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If you want something in life, ask for it. If you don’t ask, you’ll never get it. If you do ask, the worst that can happen is that you’ll be turned down — no big deal! Move on to the next thing you really want. What’s holding you back? Look inside yourself for the answers [...]
One of the most wonderful benefits to the unschooling lifestyle is that the barriers of age are taken away. My kids are equally likely to be friends with 2 year olds, their own age-mates, and 80 year olds. My older daughter (age 12.5), in particular, gravitates toward those with like interests only and doesn’t even [...]
Here is the first in my series of “20 Questions for Unschoolers“. Check back on Wednesdays for more wonderful answers from Unschoolers. Follow that link and e-mail me your answers if you would like to be spotlighted on this site! Thanks to all who are participating! I’ve been really enjoying reading the answers and I [...]
The very best advice any parent can be given is: BE ACTIVE IN YOUR CHILD’S LIFE. Really, it’s that simple. That’s all you have to do in order to be a great parent. Be there. The more time you spend with your children, the more you will know them. The more “issues” you are having [...]
In order to help more people understand how differently Unschooling can look in different families, yet still be wildly wonderful, I’ve compiled a list of questions for all my Unschooling friends and readers of DoLifeRight. If you would like to answer these questions on this site for the whole world to read, please e-mail me [...]
An old friend of mine recently read my blog and was pleased to see that we agreed that iceberg lettuce and schools both suck the life out of people. I loved his observation, and I especially love that we’d both come to these conclusions separately. I’ve been thinking about my friend’s comment and I realized [...]
“I don’t judge,” I hear the mothers around me saying. AHHHHHH! This makes me want to scream. (Maybe I should next time I hear this — that’d make an unforgettable impression.) Is judging such a bad thing? No, it’s not! Have an opinion already. When you don’t have an opinion about a type of behavior, [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about a quote that I’ve had on this site for a while: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. –Marianne Williamson While I liked the quote on first glance, I’ve come to appreciate the meaning behind it more [...]
Read my interview about homeschooling and its role in children learning to read on Shari Lyle Soffe’s very nice blog. She regularly writes children’s book reviews and has interesting topics, not to mention that she is a fun children’s book illustrator and writer herself. Here is the direct link: A Homeschool View with Lisa Bentley [...]
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