21 For Mothers – Parenting for the Future

by Lehla Eldridge in

02 parenting for the future, 09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 16 The healthy child, 21 For Mothers, 22 For Fathers, 23 For LGBT parents, 32 Mindfulness

Ten Things I Tell Myself to Remember Around Parenting

How do I love these children as much as I can? How do kids learn things that connect with their souls? How do the fireflies of inspiration spark their spirits? Can I help keep those iridescent lights of creativity shining? I ask myself these questions... I know that for me putting the kids in a schooling environment stopped being an option when I saw their spirits shrinking and the sparkle diminishing from their eyes. I also know that this may not be easy to read, especially if in your heart you feel through

by Lehla Eldridge in

04 Family Wellbeing, 09 For Parents, 12 relationships, 18 Self Care for Parents, 21 For Mothers, 22 For Fathers, 23 For LGBT parents, 32 Mindfulness

Tis the season not to be triggered.

A loving reminder/question for all of you entering in to the Christmas season with family and friends. Can you stay in your truth and not get triggered? Can you be aware when you are getting stressed?This can be a time of year when tensions rise. So for any of you out there who are mixing with the button pressers remember this, breathe through any awkward questions. Remember to lovingly keep your boundaries and be gentle with others and yourself. Sometimes people can be curious about different ways of raising kids and

by Lehla Eldridge in

09 For Parents, 10 for grandparents, 21 For Mothers, 22 For Fathers

Learning Never Stops. Even when you are Stranded at the Edge of the Highway.

At midnight whilst driving on a toll road in Italy my husband gasps and say ‘Oh No, I have done something terrible.’ I wonder how bad can it be but judging by the depth of his gasp I know it isn’t great. He pulls over and declares he has left his wallet on top of a petrol pump. It slowly dawns on me that we filled up the car two hours ago. We also both realize that all the cash cards are in his wallet and between us we have

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 21 For Mothers, 22 For Fathers, 37 Mental Health

Unschooling and the art of letting go of fear.

It is so easy to be gripped by fear. Fear is like a witch casting spells over everything. I can excel in hooking on to her skirt of anxious thoughts, I can fly with her but, in the land of unschooling or homeschooling, she is not welcome as she is so destructive. She is the angry teacher in the room who is handing out bad marks. She is the law that is going to close us down. She is the voice that tells me the kids are going nowhere and

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

02 parenting for the future, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 21 For Mothers, 22 For Fathers, 017 Happy Healthy Parents Introduction, 40 Exams

Why we Hackschool and don’t bring traditional schooling in to our home

I want to explain that I won’t cry my eyes out and become very cross and upset if my son cannot read well yet, or even if he can’t get there in the next year, he is 10. Or if my daughters at the age of 12 can’t do long division, I will not be pulling my hair out and beating my brow at the ‘I am not good enough ness’ of myself as a homeschooling parent and at the fact that the children are not where they ‘should’ be.

by Lehla Eldridge in

03 Parenting and Working, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 13 Working at Home with Kids, 14 Work Life Balance, 18 Self Care for Parents, 21 For Mothers

Is it possible to do anything other than unschool (ie work) when you unschool your children?.

That is a question I ask myself a lot. Right now I am sitting the kitchen, I have a bowl of muesli to my left which my son made for me and my daughter is showing me the fact that our cat has dyed his three paws green. I say three as he is missing a leg. I say to myself, ‘when I have free time I will finish that book, when I have a clear moment, I will get on with those illustrations.’ But in truth I don’t have

by Lehla Eldridge in

02 parenting for the future, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 21 For Mothers, 31 Technology, 32 Mindfulness

Ted Talks, young geniuses, overwhelm and extreme admiration.

We as of yet have no self-sustaining organic garden, our kids don’t know quite how to fashion wooden spoons out of a tree nor how to stick then roast an organically farmed pig. They are not musical geniuses that we know of, yet, and they have not started their own companies at the age of eight, which they are now floating on the stock market. These are not our kids, our kids may end up doing all those things who knows but right now, they don’t. Now this is such

by Lehla Eldridge in

04 Family Wellbeing, 09 For Parents, 21 For Mothers, 71 Age 7 to 14 yrs

Learning to step in to the boy’s world…

There is so much about being a mother of a boy that I don’t understand, that is not inherently in my bones, that I sometimes have to turn to my husband and ask ‘what is this boy thing all about?’ I so thought I would have all the knowledge but of course I don’t, I understand my daughter’s world much better than my son’s because I have been there and I recognize the stages that they are going through. The things I am learning about this 8 year old boy

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 21 For Mothers, 28 Self Care

How do you teach your daughters to be powerful?

What does that mean anyway? To have power? Power can be a bit of a scary word. Wars have been fought over power. Maybe for me it means that our girls will be able to stand in their power when they are not being treated fairly. To have voices, to be strong women? Yes I want them to be all of that, to be strong and standing tall and equal. How do I do that? I am talking about inner strength and confidence, about the inner drive about that unexstinguishable

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