We’ve been slowly giving our daughters (7 & 10) more and more control over their choices. We started with eating, then playstation and then using the computer thats used for software (we have two, one has internet, one is for software). They love going online and I’ve found some really cool sites that they love [...]
Am I right in saying that the goal of unschooling is not necessarily to get the job they want, but that that will probably happen as a by-product.
I have just read the article by Kelly Lovejoy on the stages of unschooling and I have some questions I would appreciate your thoughts on.
Okay, so unschooling is [...]
My son aged 3 years 2 months has been watching movies on video endlessly. Today he watched about 5 movies, from approximately 11 in the morning to 7 in the evening, stopping only for a short period to get in the van to go drop off his sisters somewhere. I have allowed him to watch [...]
“Yeah, I admit I do kindof see the TV and also advertising and media as an evil…I hate having to tell Will what all the things they are advertising are.”
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Well, do you see books as evil, just because there are books worshipping Satan or condoning murder? Just because a form of communication has positive and [...]
I’m just wondering how you’re all viewing age restrictions on movies. I do pretty much stick to the age restriction guide - which are much stricter here in NZ than in the US. I often check the parent’s evaluation on http://www.rottentomatoes.com to get an idea of what the restriction is about. I screen explicit sex [...]
My almost 9 year old daughter really likes rap music. My DH and I are very concerned about the lyrics. We know banning it isn’t the answer. My dd’s personality is such that if she has any inkling that we may not like something for some reason, she really wants to do it more. I [...]
I am interested in saying “yes” much more often with my kids esp. with the electronic game stuff. My son disappears for hours to play Runescape. I am not really interested in these games but would you sit down with kids for alot of this time? What do you think of him spending so much [...]
I guess it’s hard for me (and my husband more so) to comprehend that video games could become just another option to do with your day.</b> I want to trust that it will be… eventually, and I wanted some encouragement from other unschoolers that my kids will probably not be playing video games every waking [...]