Do you spend a lot of time waiting? I used to. When my kids were younger, I had to wait while they had piano lessons, singing lessons, musicianship lessons and swimming lessons. I waited while they went to Brownies and St John Ambulance meetings. I waited while my daughter Imogen earnt herself some money by cleaning houses.
Sometimes I got fed up with waiting. I sat in the car and watched my watch which made time feel like it was crawling by at a very slow pace. I sighed. I groaned. I wished I didn’t have to wait.
Then one day, I realised that I was wasting time sitting in the car watching my watch. Surely I could turn waiting-time into unschooling adventures?
In this week’s podcast, episode159, I’m sharing a couple of waiting-time adventures that I had when my children were younger.
I’m also discussing:
- Perfection and how it stops us from doing important and enjoyable things.
- How we can be adventurous parents.
- My vlogging plans.
- How life and our typical unschooling days change as our kids get older and their needs and interests change.
- How we don’t need to set assignments for our kids after they’ve enjoyed an adventure.
- The Curious Unschoolers Book Club
- My Baby Loss Club website.
I share two stories of when my kids were younger:
Show Notes
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
Blog Posts
An Adventure Hiding in Every Moment
The Photography Girls Head into the Bush
Podcast
Episode 2: Mistakes, a Teenager’s Love of Learning, and Loose Change
Video
Where You Can Find Me
Youtube
Photos
PhotosSophie was 10 when I wrote the story, An Adventure Hiding in Every Moment. Now she’s 18. But she still enjoys heading down the bush tracks by the lake in search of adventure!
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Please feel welcome to leave a comment. Share your waiting time adventures!
Update
Unfortunately, the Curious Unschoolers Book Club is no longer open for business.
Hey Sue,
I just watched your video from the car. It was very good Sue. You looked great, very confident and sounded good too. You are right, it’s silly to worry about whether people will think we are too old, too young etc, to share our experiences. You have such a wealth of info to share, I’m glad you do.
Thanks Sue.
Deb,
You are so kind. Thank you! I feel encouraged to make more videos!