HB #14- Second Chances
June 25, 2009 at 12:16 am | In Podcasts | Leave a CommentTags: grandparents, negativity, opinions, peace, power, relocation, siblings
Dealing with family members who disapprove of our parenting/educational choices can be difficult. Sarah talks about how to take back the power and move forward with joy.
Show notes:
Family situations
Parenting differences
Educational pressures
Sarah’s story of confrontation, mediation, relocation, and peace
Assume a powerful, peaceful, and positive stance
Your children will be the shining example
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HB #13- Unparenting- the sequel
June 25, 2009 at 12:02 am | In Podcasts | Leave a CommentTags: consensual living, discipline, Gentle Parenting, respectful parenting, unparenting, Unschooling
Armed with her core principal of love, trust, and authenticity, Sarah gets specific in how to understand and move through situational emotions.
Show notes:
Say you’re sorry
Be the adult
No judgment
Hear what they mean (or something more endearing to you…
Know your child individually
Stay true to your guiding principle
We are here for each other. We will all (children and adults) experience a range of emotions while we work to understand each other and strive for peaceful relationships.
Authenticity means having emotions and being honest about them. Communicate with each other in a way that serves everyone’s needs. Children will move through unscathed when guilt and shame are not involved in extreme situational emotions.
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Technical Difficulties
June 15, 2009 at 2:31 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: technical difficulties
Please bear with me as I troubleshoot the feed issues with itunes. I value that venue highly as a way for people to access a wondrous array of information and music and wish for my feed to be seamless. There have, however, been some issues lately with episodes not showing up in the feed and, therefore, not being available for download. Stay tuned. I’m working tirelessly on this issue and hope to have it resolved soon. Thanks for listening! ~Sarah
HB#12- Unparenting
April 3, 2009 at 4:36 am | In Podcasts | Leave a CommentTags: discipline, Guiding Principle, manners, punishment, unparenting
Finding your guiding principle- what do you want for your children?
Unparenting- how am I parenting if I’m not disciplining?
Re-evaluating what parenting is- eliminating the adversarial relationship
Manners
Body boundaries
Swearing
Discipline- time-outs, etc.
Public situations
Guiding Principle- read it, re-visit it, re-work it, use it!
HB #11- Take the Power Back
February 8, 2009 at 2:59 pm | In Podcasts | 2 CommentsTags: bill to law, curfew, homeschool legislation, Humans Being podcast, legal rights
Homeschoolers don’t ask and don’t tell- getting over the fear in favor of our rights.
Where to find information on your state’s laws and possible changes to them.
Navigating your state’s legislation website/database.
Current actions in 5 states that require OUR action- Ohio, New Jersey, California, Oklahoma, New Hampshire.
How does the system work? A guide for the process of passing a bill into a law and what homeschoolers can- and must- do at each step of the way.
HB# 10- Unschooling 101
January 4, 2009 at 4:46 am | In Podcasts | 1 CommentTags: learning theory, math, reading, unschooling basics
Addressing the whys?, hows?, and what abouts? of unschooling.
Learning theories.
Stepping back.
What about the basics?
Reading
Writing
Arithmetic
Learning from life.
HB#9- Why Not School?
November 11, 2008 at 8:39 pm | In Podcasts | 1 CommentTags: bullying, drugs, education, Piaget, public school, socialization, Theory of Constructivist Learning, U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Science, Unschooling, violence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference. ~Robert Frost
Public school statistics: Violence, bullying, drugs from U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Science
Are homeschoolers part of the problem rather than the solution?
Are homeschoolers sheltering their children from the world?
What about socialization?
What about education?
Next show: Why unschooling makes rational sense from an education perspective.
HB #8- Church and State
October 24, 2008 at 4:30 am | In Podcasts | Leave a CommentTags: election, empowerment, politics, religion, unschooling politics, unschooling religion, values, vote
Unschooling politics and religion
Countdown to presidential election 2008!
It’s inevitable- impart openness, interest, empowerment
Unschooling politics vs. unschooling religion
Why are they different?
Indifference = disempowerment
Making politics a priority b/c it affects our lives and our children’s future
HB #7 Remote Control
October 8, 2008 at 4:58 am | In Podcasts, Uncategorized | Leave a CommentWhat you’ll find in this episode:
Unschooling Media
Why do people place limits?
Why release limits?
Saturation period
Television-
Marketing
Value of TV
Strewing/family TV
Will they turn off the TV?
Mentor! Analyze your own media usage.
Computer/video games-
Value
Their use not only models your own but is just as important
Children WILL self-regulate!
Exertion of control words/measures will hinder this process
HB #6- Unschool Yourself!
September 30, 2008 at 5:52 am | In Podcasts | 1 CommentTags: life learning, passions, Unschooling
What you’ll find in this episode:
Unschooling ourselves- pursuing our life learning alongside our children
Compartmentalizing our passions as “somedays”
Stagnation vs. continued learning
Selfish desires- feeding ourselves to feed our families
Mentor! Do what you love!
Changing the family mentality
Examples of pursuits
Start small!
HB #5- Recognize and Reconcile
September 28, 2008 at 2:47 am | In Podcasts | 1 CommentTags: judgment, parenting styles, public school, reconciliation
My heartfelt gratitude for the Rethinking Education Conference and my conversations with Dayna Martin which were pivotal in my understanding and working through of my own judgment.
What you’ll find in this episode:
‘Reconcile’ (v.) – To bring (oneself) to accept
Stages: 1) defensiveness, 2) judgment/self-righteousness, 3) understanding
We ‘know’ we’re right…. so do they!
Be strong and solid in what your goal is for your family.
Unschooling- not everyone wants to do this! Support educational reform. Vote!
Gentle parenting- set an example. Be true to yourself and model positive parent-child interactions. Everyone is doing the best they know how to do.
Seek support!- Read, attend, form/join a tribe!
HB #4- Sleep with Butterflies
September 28, 2008 at 2:46 am | In Podcasts | 1 CommentTags: unschooling bedtime, whole-life unschooling
What you’ll find in this episode:
Sleep with Butterflies- Unschooling sleep
Exploring child-led sleep patterns
Frustration/anger surrounding bedtime- mythical vs. actual bedtime scenarios
Quiet minds, focused play
‘Adult’ time
Coping with grouchy days
Free kids are happy kids
HB #3- Free-Range Children
September 28, 2008 at 2:43 am | In Podcasts | Leave a CommentTags: unschooling food, whole-life unschooling
What you’ll find in this episode:
Free-Range Children- Unschooling Food
Children regulating their own caloric intake by choosing when and what to eat.
What about the family meal?
Setting the stage for unschooling food.
HB #2- Finding the Real World
September 28, 2008 at 2:42 am | In Podcasts | 1 CommentTags: discovery, Unschooling
What you’ll find in this episode:
Finding the Real World- Coming to Unschooling the Parent Way
Come along as Sarah talks about how the Parent family chose unschooling and scrapped social/educational norms.
HB #1- General Unschooling
September 28, 2008 at 2:38 am | In Podcasts | Leave a CommentTags: general unschooling information
What you’ll find in this episode:
A general discussion of the whats, whys, and hows of unschooling.
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