Reschooling Posts // July 16-22, 2023
2.3 fusing tools and frameworks with Cassidy Younghans
July 19, 2023 from The Unschool Files
in episode 3 of the series on Community Care within SDE, meghan spoke with Cassidy Younghans. Cassidy speaks about her extensive time interning in various SDE spaces across models and her takeaways that have shaped Wild Roots Learning Community. they cover so many aspect of being in community and even start brainstorming and dreaming up ideas!
Giving Your Child Life Skills | Metacognition
July 19, 2023 from Raising Lifelong Learners
Metacognition has many benefits. When kiddos are facing attention difficulties, sensory challenges, executive function issues, or struggling with fine motor skills, metacognitive skills will help. It may look like staying focused in the moment, regulating their behavior, or managing their emotions.
Podcast: Summer Boredom Busters!
July 19, 2023 from Brave Writer
As homeschooling parents, we understand the unique challenges that arise when the academic year ends. Summer is here, and so begins a time without the structure and routine of homeschooling. Our children, the very ones we’ve been teaching, are still with us, ready to start each day, and they need things to do.
Is Free Play Too Free for Its Own Good?
July 18, 2023 from Free Range Kids
The Surgeon General is right: Loneliness is a massive problem. It’s not just sad, it’s unhealthy. So let’s look at the quickest, easiest way to solve it, at least among kids. Get them playing. Really playing — organizing games, working through arguments, sometimes yelling, sometimes laughing — without an adult fast-forwarding through all of that.
Confidence and Self-Esteem: How Unschooling Empowers Children
July 18, 2023 from Happiness is Here
One of the main things I wished for my children was the freedom and confidence to be themselves. As young children, I saw this in them every day, but as they approached school age I started to worry. How would school change them? What would they be like once the pressure to fit in hit them? When they were required to conform?
Overcoming Fears and Doubts with Erica Kesilman
July 18, 2023 from Honey! I’m Homeschooling the Kids
Homeschooling fears got you down? Parenting doubts keeping you paralyzed? Does the worry and fear wear you down? Erica Kesilman joined me on this episode to talk about the fears and doubts we face as homeschoolers and parents and how we can overcome them.
Pay Attention
July 17, 2023 from Brave Writer
When you show interest in how your child sees the world, that child will more naturally tell you the truth. Picture this: Your child tells you, “I don’t need math.” You ask, “Why do you think that?” Your child says, “I’m going to be a professional ball player.”
And the Winner Is...
July 17, 2023 from Think Again
Picture the scene. A primary school near you, full of bright and curious children. There’s a Halloween parade, and parents are asked to get into the spirit and help their children with making costumes at home. Many of them dutifully get out the packing tape and cardboard boxes or even the sewing machine.
