March 2013

17 Mar 2013 Sharing the Catholic Faith With Our Kids 17 Mar 2013
16 Mar 2013 Sharing Some Thoughts on Children and Writing 16 Mar 2013
15 Mar 2013 Sharing Some Thoughts on Learning to Read 15 Mar 2013
11 Mar 2013 How My Daughters Are Organising My Education 11 Mar 2013
4 Mar 2013 With So Much Freedom, Will an Unschooler Choose to be Lazy? 4 Mar 2013

February 2013

28 Feb 2013 Never Ending Unschooling 28 Feb 2013
26 Feb 2013 Why Do Some Children Love Writing? 26 Feb 2013
11 Feb 2013 Thinking about Maths Creatively 11 Feb 2013
5 Feb 2013 What if...? 5 Feb 2013
4 Feb 2013 A Real Science Education 4 Feb 2013
1 Feb 2013 An Unschooling Way of High School Science 1 Feb 2013

January 2013

28 Jan 2013 A New Unschooling Year Begins 28 Jan 2013
27 Jan 2013 Imogen's Unschooling Plan to Get into University 27 Jan 2013
25 Jan 2013 From Unschooling to Successful University Learning 25 Jan 2013
6 Jan 2013 Chess, Sudoku and Lazy Summer Days 6 Jan 2013

December 2012

4 Dec 2012 My Unschoolers' End-of-the-Year Reports 4 Dec 2012

November 2012

30 Nov 2012 When Will I Use All This Maths, Mum? 30 Nov 2012
21 Nov 2012 What to Do When Strewing is Rejected 21 Nov 2012
19 Nov 2012 Encouraging Kids to Become Independent Learners 19 Nov 2012
15 Nov 2012 A Real Maths Learning Moment 15 Nov 2012
12 Nov 2012 Giving a Child Unasked-For Help 12 Nov 2012
11 Nov 2012 How Much Is Enough? 11 Nov 2012
8 Nov 2012 Some Bits and Pieces... 8 Nov 2012
2 Nov 2012 Nurturing Independent Learners 2 Nov 2012

October 2012

30 Oct 2012 Suzie Andres Chats about Unschooling 30 Oct 2012
28 Oct 2012 Having the Confidence to Ignore the Opinions of Others 28 Oct 2012
26 Oct 2012 Giving My Unschoolers a Maths Test 26 Oct 2012
24 Oct 2012 How the Girls Are Going to Write Novels in Only One Month 24 Oct 2012
22 Oct 2012 Tired and Cranky and Lacking Enthusiasm 22 Oct 2012
19 Oct 2012 Resolving to Go on More Adventures 19 Oct 2012
18 Oct 2012 Love and Physics 18 Oct 2012
16 Oct 2012 Real Maths Running 16 Oct 2012
7 Oct 2012 My Homeschool Records Book 7 Oct 2012

September 2012

28 Sept 2012 An Education at the Museum 28 Sept 2012
21 Sept 2012 Another Unschooling Holiday 21 Sept 2012
19 Sept 2012 Remembering to Trust 19 Sept 2012
18 Sept 2012 A Main Course of Reading Out Loud 18 Sept 2012
17 Sept 2012 So How Do You Feel On a Monday Morning? 17 Sept 2012
16 Sept 2012 Some Maths to Share on One of Those Tired Mornings 16 Sept 2012
13 Sept 2012 Comparing Homeschooling Styles: a Child's View 13 Sept 2012
11 Sept 2012 My 'Bad' Homeschooling Days 11 Sept 2012
8 Sept 2012 Sharing Jane Eyre 8 Sept 2012
4 Sept 2012 Planning the Next Term's School Work in Half an Hour 4 Sept 2012
4 Sept 2012 Learning From My Children 4 Sept 2012
4 Sept 2012 Homeschooling Heidi 4 Sept 2012
4 Sept 2012 How Younger Siblings Learn by Listening In 4 Sept 2012
4 Sept 2012 A Little Unobtrusive Help with Reading 4 Sept 2012
4 Sept 2012 Handwriting Matters or Maybe it Doesn't 4 Sept 2012

August 2012

6 Aug 2012 Learning about Punctuation the Lewis Carroll Way 6 Aug 2012

June 2012

14 June 2012 Listening 14 June 2012
5 June 2012 Why I'm Not a Good Homeschooling Teacher 5 June 2012
5 June 2012 Education Doesn't Have a Use-by-Date 5 June 2012
1 June 2012 An Absolutely Wonderful Book on the Apostles' Creed for Children 1 June 2012

May 2012

30 May 2012 Great Australian Historical Fiction 30 May 2012
29 May 2012 A Homeschooler's Thoughts on Her First University Exam 29 May 2012
26 May 2012 The Rose Round - children's fiction 26 May 2012

April 2012

21 Apr 2012 Wanting to Learn How to Spell 21 Apr 2012

October 2011

23 Oct 2011 A Novel Writing Adventure 23 Oct 2011
13 Oct 2011 Turning Famous Paintings into Jigsaw Puzzles 13 Oct 2011
11 Oct 2011 Wednesday Adventures 11 Oct 2011

September 2011

27 Sept 2011 An Unschooling Holiday 27 Sept 2011
23 Sept 2011 My Maths-Magician Helps Out 23 Sept 2011
20 Sept 2011 A Mother's Basket 20 Sept 2011
19 Sept 2011 Sophie's Basket 19 Sept 2011
17 Sept 2011 Sew Easy 17 Sept 2011
14 Sept 2011 Did I Doubt? I'm Not Telling! 14 Sept 2011
6 Sept 2011 Resisting the Temptation to Interfere 6 Sept 2011

August 2011

26 Aug 2011 Drawing, Geometry and a Happy Girl 26 Aug 2011
23 Aug 2011 I am a Pirate King! 23 Aug 2011
18 Aug 2011 Let's Talk Maths 18 Aug 2011
11 Aug 2011 Yikes! Do They Know About Filtration? 11 Aug 2011
8 Aug 2011 Lunch with Charles Dickens 8 Aug 2011
5 Aug 2011 The Photography Girls Head into the Bush 5 Aug 2011
1 Aug 2011 A Jane Austen Education 1 Aug 2011

July 2011

24 July 2011 An Adventure Hiding in Every Moment 24 July 2011
14 July 2011 A Passion for Writing 14 July 2011
13 July 2011 Warming My Homeschooling Heart 13 July 2011
8 July 2011 Sophie's Unschooling Holiday 8 July 2011
6 July 2011 Speed Angel Joy 6 July 2011
1 July 2011 Unschooling: The Little Way 1 July 2011

June 2011

30 June 2011 Mud Pies, Stews and Cakes 30 June 2011
27 June 2011 Doing Nothing? 27 June 2011
23 June 2011 Babies, Toddlers and Unschooling (Part 3) 23 June 2011
22 June 2011 Babies, Toddlers and Unschooling (Part 2) 22 June 2011
20 June 2011 Babies, Toddlers and Unschooling (Part 1) 20 June 2011
13 June 2011 In the Kitchen with a TV Chef Dad 13 June 2011
10 June 2011 A Typical Unschooling Day? 10 June 2011
8 June 2011 What Next? 8 June 2011
2 June 2011 Time to Unschool 2 June 2011