Eating, Learning, Sex
Scientists claim that there are three things that stimulate the pleasure centres of the brain: 1. Eating 2. Sex 3. Learning Put it in simple terms, if your child is immersed in something they enjoy,...
View ArticleOvercome Fear and Self Doubt
I had been working yesterday afternoon on some new Internet projects and hadn’t seen the kids much (they were with the girls who help me at home). I’d missed them. So when I arrived home I bounced in...
View Articlewhy school hurts children
When I am in a crowd of people, especially mothers, the way I choose to parent is very interesting and brings up a lot of questions. People always want to know why I chose to go down this path. The...
View ArticleHow I instantly became a better parent
Being a traditional authoritarian parent is exhausting. I know this because I used to be one. I’m lying in bed with my daughter asleep beside me and the kids asleep in another bed. I was quietly...
View ArticlePower that lies hidden within you
It was about 3am in the early hours of Sunday morning. I woke up (probably needing to pee) and heard the rain falling in a steady downpour onto the sloping roof outside our bedroom window. I love the...
View ArticleKim Constable Interviews Unschooling Guru Dayna Martin
Question: Does being a parent often leave you feeling exhausted and worn down? Do you sometimes wonder if there is a better, more gentle way to parent that still raises healthy, happy young...
View ArticleA Sneaky Peak Into My Life
Last December I was driving my kids to a play date when my eldest son broke down into hysterical sobs. He hadn’t been enjoying school for a while and was carrying round a lot of pent-up anxiety...
View ArticleThe Secret To Raising Young Entrepreneurs
This week it finally feels like Autumn! The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping and my cashmere sweaters have been unearthed from the back of the wardrobe. Autumn is also a great time to...
View ArticleHow To Make Money Whilst Homeschooling
One of the common misconceptions of unschooling is that is it permissive parenting. Many people think that giving your kids freedom over their lives and choices somehow means that you will give them...
View Articlewhy I allow my kids to eat chocolate for breakfast
It’s true. We have total food freedom in our house. Our four kids (under the age of 9) are free to choose what they want to eat, whenever they want to eat it. We don’t force them to sit at the table,...
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