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Follow homeschoolers Nadia and Aidan as they travel the USA! Each book in this series explores a new state and a new research topic. Along with their parents and pet turtle, they find adventure and learning everywhere.

...and just what is that mysterious device of theirs?

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Topics: Arizona, Unschooling, Utah, Wright on Time, books, fiction, homeschooling, mindful parenting, travel, writing

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on this website. It’s all good though! Fantastic in fact! It’s been a whirlwind of excitement in my household for months now: 2 books published, several trips, activities galore, and much more!
I have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving day!  Here are [...]

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Topics: Unschooling, empowerment, homeschooling, mindful parenting, relationships, zen

Be an ACTIVE Participant in Your Children’s Lives

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 with them, [...]

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Topics: Unschooling, books, education, homeschooling, interview, writing

Interview of Me on Shari Lyle-Soffe’s Blog

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
Please [...]

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Topics: Unschooling, education, empowerment, homeschooling, mindful parenting, relationships

What Unschooling is NOT

There are many misconceptions about unschooling.  Through my talking with people unfamiliar with the concept, I see the same incorrect ideas popping up again and again.  Let’s get the facts clear.

Unschooling is NOT permissive parenting.
Unschooling is NOT leaving children alone to their own devices.
Unschooling is NOT having a “no boundaries” home.
Unschooling is NOT taking the [...]

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Topics: Unschooling, books, empowerment, homeschooling, mindful parenting, relationships

Naomi Aldort’s Change.org Recommendation

Have you had the chance to browse through the HUGE list of citizen recommendations on Change.org yet?  I love their question:  What do You want to Change in the World?
There are a variety of worthy ideas to support on that site, but only the top 10 (as of midnight tonight - December 31, 2008) will [...]

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Topics: McDougall, PCRM, curing diseases, dairy, empowerment, environmentalism, food, green living, holidays, kidney stones, lowfat, top ten, vegan, vegetarian

Top 10: Reasons Why I’m THANKFUL My Family is Vegan

Continuing on the theme of thankfulness, here are my top 10 reasons (in no particular order) why I am thankful my family is vegan:

No worries about animal product illnesses (Mad Cow, Bird Flu, etc.).  If you do eat meat, make sure yours is never undercooked!
No worries about more serious diet-induced diseases such as cancer, diabetes, [...]

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Topics: Unschooling, education, empowerment, homeschooling, mindful parenting, relationships, so you think you know

“Are you qualified to teach your children?”

I’ve been asked the above question (or similar) hundreds of times since I started telling people that we were a homeschooling family.  Just about every kind grandmother at stores or check-out personnel ask me this when I go out shopping with my kids in the middle of a school day.  Very few are rude about [...]

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Topics: Unschooling, education, empowerment, environmentalism, food, green living, homeschooling, relationships, vegetarian

Let’s GREEN-UP Elementary School Homework

Should elementary school children be sent home with over an hour’s worth of homework every night? Should that work count for something? Is an elementary school child’s opinion worthy of respect? Is “green”ness an issue we are forcing schooled children to think is not real and worthy? Are school administrators and [...]

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Topics: California, Unschooling, alternate energy, education, environmentalism, food, games, homeschooling, photographs, solar energy, travel, vegan, wind energy

Discovery Cube Science Center, Orange County, CA

After a recent Disneyland trip, my family and I checked out the Discovery Science Center (nicknamed “The Cube”) just a few miles away.  We immediately knew we’d found it when we spotted a large upended three dimensional black cube on the road.  The cube is mostly decorative, but also has solar panels and fiber optics [...]

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Topics: Unschooling, empowerment, homeschooling, mindful parenting, relationships, words

“You Have Two Legs” and Other Rude Comments to Children

There is something about the “new school year” that seems to bring out the worst in schooled parent-child relationships. Everywhere I go, I’m hearing really mean comments to kids. Sure I haven’t seen or heard the whole story, but I often have seen the set-up to the rude comments and in almost every [...]

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