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I was thinking about the idea of monkey platters being a sweet gift as I was setting some food up for my 12 and 14 year olds this morning. They were asleep and I wasn't going to be home when they woke

Really good points, Katie (and sweet stories about generosity at your house). Thank you for springboarding from that into good unschooling stories. Of the older/original, this part pretty much

Wow, lots in that.? Instead of using monkey platters to open up their options it's being used as a method of control. I'm going to pull out this little piece: "Kids would gobble up one item and

First of all, I feel unschooling principles can be extended to everyone in

This is how that looks on Joyce's page these days: Very many people took her original article title, without reading the title, and caused problems for themselves, their children, their marriages,

Analysis of a misunderstanding (or something). I've just finished rearranging and cleaning up the main monkeyplatter page.? One link went to a now-defunct blog, but my practice is to provide a link

I used to be able to write better. This is a garble; sorry: " Some forums keep a post under the post where the "reply to group" was checked. " Some forums are programmed in such a way that even if the

OKAY!? Some forums keep a post under the post where the "reply to group" was checked.? This group doesn't seem to.? Because I changed the subject line, it's separated from the other topic.? Sorry.

-=-Her dad has recently admitted he needs to not be so defensive over her and trust me more with her. -=- WORD ALERT! "Admitted." I guess that before, the mom told him to not be defensive and to trust

Karen, Jo and Dola caught most of the issues, so I'll try not to repeat, but I might, a bit. :-) Turns out the mom IS a teacher, and is listed as having "a 16 year old, two 14 year olds, and a 6 year

Cátia, Thank you for sharing your struggles, the song, and your world. I especially enjoyed your detailed observations of your room; a good reminder to look around and see things to be thankful for.

One of the best things ever in this group was written by Rippy Dusseldorp, who was spooked by me and the group, and then heard me speak in London, and later invited me to stay with her family in

==Because our kids are growing up within a family culture of trust, genuine consideration for their requests, and saying yes whenever possible, I’ve noticed that our parents don’t necessarily have

Translation for North America and maybe some others. Cátia is Portuguese and has British English, I think, as her second (maybe third or more) language. "It is a perfect rug to play noughts and

Sandra wrote ****"And in case people read this and sigh and don't go there, I will bring my real #1 suggestion which is Don't Listen to Sad Music, if you're down." I find it so true, need to be

This afternoon I've been working on making old pages newer. :-) This one might have some ideas to overcome immobilizing weirdness.? It might or might not feel like fear, and this might help even if

Regarding perceived or real favoritism, that isn't necessarily a result of unschooling.? My sister and I had very different relationships with my grandparents because they had an easier time finding

The odd mix of boredom, agitation, of time standing still, seems pretty much universal for the past nearly-two years.? Kids are NOT experiencing the peace and exploration they might've without the

First of all, I feel unschooling principles can be extended to everyone in the family and extended family. A lot of times, as unschooling parents, I find we forget that the decision to unschool was

I also thought straight away of the ‘if your child is more important than your vision of your child’ quote Sandra referred to in the last post. Totally applies to grandparents! (and husbands and