n the day that my 19-year-old daughter Sophie left home, I said goodbye and added the words, “See you soon!” I didn’t cry. A week later, my husband Andy and I saw
ecently, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my teenage daughter Sophie. I’m enjoying her company while I can. At the weekend, she’ll be travelling eight [hours north to a country
Some time ago, I asked: Is anyone interested in discussing the teenage unschooling years? I’m thinking of recording a podcast on this topic with my daughters Imogen and Sophie. . My girls
A couple of weeks ago, I read C.G. Drews’ young adult novel, A Thousand Perfect Notes after hearing about it in one of my daughter Imogen’s book review videos. In the story,
Have you ever wondered what unschooling teenagers are like? What kind of people are they? What do they think? What do they do? Have you ever googled the words ‘unschooling teenager’ to find
It’s good to read stories about unschoolers, isn’t it? What do they think? What do they do? What kind of people are they? Stories about real unschoolers bring unschooling alive. But there is something better
Five years ago, I was pondering healthy eating. Was I eating a good enough diet? I’d read a lot of blog posts about giving up sugar. It seemed to be a hot
I’m my kids’ number one fan. I cheer my children on from the sidelines, encouraging them to develop their talents and become the people they are meant to be. I tell them I’m
How I Got My Mother to Do a 100 Squat Challenge A while ago, Sophie challenged me to do a 100 squat challenge. And recently, I challenged Sophie. “I have a new
As parents, we might think we know what’s best for our kids. We’re the adults. We’re older. We have experience. But my daughter Sophie disagrees. She says, “I think sometimes parents forget
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