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"Self regulating"

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"Self regulating"

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"Self regulating"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Benjamin Gilbert Aug 16.

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Benjamin Gilbert replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
Nice to be here :) Funny to think I've been reading unschooling boards (Starting back at unschooling.com) for something like ten years now. Still no kids, but we're getting close now. Now that houses are within reach for the first time in years w...
August 16
Sandra Dodd replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
Right. I thought about it some more later, and the "thought" or intention isn't even to balance, but not to fall down. And so with people's relationships the idea isn't "have balance" but "don't screw it up." :-) (and it's nice to see you here!)
August 15
Benjamin Gilbert replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
As I was reading this I was thinking, "Not only do you not have to think about it to balance on a bike, but half the difficulty of learning to ride is learning to *stop* thinking about it. Because that's usually when you crash.
August 15
Radical Mama replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
I like the term personal homeostasis. That is how I have been understanding it. It speaks to balance and naturalness, and then personal assures that it is understood to be individualized.
August 15
Sandra Dodd replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
-=-Words matter, certainly, but if the underlying ideas aren't clear, the words can be twisted.-=- It's likely that "the underlying ideas" will be created of words and concepts involving terms. If the underlying ideas are created using words that...
July 23
Alane replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
"Balanced" can run into the same problem though, if the parents believe that THEIR idea of balance for the child holds more weight than the child's. Words matter, certainly, but if the underlying ideas aren't clear, the words can be twisted. A ch...
July 16
Sandra Dodd replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
Maybe there's another useful word for this, then: -=-I had been thinking of 'self-regulate' as meaning something along the lines of 'finding one's own regular/normal level for something.' So it wouldn't apply to any particular moment but an overa...
July 16
Bonnie replied to Alane's discussion '"Self regulating"'
"What I think these people mean is that the child isn't turning the tv off (or whatever the issue is) when the parent thinks they should." That's exactly what it means, and that's why it's a phrase that's not terribly useful for unschoolers. They...
July 16

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At 8:20am on December 8, 2008, Teresa S said…
thank you so much for taking the time to respond and give advice. I wrote the title and am heading to the library later
today.
At 3:13pm on November 14, 2008, sadie said…
oh on the names and ages of children what do you meen by ds n dd n ds what do you meen by that??????????
At 3:10pm on November 14, 2008, sadie said…
hi (smile)

how long ago did you join?
 
 

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