"I agree, its all about knowing your child and being there with your child in a loving way. I hesitated to even throw that out there but for us less-enlightened unschoolers, having things spelled out in simple basic terms can really help.…"
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How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Robin Dickinson Apr 16, 2011. 10 Replies 0 Likes
I need advice as to help my four-year-old handle disappointments. Often times when something doesn't go as she had hoped, she starts crying and will cry sometimes for a half-hour or more. For…Continue
Transitioning from diaper to potty
Started this discussion. Last reply by Meredith Apr 9, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I am just curious to know what the transition from using a diaper to using the potty looks like for RU children. We are new to RU philosophy and for my 3 year old, potty training was a pain and often…Continue
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Meredith replied to April Jaure's discussion How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?"Some of the underlying principles behind "emotional coaching" seem to be sound, others run counter to the idea of building partnership with children. Coaching is all well and good if the person being coached wants to be coached - but it…"
Robin Dickinson replied to April Jaure's discussion How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?"Being a small child is so full of frustrations. Even in peacefully parented households, everything from schedules to physics can seem to be against them! I think quite often when we try to help our kids feel better, we end up telling…"
Meredith replied to April Jaure's discussion How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?"(and my stepson did both before we found our way to more peaceful parenting)
I'm responding to my own comment - there are unschooling kids who have big meltdowns and lash out at the people around them, young children I mean. Some people…"
Meredith replied to April Jaure's discussion How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?"(They know exactly what they are doing)
Very often what a young child is doing is attempting to communicate - and at 4 a person doesn't have many tools for that, so its easy to fall apart. "Exitting" doesn't facilitate…"
Meredith replied to April Jaure's discussion How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?" it happens sometimes several times a day and it's frequently over just every-day disappointments, things in life that don't go as planned
Sometimes its hard to guess what a child is thinking or expecting, but often with 4yos,…"
Nance Confer replied to April Jaure's discussion How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?"Indeed, never underestimate the intelligence of any child. Ignoring, hitting or otherwise punishing them will eventually get them to shut up when they are having an inconvenient moment. But that's not RU."
Nance Confer replied to April Jaure's discussion How to help 4 year old handle disappointments?"Commiserating and fixing it. If possible.
"Darn, how could I be out of peanut butter? I just went shopping and I must have forgotten to get some. Let's put it on the list so I'll be sure to get some when I go to the store tomorrow.…"
April Jaure posted a discussionHow to help 4 year old handle disappointments?
I need advice as to help my four-year-old handle disappointments. Often times when something doesn't go as she had hoped, she starts crying and will cry sometimes for a half-hour or more. For example, one time she wanted some peanut butter, but we were out. Another time, she wanted to go somewhere but my husband had the car that day. I'm trying to remember specific things, but it happens sometimes several times a day and it's frequently over just every-day disappointments, things in life that…See More
April Jaure replied to Jennifer Leighton's discussion interested in unschooling and need some thoughts on the matter"I used to be pretty authoritarian in my parenting style. When I first came to radical unschooling, I read this page. http://sandradodd.com/yes.html and that's where I started. I just started saying yes to my daughter, and tried to think of…"
April Jaure replied to Candice Sisemore's discussion Hello"Welcome! Isn't it exciting, though. People coming to the RU lifestyle always gives me so much hope for the future. :)"
Meredith replied to April Jaure's discussion Transitioning from diaper to potty"I use cloth diapers or cloth pull up type things without the dry layer because I think it helps kids to know when they wet which helps them understand their body better.
I've heard that alot, but found it didn't really matter with Mo -…"
Meredith replied to April Jaure's discussion Transitioning from diaper to potty"Probably the thing that helps most is stepping away from any kind of specific expectations or time-table. Some kids seem to transition very quickly from diapers to potty, others take longer - and using the potty at home during the day may be a whole…"
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- I think it means trying our best to be present to, listen to, and respect our children the way that God is present to, listens to, and respects us.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- I first learned about unschooling and then radical unschooling around February 2009.
- first names of children
- Felicia Ana -4 years
Eva Mariana - 1 year
- a little about me
- My passions are reading, writing, and asking questions.
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