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Why are those two words never paired together? I’ve been reading about families who try to create environments that might coax their sons to write more. So I think it’s time to share how we dealt with writing, when my son was growing up.

I never really paid a lot of attention to Michael’s penmanship or his writing skills when he was in school. Maybe because he was only there for Kindergarten and First Grade!

I hadn’t read a lot about homeschooling before we…

From my blog, Lifelong Learning: For us, it's a Life Full of Saturdays!

I logged onto Facebook this morning to discover, thanks to the Peace Corps group,  that TODAY is …

Some tips for helping get you through all the Back-to-School hype from my blog, Lifelong Learning:

You can't miss it. "Back to School" ads. "School Clothes" shopping. Even conversations among complete strangers who run into each other at the grocery store, eagerly anticipating their child being away from them soon. It's August, and there's so much excitement surrounding the kids starting their new school…

I have another blog where it's less about unschooling and more about our lives. A Life Full of Days

Here's the latest in what's going on with us!!

New York, New Sailboats, New Beginnings

The Unschooling Blog Carnival is being revived!  Check it out at:

http://unschoolingblogcarnival.blogspot.com/

February's theme is L.O.V.E. - of course!!! 

All you have to do is send us your blog post that shows some love. It can be Love of Unschooling, Love between siblings, Mother's Love, Family Love, Love of the outdoors, How…

I'm writing a book!  I want to be able to let parents hear from homeschooled or unschooled teens themselves. Lots of parents really question whether it's the right choice for their teen. So I'm looking for teens and young adults who spent their teenage years homeschooling or unschooling. Some might have tried school briefly, while others never bothered.  But now it's time to come to the REAL experts - and hear what that…