I haven’t had kids yet but I do know the value of breastmilk at least as far as a food source for the baby is concerned. I decided to look into this because a good friend of mine is...
Circumcision in Denmark and Europe
When you give birth to baby boys in the United States, as a new mom, you face the dilemma of whether or not to circumcise. If you ask most doctors in the US, it’s medically...
Are we all born as creative geniuses? In a talk at TEDX Tucson, Dr. George Land reveals shocking results of a creativity test that was initially developed for NASA, but lead to the testing of school children.
After proving successful...
Keeping the Kids Entertained
No matter how scary and chaotic this Coronavirus outbreak is, it has allowed us to spend more time with our families. If you are a busy bee during the week and you’ve barely had time to...
A collaboration by Gurus Krystal & Hailey
A new study published in the Journal of Family Psychology, looks at five decades of research involving over 160,000 children. Researchers say it is the most complete analysis to date of the outcomes...
A new study from Canada has found something surprising: Kids who grow up drinking skim milk are actually more likely to have problems with obesity than those who drink whole milk.
You'd think it was the other way around. But...
Do you wish you could homeschool or unschool your kids? Well, good news--you CAN!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the phrase “If I didn’t xyz, I would homeschool”.
The majority of these statements come from working or...
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...
Meditation and Behavior
A Baltimore school, Robert W Coleman, replaced detention with meditation. The results have been incredible. School administrators reported that they have not had one suspension in over a year.
When the kids get in trouble they are sent...
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...
Abortion is one of the most controversial subjects on the planet. Filmmaker Eric Merola found a way to make the topic even more contentious by highlighting miraculous stories of medical miracles via stem cell treatment from aborted fetuses in his...
Human Experimentation and its Ties to Vaccines
I recently decided that it was time to turn my hobby & skill for research & synthesis to the topic of vaccines, as this is one of the most emotionally charged and factually...