"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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I am posting to ask if anyone has any experience starting this sort of thing with an adult? My college age brother (a decade younger than me) has been living with us on and off for the last couple…Continue
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Meredith replied to Robin Dickinson's discussion Starting with an Adult "Child"?"unschooling and peaceful parenting isn't just for the little kids or the teens who have been doing it their whole lives
It's true! And its true because the underlying principles of unschooling come from the commonalities of our…"
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…"
Robin Dickinson replied to Robin Dickinson's discussion Starting with an Adult "Child"?"Well, after a heart to heart about what he actually WANTED to do, it turns out his biggest desire is to be able to live on his own, cook his own food, and have a rescued greyhound. To that end, he has now gotten a job at a local office supply…"
JennyStar replied to Robin Dickinson's discussion Starting with an Adult "Child"?"I've also struggled with balancing my husband's frustration over certain things with our general agreement in how to "re-raise" him. My husband has trouble staying patient when my brother acts like he knows everything but…"
JennyStar replied to Robin Dickinson's discussion Starting with an Adult "Child"?"One thought about the money for food is to have him apply for Food Stamps (if you're in the US... woops, might not apply elsewhere). He's unemployed, so he's likely to get something and they've made the system easier…"
Meredith replied to Robin Dickinson's discussion Starting with an Adult "Child"?"One thought about the money for food is to have him apply for Food Stamps (if you're in the US... woops, might not apply elsewhere). He's unemployed, so he's likely to get something and they've made the system easier…"
Robin Dickinson replied to Robin Dickinson's discussion Starting with an Adult "Child"?"Thank you both for your suggestions. We are working to maintain our son and marriage as priorities but it helps to be reminded. I also like the idea of looking at other fields. I think he really is interested in nursing (which is…"
Joyce Fetteroll replied to Robin Dickinson's discussion Starting with an Adult "Child"?"You might try reading Parent/Teen Breakthrough: The relationship approach. The relationship is obviously different from a parent and child but you may help you shift to a new way of looking at him and a new way to help him.
Maybe, if you…"
Robin Dickinson posted a discussionStarting with an Adult "Child"?
I am posting to ask if anyone has any experience starting this sort of thing with an adult? My college age brother (a decade younger than me) has been living with us on and off for the last couple years. He moved in for good last November. He has struggled with everything from depression to disenchantment with education to a belief that there really aren't any truly caring people out there (I love the duality too...All within a minute: "No one cares, no one will ever be there for me when I…See More
Robin Dickinson replied to Missy Bell's discussion Exhaustion - looking for suggestions..."Meredith wrote: That being said, don't blow a rough end to an outting out of proportion, either. Sometimes the best option is to pick up your crying child and carry her - gently and sympathetically - to the car.
Though we try very hard…"
Robin Dickinson commented on Maria McKee's blog post Church and the Christian unschooler"We've discussed this a lot in my household because my little brother is currently somewhere on the atheist-agnostic scale and lives with us. I've found the book Unchristian by David Kinnamon very helpful in giving perspective and…"
Robin Dickinson replied to Amanda Mendenhall's discussion toddler help please"Amanda,
Parenting a toddler is so hard. I read somewhere that the average toddler requires attention 3 times a minute. When you consider that some of those times they need your attention for more than 20 seconds...its constant!
We…"
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- It never seemed that radical to me. Follow your child's passions and enjoy the learning that happens in all of life. But I can't find very many people who don't think I'm off my rocker. So I guess I must be radical after all.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- Since March 2009. Charlie was born in March of 2009.
- first names of children
- Charlie 2 years old
- a little about me
- I never intended to homeschool much less unschool, or to natural parent, or many of the things I've done. But as we've made the most loving and reasonable choices for our son, we've found ourselves more and more outside the realm of "normal" and eager to find other people who don't just tolerate us but who do some of the same things.
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