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Alison MacNamara
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  • Surrey, BC
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how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?

Yay! I get it! And I think I've been slowly getting it for awhile. The soccer thing was something my mom chose and paid for, and I was more concerned with "wasting" the gift, and of how I looked a...

Replied Oct 31

how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?

Thank you both for your replies However, it seems my question wasn't totally clear, because both responses focused on money. My concern is more about how do I respond when they want to quit? I m...

Replied Oct 30

how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?
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I'm brand new to the idea of unschooling/non-coercive parenting. I'm hoping for some advice or insight around kids wanting to quit extra-curricular activities, like sports teams. In the past, I've...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Charissa Vaunderbroad Nov 7.

Children "need you to make choices for them"

Wow, Joyce, that was the perfect thing for me to read right now, as an absolute novice at this new relationship with my children, at letting go of resentment. That's where I'm coming from, and that...

Replied Oct 24

 

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Cindy replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
In economic terms, the costs already incurred are known as "sunk costs". It can help to think of these fees as paying for the opportunity to do the activity. If you can afford to pay for the class, the economic effect is still the same, whether or...
November 1
Alison MacNamara replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
Yay! I get it! And I think I've been slowly getting it for awhile. The soccer thing was something my mom chose and paid for, and I was more concerned with "wasting" the gift, and of how I looked as a parent to the other parents. Then we chose swi...
October 31
Meredith replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
However, it seems my question wasn't totally clear, because both responses focused on money. My concern is more about how do I respond when they want to quit? The two are tied together in an important way. You're currently setting up a situation...
October 31
Sara replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
When my kids want to take a class, I decide whether or not to pay for a session. After I've made the decision to pay, I don't make my kids responsible for "getting my money's worth." Whether or not they attend is up to them. It is frustrating at t...
October 30
Amanda replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
who's that guy who advises people to use cash and divvy it up in envelopes for bills and such? ******* Dave Ramsey
October 30
Alison MacNamara replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
Thank you both for your replies However, it seems my question wasn't totally clear, because both responses focused on money. My concern is more about how do I respond when they want to quit? I mean, just saying okay will leave me feeling angry ...
October 30
Meredith replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
We have pretty slim finances and look for ways for the kids to do or try things that aren't such a financial impact, either where we don't have to pay for a whole season or course at once or we look for places we don't have to pay, or pay very muc...
October 30
Sandra Dodd replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?'
Whether they understand money or not, the money's still gone. Little kids do NOT understand money, which is why they're not legally able to enter into contracts. Too many parents "make contracts" with their children (to get a pet if..., or in fam...
October 30
Alison MacNamara added a discussion
how to deal with kids wanting to quit paid-for lessons or activities?
I'm brand new to the idea of unschooling/non-coercive parenting. I'm hoping for some advice or insight around kids wanting to quit extra-curricular activities, like sports teams. In the past, I've forced my son to continue playing soccer until th...
October 30
Alison MacNamara replied to Jen's discussion 'Children "need you to make choices for them"'
Wow, Joyce, that was the perfect thing for me to read right now, as an absolute novice at this new relationship with my children, at letting go of resentment. That's where I'm coming from, and that's how I was reading what James wrote.
October 24
Alison MacNamara replied to Karen N's discussion 'Spoiled kids?'
just to add my two cents... I took a university class on sociology of families a year ago, and some fellow students addressed the only child vs. siblings bit in a presentation. According to their research, generally, only children are more intell...
October 21
Joy larson replied to Alison MacNamara's discussion 'Hello from a new member in Surrey, BC'
Welcome! I am pretty new here. I used to live in Vancouver and I am hoping to move back there in the next couple of years. We do spend time there in the summer time. Hopefully I can connect to unschooling parents there too when we are up there.
October 20
Alison MacNamara updated their profile
October 20
Alison MacNamara added a discussion
Hello from a new member in Surrey, BC
Hello all you radical unschoolers! I just recently found this site while randomly surfing homeschooler/unschooler's blogs. I made a profile, and have been poking around in the forums. I'm inspired :) I am not yet homeschooling my kids, but I'm tr...
October 20
Alison MacNamara joined Skye Wylie's group
Canadian Radical Unschoolers (the CRU!)
Join the CRU - Canadian Radical Unschoolers...radical unschooling canucks (or wanna be canucks) welcome here - ex pats included!
October 16
Alison MacNamara is now a member of Radical Unschoolers Network
Welcome Them!
October 15

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Rory, 7
stepson, Nathan, 6
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I'm a 3rd year social work student

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