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 [...]
Yes, it’s almost here! Chris and I are once again thrilled to be a part of this amazing, life changing, growth experience so aptly renamed the Rethinking Everything Conference. We are prepared to enlighten and be enlightened, connect, grow, challenge, be challenged, inspire, expand, and have TONS of fun! I can [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Are homeschooled children social misfits? Socialization is a primary source of concern in discussions of homeschooling- surpassing even maintenance of educational standards. Join me as I share research, evidence, and perceptions of socialization similarities and disparities related to educational avenue.
Thanks to Casey- North Dakota, USA- for inspiring this show’s topic.
(Wikipedia) Socialization- Socialization is a term used [...]
I recently came upon the Family Mental Health blog on PsychCentral.com about unschooling. More specifically, the writer of the blog lived up to the initials following her name and questioned Good Morning America’s edited portrayal and highly biased discussion of the unschooling lifestyle. She conveyed her gut reaction after viewing the piece and made a call [...]
Join my husband, Chris, and I as we discuss and explain some recently blogged comments about our recently aired segment of:
Discovery Health Channel’s ‘Radical Parenting’ special
3 Families- Attachment Parenting, gender neutral parenting & radical unschooling
General consensus is that Radical Unschooling is, by far, the most ‘radical’ of the styles. Hmmm.
General opinions-
1) Interesting take; [...]