11 for friends – Parenting for the Future

by Lehla Eldridge in

04 Family Wellbeing, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 11 for friends, 12 relationships

Some of your questions answered about Unschooling

Are you taking the kids out of society if they are not in school? Schooling is not the only gateway to social interaction or societal involvement. So yes we are definitely part of society. If you see society as a much bigger all-encompassing picture, which is how we see the word, then no we are not taking them out of society. Do your children have any friends? Yes, our children have a lot of friends. We were very lucky to have had the chance to meet an interesting group of

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 11 for friends, 16 The healthy child, 19 Reading and Writing, 70 Age 0 to 7yrs, 71 Age 7 to 14 yrs

A Letter to a Parent About reading

This is what I would I have told my worried self about reading and my children about three years ago. One of children was diagnosed with Irlen’s syndrome and so I was very stressed about whether she would be able to read or not. As time went by she did. But here is a letter that I would have liked to have read as worrying served nothing for me. Dear Lehla, Please stop it, stop worrying about the children’s ability to read. Have more faith in them. You have been

by Lehla Eldridge in

02 parenting for the future, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 11 for friends, 20 Creativity, 27 Play Hanging out and Fun

The First Step Toward Unschooling: Unschooling the Parents.

‘Just let me live my life’ were the words that came out of my sons mouth yesterday as I tried to teach him about following a recipe. He was furious. He was wanting to cook, I was wanting to help him cook. He was wanting to make biscuits, I was wanting him to follow a recipe. He didn’t want to. I wanted him to. We hit a stalemate. ‘Just let me live my life and let me learn how I want to learn’ I caught myself in that moment, caught

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 11 for friends, 15 Entrepreneurship, 27 Play Hanging out and Fun, 41 Socializing

18 things I learnt from the S-COOL HOMESCHOOLING/UNSCHOOLING BIGGEST MEETING EVER IN ITALY.

Our mechanic crashed our car prior to going to this unschooling/homeschooling event. Yes, you read that right. So the five of us were left with a very small 4 seater car which belonged to the garage. It wasn’t great. But we got there. The girls took the train with Ant and I drove with Jahli. Things don’t always go as planned. Turning up in Rimini was like going to Blackpool in the height of summer. I had a sleeping boy in the back and due to the fact that my sat nav didn’t work

by Lehla Eldridge in

04 Family Wellbeing, 09 For Parents, 11 for friends, 12 relationships, 14 Work Life Balance, 017 Happy Healthy Parents Introduction, 36 Community, 41 Socializing

18 Steps to having a ‘Workaway’ person help your family.

Workaway is a website that’s aim is to help people who are travelling to find a place to stay for free in exchange for helping their hosts. By creating a swap between the host and the traveller a fine balance is met which enables each party to benefit. It goes like this, if you are a host you provide food and accommodation. If you are a traveller you get free board and food in exchange for offering a few hours of help each day. Hundreds of travellers and host families

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 11 for friends, 16 The healthy child, 32 Mindfulness

Do we need to teach our kids table manners?

We tend to talk about the table manners across the table. We sometimes bark. I say bark because we are not perfect and we have been saying the same thing about eating nicely for a while now. We talk about it. We talk about if one of the kids went on a date to an Indian restaurant for example and their table manners were really bad, the date might be over at the first poppadom. Unless they went to one of these restaurants where they would be totally free to eat with their hands. I go on

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 11 for friends, 21 For Mothers, 22 For Fathers

Frequently asked questions about UNSCHOOLING. PART ONE

If you take your kids out of ‘normal’ society, how do you expect them to ever be able to get back into society? I have never known what ‘normal’ society is, I don’t know that I have ever been in it, so in answering that question, I would ask another question. What is ‘normal society?’Aren’t we all just humans trying to live as best we can? Are you worried that your kids will never be able to get into higher education? I am not at all worried because I strongly believe that, if they want to get into

by Lehla Eldridge in

04 Family Wellbeing, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 11 for friends, 12 relationships, 21 For Mothers, 22 For Fathers

Do You Encourage your Kids to Have a Voice?

The other day we had another friend here (she is 12 and also an unschooler) and it was the kids turn to make lunch. The friend didn’t want to make lunch, so neither did the kids. I was all hooked and triggered and so was Anthony, so he bounded in saying ‘Well, if your friend doesn’t want to make lunch she can go home’ then I bounded in and talk to her and said ‘ I love having you here but if you want to be here, when you come

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 11 for friends, 27 Play Hanging out and Fun, 39 learning maths

What is Unschooling Anyway?

This is what I, Lehla mean by Unschooling. I do find it tricky having a label slapped on anything. So for the purpose of basic communication we are ‘unschooling’. But what does that actually mean? For me unschooling means many things but mainly these things listed below. Not going to school. Our hope is that our kids remain open, independent, curious, playful and questioning. Following the children’s desires and wants as best as we can by guiding them towards self directed learning. Unschooling for me, is what starts from minute

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