In modern society, many children have extremely limited time spent outside. And that time may be on a concrete playground without access to many elements of nature.
A 2016 UK study indicated that the average child in Great Britain spends...
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...
Falling Fruit has been such an amazing resource for our family! I love watching my children explore nature, especially when they have gained the skill set and knowledge to actually CONSUME pieces of the world around us with confidence...
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When I first heard of unschooling, I was coming from the typical parenting paradigm, in which...
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Awareness of others' needs and wants doesn't come naturally to everyone--and it's something that many young people fail to...
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Freedom can be a tough concept to grasp for adults, let alone kids.
Where exactly do we draw the boundaries? How can we all...
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On any given day, there are plenty of opportunities to connect with your child...
Road schooling or world schooling, emphasises the idea that most of the learning in life takes place outside of a traditional classroom. While the amount of formal school work done will vary depending on the family, the uniqueness of...
The Austin Aquarium offers more than just sea creatures, the whole family can interact with a wide variety of animals such as birds from the rain forest, to lizards and other reptilians from the desert regions. Families can hand...
Resistance
When did I become such an uptight parent? Yesterday I caught myself shooing my children out of the kitchen while I was trying to get our upcoming road trip snacks into the dehydrator.
I was tired, I was trying to...
Catherine and her children were on a walk in Austin Texas and passed the Children's Garden at Casa de Luz. They were informed that the school that was on site had shut down and the Children's Garden was being...
Catherine stops in Arkansas to harvest blackberries and plums on their way to Indiana. You can homestead from the road by stopping at local farms along your route!!! The blackberries were eaten in the car and used in smoothies...