Candy, Chemical, Condemnation—first time one of those posts has had alliteration AND been in alphabetical order. Coincidence, but an elegant

***People DO things while they’re listening.*** My son used to pinch the underside of my arm while he was nursing. It drove me crazy and it hurt! I got a wee stuffed duck for him because he loved

-=-The nosepicking and thumb sucking gets intensely worse whenever we sit down to read books together. -=- People DO things while they’re listening. They smoke cigarettes, or drink beer. Some

That was my initial thoughts as well, however, I do make a great effort to make sure they get focused individual attention. The nosepicking and thumb sucking gets intensely worse whenever we sit down

I don't have specific tips for stopping nose picking or thumb sucking but reading your post my initial reaction was that it sounds like they're all trying to get your attention. One copying the

>>> I guess I've hesitated to use humor or gentle teasing for fear of teasing a little too hard, but maybe that would be good to switch it up and get out of this "here goes mom again" broken record

Thanks for the reminder to check the archives! Helpful stuff there :) I also found this: "Marty used to eat boogers when he was little. Four, five? We had a friend who worked at the zoo, and I

I searched the archives and found this: "Boogers and dirt... Marty used to eat his boogers in front of the family, when he was little. I teased him out of it by offering to ask a friend of ours who

-=-I need help either having more realistic expectations or with handling things better.-=- I might need help paying better attention to this group!! Sorry I didn’t approve that post

https://aboutunschooling.blogspot.com/2018/09/tool-reading-change.html When you’re at that blog, maybe subscribe. I don’t bring all the links here, but I am lately, for requests that this group

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-unschooled-kids-learn-what-they-want-no-curriculum-no-homework-no/ The Globe and Mail, four families across Canada I put it here,

On someone else’s facebook page, she sweetly described her days with her child, and how wonderrul her unschooling is. FB friends of hers (from another hobby they have in common, that I’m kind of /

I need help either having more realistic expectations or with handling things better. My kids are 11,9,6,4, and six weeks. (Only the oldest has been to school and it was for three separate times for

I posted this in the facebook page for Just Add Light—a page Holly set up for me and that I forget to post to. _______________ I just noticed that this week's Just Add Light posts have been heavy on

Posts for the Always Learning list need to fulfill at least one of these criteria: -helps lots of people understand unschooling -asks a question that actually needs an answer -requests help seeing

There’s something new from Pam Laricchia every week, but this is a new kind of thing, the second of compilations. Some of the people she’s included are in this group. I’m quoting Pam

"The same life can be seen from many different angles. The same situation can be seen while holding one's breath and being furious, or while seeing the alternatives and finding ways to be grateful, no

Tori wrote: -=- I personally find blogs to be a useful space for archiving information, images, and links. They can be set up to encourage discussion and folks can choose to follow them, but I know

You read what I meant and not what I wrote, right? Oh. Probably not. I meant are NOT but I said “ARE” so it’s a good things I’m not a contract lawyer. Cellphones are NOT (I meant to say)

-=- I still could list lots of things I don't necessarily like or enjoy-=- Everyone could. Some people do, though. :-) I used to piss and moan, bitch and whine, too much, before I had kids. Around