12 relationships – Parenting for the Future

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

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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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04 Family Wellbeing, 09 For Parents, 12 relationships, 16 The healthy child, 32 Mindfulness

The Way I Talk to My Kids Matters.

Simply put, if you talk to them with respect, they flourish. I don’t want to go for a long walk. Yes but you have to. Why. Because I said so. If you said that to me you might piss me off. Finish everything that is on your plate. That also might irritate me. Just do as I say. At that point, I would grab my coat and I probably would not come back and visit you. This is the way a lot of children get talked to and I get

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04 Family Wellbeing, 07 Unschooling, 08 self-directed learning, 09 For Parents, 12 relationships, 27 Play Hanging out and Fun, 38 Money

Life Without School

Our children do not go to school and they love it. They have no uniforms, there is no homework to be done, no tests to be taken, no sticker charts, no lunch boxes to pack, no exams to pass. If schooling was a train then they are not on it, they are not even on the platform and if learning was an ocean then they are in it riding the waves and nobody is telling them how to swim. We don’t tell them what they have to learn, they don’t

by Lehla Eldridge in

04 Family Wellbeing, 09 For Parents, 12 relationships, 16 The healthy child, 27 Play Hanging out and Fun, 017 Happy Healthy Parents Introduction, 70 Age 0 to 7yrs, 71 Age 7 to 14 yrs

Unschooling, Community and Choosing to say Yes

Fourteen children of varying ages troupe around here, sometimes together, sometimes in small groups. They are shoe-less school-less the sun is out and so are they. Their parents are all doing different things, some working, one making a cake, another on a business call, someone else is writing. You are not allowed to walk across the veranda you have to ‘swim’ over the rainbow fairies and the small horses. The small ones have turned it in to their ocean and swimming is what has been decreed. Yesterday our son was

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

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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, 07 Unschooling, 09 For Parents, 12 relationships, 18 Self Care for Parents, 32 Mindfulness, 36 Community

Me and the Wood Man.

As I was stacking the wood, Ant, my husband talked about when we should order our next bunch of wood from the wood man. And I said I think ‘I would like to order from another wood man’. And he said ‘WHAT???? After ALL HE GAVE YOU? You should be thanking that wood man!!!’ If you don’t know what I am talking about click here… I gave him a sideways glance and I thought about it, he was right. With out his harsh words I wouldn’t have heard all your

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02 parenting for the future, 09 For Parents, 12 relationships, 18 Self Care for Parents, 28 Self Care, 32 Mindfulness

‘Unless your children go to school they will be NOTHING’ an unexpected lesson from the wood man.

After the wood man had dropped the wood, when I was paying him, he quizzed me about our kids schooling. As they all skipped around the van he was curious as to why they were not in school. After I told him what we do, he went on to do mental Kung Fu on my psyche. If his words were a gun, he first shot my knee, then went on to my arm, he did not let his gun drop and I stood there and I took it. He asked

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