09 For Parents – 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

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 09 For Parents, 16 The healthy child, 18 Self Care for Parents, 28 Self Care, 32 Mindfulness

Uplifting the Next Generation and Gently Changing the Course of History

How we show up is so important for our children and we are shaping who they are to become. I was struck by this thought the other day. I am raising children that will most likely go on to have children and I am modelling for them how to be as a parent. We as parents have a choice as to how we show up and we can change script for future generations. If you stop and think about it that is an amazing thought! I was brought up in

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 06 homechooling, 07 Unschooling, 09 For Parents

What on earth is the difference between homechooling and unschooling?

There is some confusion as what on earth Unschooling actually is. So for clarity here is an excerpt from our book that breaks it down from our persepective. How does unschooling differ from homeschooling?Home schooling is teaching school subjects and following a curriculum outside of a learning institution such as a school, usually at home. Home schooling parents may collaborate with other home-schooling families. A home-schooling family can have widely varying approaches to learning but the core principle is the teaching of children to a curriculum linked to examinations. Many

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03 Parenting and Working, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 18 Self Care for Parents, 27 Play Hanging out and Fun, 28 Self Care, 017 Happy Healthy Parents Introduction

The Best Time to Embrace Alternative Education is Now

Embracing Alternative Education During a Pandemic By Lehla Eldridge Everything has shifted, nothing is as it was, the world is changing then surely so should we. Having the whole family at home is a normal situation for me, as we have been unschooling (I will get to that bit later) for nine years. Only in the last year have our older children decided to go to college and THEY LOVE IT and are now going on to do A Levels. We have had a lot of experience of them being

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04 Family Wellbeing, 09 For Parents, 18 Self Care for Parents, 017 Happy Healthy Parents Introduction

Letting go of Perfect

This is a post I am writing in seven parts, so my aim is to do one a day for a week, as a reminder to myself as well as to other homeschooling/unschooling parents who are out there doing their best to raise their kids at home. Right now some of you have been thrown in to this crazy but beautiful world. It isn't always easy, so here is day one!! This is for me as much as it is for all of you!These are short snippets, so feel free

by Lehla Eldridge in

02 parenting for the future, 09 For Parents, 34 The Environment Sustainability and Climate Change

Do you Talk to the Kids about the Future?

From where I am sitting right now, everything is perfect, I am surrounded by families having lunch, chatting, smiling and laughing. I am the odd one on her computer amidst a restaurant full of people eating, in fact the waiters may ask me to leave in a minute… If I take a quantum leap into the unknown and believe what I have been reading (Thank you Jonathan Safran Foer for talking about belief in We are the Weather) it is clear to me that it isn’t looking pretty. I think

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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

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04 Family Wellbeing, 09 For Parents, 14 Work Life Balance, 16 The healthy child, 18 Self Care for Parents, 017 Happy Healthy Parents Introduction

Not Back to School

We are not going to the shops and buying school clothes for the next year, our kids are not mentally preparing themselves for what lies ahead in a few weeks, shoes are not getting shined, shirts not ironed, books not being especially bought, in our household none of this is going on. As we are not going back to school. Our household isn’t all Instagram shiney, we aren’t always on to the next thing smiling and laughing without a care in the world. There are days when I look at

by Lehla Eldridge in

01 Alternative Education and Learning, 06 homechooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents

How do Unschoolers take Exams?

This morning I woke up at 6am in an Airbnb room, the girls were asleep and I was convinced that I had left the lights on in the car and that the battery would be flat and that I wouldn’t be able to get to the exam room on time. Like in a bad dream. In a panic, I stepped outside and checked the car, the car was fine. I wasn’t, I was anxious, knowing that the girls were taking part two of their IGCSE Italian. They were breezy, I

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

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