Stories of an Unschooling Family

What About Grammar and Punctuation?

Imogen's novels

The Crystal Tree

The Shattering Song

Blog Posts

Learning About Punctuation the Lewis Carroll Way

Wanting to Learn How to Spell

The Writing Game: No Shortage of Writing Ideas

Podcasts

Our Writing Unrules for Unschoolers

More Unschool Writing Ideas and Resources

Resources

Grammarly

Capitalize My Title

Where You Can Find Me

Youtube

Instagram

Blog

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166: Unschooling Sausages and Other History Stories Feb 22, 2020

Show notes

This week:

I'm telling you where I've been for the last 3 months.

I'm sharing a new podcast format idea.

I'm talking about podcast chapters.

I'm asking for some feedback.

I'm reading 3 unschooling stories that are tagged history and geography (and also English and unschooling).

I'm commenting on my stories.

I’m sharing some resources.

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

How Light Can Turn into Deep and Serious

Blog posts

Unschooling Sausages

Watching History as it Happened

Resources

Richard III: The King in the Carpark

The Crown

Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets

Where You Can Find Me

Youtube

Instagram

Blog

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165: Stories About Connection from Radical Unschool Love Nov 30, 2019

Show notes

This week, I'm sharing a few stories from my book, Radical Unschool Love:

A Teenager’s Thoughts
Learning Right from Wrong
Developing a Sense of Right and Wrong
Can We Be Both Parent and Friend?
One-on-One Times

I'm also sharing a blog post called Radical Unschooling: Something Beautiful

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

Radical Unschooling: Something Beautiful

Blog post

Unschoolgram

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164: Discouraged Nov 15, 2019

Show notes

This week, I'm talking about:

How I'm feeling discouraged
The need to feel successful
A negative comment about technology and screentime
Letting go and moving on

I also share a story from my book, Radical Unschool Love, called The Beginning and End of Praise.

Is it okay to praise our kids? Could praise be necessary, not only for our children but for us as well?

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

A Gradual Approach to Unschooling

Blog posts

Is it Really Okay to Give Unschooling Kids Unlimited Access to Screens and the Internet?

Podcast

Episode 162: Asking for Help

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163: Time and Trust and Letting Go Nov 08, 2019

Show notes

This week, I'm talking about:

how time moves so fast.
making the most of our time with our kids.
not being anxious but trusting our kids will get to where they are meant to go.
how we have to let go of each stage of our lives.
our son Thomas and grief and birthday traditions.

I'm sharing two stories

Time and Trust (from my book Radical Unschool Love)
Letting Go of Another of Thomas' Places

I tried a new podcasting recording setup for this episode. Please ignore any imperfections. Yes, there are a few skipped words and a bit of breathy breathing and other strange noises, but I hope this recording is good enough to listen to. (How did Darth Vader get into my podcast?!) When I learn how to use Adobe Audition better, my podcasts will sound better!

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

How Did a Man Get into My Podcast?

Blog posts

Letting Go of Another of Thomas' Places

Podcast

Beginning and Endings and a Simple Christmas

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162: Asking for Help Oct 27, 2019

Show notes

After a break, I'm back with a new episode!

This week, I'm discussing the following questions:

Where have I been?
Why did I record 3 versions of episode 162?
Can crisis points become turning points?
What changes am I making?
Do most of us think we can do everything all by ourselves?
Do we need social media to spread the message about our work?
Do we need more silence in our lives?
Are you willing to help me?

I'm also sharing two stories:

When We Reach Crisis Point (from my blog)
Sue Elvis: An Interview (from my book Radical Unschool Love)

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

When We Reach Crisis Point

Blog posts

Time to Unschool

Book

The Power of Silence by Cardinal Robert Sarah

Unschoolgram

Unschoolgram menu

Unschoolgram: 2019 October and September (Do you ever yearn for more silence in your life?)

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161: Registered Homeschoolers Who Unschool, Confidence and Other Thoughts Sep 06, 2019

Show notes

This week, I'm sharing another story about younger unschoolers. It's called Giving a Child Unasked-For Help.

I'm also chatting about last week's unschooling meeting in Canberra where Imogen, Sophie and I spoke about unschooling.

I discuss the following questions:

Does unschooling work?
Can registered homeschoolers unschool?

I talk about support groups, having confidence, adopting a positive attitude towards homeschool registration and lots of other things!

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

Giving a Child Unasked-For Help

Blog Posts

Posts About Registration and Homeschool Record-Keeping

How Choosing a Different Path Can Cause Conflict

The Curious Unschoolers Book Club

The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open!

The Book Club Link

Where You Can Find Me

Youtube

Instagram

Blog

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160: Shall We Talk About Christian Unschooling? Aug 23, 2019

Show notes

This week's episode is for my Christian unschooling friends.

I'm exploring the question: can Christians unschool?

I share some quick (and maybe muddled!) thoughts on such things as trust, freedom, unconditional love, passions and interests, respect, families, our missions in life, and forgiveness from a Christian unschooling perspective.

I didn't aim for a perfect podcast covering all aspects of Christian unschooling. Instead, I just wanted to share a few thoughts that might open up some conversations.

I'm also sharing an adventurous mother story from one of my children's novels.

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

The Angels of Abbey Creek

My Children's Novels

The Angels of Gum Tree Road

Blog Post

Bringing God into the Unschooling Picture

The Curious Unschoolers Book Club

The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open!

The Book Club Link

Where You Can Find Me

Youtube

Instagram

Blog

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Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Are you interested in talking more about Christian unschooling? Join us in the Curious Unschoolers Book Club. And please join me on Instagram!

159: Turning Waiting Times into Unschooling Adventures Aug 16, 2019

Show notes

This week, I'm talking about how we can make the most of waiting times by filling them with adventures.

I'm also discussing:

Perfection and how it stops us from doing important and enjoyable things.
How we can be adventurous parents.
My vlogging plans.
How life and our typical unschooling days change as our kids get older and their needs and interests change.
How we don't need to set assignments for our kids after they've enjoyed an adventure.
The Curious Unschoolers Book Club
My Baby Loss Club website.

I'm also sharing two stories of when my kids were younger:

An Adventure Hiding in Every Moment
The Photography Girls Head into the Bush

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

An Adventure Hiding in Every Moment

Blog Posts

The Photography Girls Head into the Bush

The Bush Walk

Podcast

Episode 2: Mistakes, a Teenager's Love of Learning, and Loose Change

The Curious Unschoolers Book Club

The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open!

The Book Club Link

Where You Can Find Me

Youtube

Instagram

Blog