Organic Mothering

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204740904577196931457473816 Why French Parents Are Superior by Pamela Druckerman I ha...

In the last post, I felt compelled to put my concerns about radical unschooling philosophy and the way it is practiced on the table, wit...

Having established that I could be a radical unschooler, I have decided that this is not the best fit for my family. I have learned so much ...

"The principles of unschooling are that humans are born learners. That children will learn best when given the freedom to learn what, ...

One great thing that Dayna Martin addresses in her Radical Unschooling book is that there is no radical unschooling script. First let...

It appears that there are indeed Catholic families who practice radical unschooling, and they are not so dissimilar in their philosophy ...

I finished Dayna Martin's book, Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun , this afternoon. It only took me three days to read, an...

Continuing with the discussion on reading from Part 1, I wonder sometimes what would have happened if I had known more about unschooling and...

My neighborhood swarms with cats, and it's impossible to tell how many have homes but are outdoor cats versus which are strays. Some...

“Every education teaches a philosophy; if not by dogma then by suggestion, by implication, by atmosphere. Every part of that education has...

Beezy is sick and has been running a fever since Saturday. Thankfully we are going to the doctor this afternoon. It has got me to thinking a...

Maria Montessori's philosophy of "freedom within limits" is a wonderful guiding logo for the homeschooling family. Especially ...

I'd rather have dentures than horrible memories of a parent forcing me to brush my teeth.  I found this quote in an online article, ...

I am currently reading Holly Pierlot's A Mother's Rule of Life .  The premise of the book is taking the concept of a religious rule,...

I am currently reading Homeschooling with Gentleness: A Catholic Discovers Unschooling by Suzie Andres. I am mostly convinced that Catholics...

We did get to lesson time today, after Beezy's homeschool friend left. She read three pages aloud to me from her Ginn reader, On Cherry...

"Relaxed Catholic Charlotte Mason" is a rather wordy way to explain my homeschooling style, but it will have to do right now, whil...