We’re just now feeling our regular, joyful familial groove return from our time spent gorging on connection, freedom of mind and space, and the annual quintessential family reunion we call The Rethinking Everything Conference. There are a great many ideas, situations, and conversations on which to reflect and I will continue to analyze [...]
Coloring Outside the Lines
Some invest heavily
In wrong and right
As if the world
Were black and white
Suppose you took
The color away
There’d still be
Countless shades of gray
Countless opinions
And points of view
Countless thoughts
On which to chew
Should you find something
That works for you
You may want to assume
It will work for me too
But I am unique
In my view of the world
How [...]
Quinn is Barb’s oldest child and a grown unschooler. Having been unschooled in the deepest sense of the word, his sense of self is strong and his awareness is broad. Discussions with Quinn are immediately intimate. There is no small talk, no waste of a moment. He truly lives the intention of being present in [...]
Several have asked me about unschooling teens. Who better to speak to this than a young adult (now mother!) who, herself, was always (in all ways) unschooled? I am pleased to have Courtney and her family in my personal experience. Her presence is quiet and powerful. She has much to share.
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Courtney is [...]
Another great guest podcast especially for you!
Barb Lundgren of the Rethinking Everything Conference and Rethinking Everything Magazine and Teresa Brett of Parenting for Social Change dissect the process of consciously moving forward in our parenting by addressing our personal blocks and challenges that hold us captive in struggle.
Topic: The Spiral of Learning, Growth, Freedom and [...]
How often do we slip into old paradigms of parenting/learning structure without even knowing it? It’s easy to fall back into traditional patterns with our children when situations become uncomfortable or we’re not getting the outcomes that we expect or desire? In this conference call, Barb and I discuss the rationale for these missteps and [...]
I have a surprise for you! In preparation for the Rethinking Everything Conference in September, Barb Lundgren is hosting a series of seven conference calls focusing on many different areas of concern for parents regarding Freedom and Responsibility. I will be sharing them here with you.
In this episode: Barb and Scott Noelle discuss how [...]
My kids love to watch PBS. Fetch with Ruff Ruffman and Cyberchase are two of their favorite shows. And they learn alot from them. I must admit, so do I! For the most part, we find the minimal advertising that PBS presents innocuous. There’s a newish ad that they are running that burns my kids [...]
News
Discovery Health Channel’s ‘Radical Parenting’ featuring my family’s connected, passion driven life will air Wednesday, March 3rd at 8pm EST/7pm CST
Rethinking Everything Magazine
- has thought provoking interviews with our change agents up on the website
- is ready to release Issue #2 on April 1st. Have you subscribed? Issue #1 is FREE to preview [...]
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