Unschooling: Freedom-Based Education Ebook-A Homestead Guru Exclusive
Teach Your Children at Home, Enjoy Your Time with them, and Raise Happy, Functional Adults
This 74-page Unschooling eBook contains info on why and how unschooling is the way of the future, especially if you value your freedom. Learn from both new and veteran unschooling parents, and discover how you might change your parenting style and help your children to flourish. Don’t recreate school at home – think outside the box, and unschool!
Is Mutual Respect Possible? Honoring Myself AND My Kids with Unschooling
This article is Part 6 in a series called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please also find Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4, and Part 5… Is mutual respect truly possible between children and parents? I know what you’re thinking at this point. “But they’re kids. Is mutual respect really something they’re capable of?” Well, not at first–but that’s the whole […]
Pavlov, Roller Skates, and Why We Don’t Punish Our Kids – Unschooling
I originally wrote this in 2012, when my children were much younger. Gentle discipline. That sounds pretty progressive, right? Not spanking or hitting children IS still a pretty progressive concept in our society (unfortunately). In my opinion, it’s disheartening that we’re still not collectively as a culture at the place where hitting kids is just […]
Mutual Respect Comes From Authentic Communication: Unschooling
This article is Part 5 in a series called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please also find Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4… On any given day, there are plenty of opportunities to connect with your child in a mutually respectful way, and clear, two-way communication is key. As renowned researchers Adele […]
Food Freedom? Do Unschooling Kids Eat Whatever They Want?
Unschooling goes beyond education and learning–it bleeds over into every area of your life, eventually. So what does it look like to be unschooling food? For many unschoolers, this means what you think it means–kids are given the freedom to eat whatever they want. Many of you may now be picturing ice cream for every […]
Your Freedom Ends Where Mine Begins: Unschooling From the Perspective of Oneness
This article is part 3 of a longer series, called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please subscribe to get future installments. Freedom can be a tough concept to grasp for adults, let alone kids. Where exactly do we draw the boundaries? How can we all get along in functional ways without stepping on each other’s toes? Is it really […]
From Academics to Relationships – Unschooling As A Paradigm Shift
This article is part 1 of a longer series, called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please subscribe to get future installments. Awareness of others’ needs and wants doesn’t come naturally to everyone–and it’s something that many young people fail to learn. Growing up in a family where everyone’s preferences are considered makes life flow more […]
Kombucha Chronicles, Part 10: My Personal Unschooling and Learning to Brew
My kombucha hobby is a bit of an obsession at this point, which I find very interesting. It’s one of the few health food things I’ve taken on and actually rolled with. Booch may just be the kick in the ass I needed to really pursue getting healthy. That being said it’s been an interesting […]
Unschooling and “Child-Led Learning” Defined
The majority of people have no idea what unschooling is, so I’m here to define it for you. A lot of people think they have unschooling all figured out, but are actually stuck in varying states of misinformation. Unschooling is not a clever or fun way to get your kid to like doing schoolwork, and it’s also […]
We Accept Cryptocurrency: Updates from the Homestead Guru
After many requests and some time to make it happen, The Homestead Guru is finally accepting cryptocurrency! There’s a gap between the crypto and homesteading communities we aim to fill! So for those who aren’t familiar, what is cryptocurrency? According to Google: “A digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of […]
Sovereign Schooling and Claiming Freedom in All Areas of Your Life
Sovereign Schooling and the “New Normal” * Sovereign Schooling is Article 2 in the Sovereign Series. Read the first in the series: What is Sovereignty? Claiming Freedom in All Areas of Your Life Judging by the comments and questions that are circling the internet and in my mom groups, there are mixed reviews regarding the homeschooling […]
How to NOT Suck at Quarantine Schooling
Quarantine Schooling Doesn’t Have to Suck *Welp* I’m seeing a theme. There are soooo many parents out there who are overwhelmed by the state of their homes, families, workload, and quarantine schooling. For anyone new to this lifestyle, I can imagine that it is feeling a bit chaotic. But for those of us who have […]