I haven’t had an episode focused on my own reflections about unschooling in a while, so I thought I’d do that this week. I decided to share five of my blog posts that have really resonated with readers over the years.

Here are descriptions and links to the blog posts:

Who Am I and What Makes Me Tick?

Why is it important to explore what makes us tick and what does that have to do with unschooling? I talk about some reasons why families choose to extend unschooling beyond academic learning. And that led me to ponder a common question when people first hear about the basics of unschooling, “How will they learn to get up for a job and become independent, successful adults?”

Are You Playing the Role of Mother?

I’ve always felt vaguely uncomfortable with the typical counsel to moms of younger kids along the lines of “remember to take time for yourself.” I finally caught a glimpse as to why as I pondered the question.

What Love Looks Like in Unschooling Families

Unschoolers can really be a confusing bunch to those looking in! On one hand, we appear to be sheltering our children from the real world by keeping them home—we’re overprotective. On the other hand, we appear to not really care about our children because we don’t enforce firm rules. Conventionally, it’s almost a given that at some point parents will explain to their kids, “I say no because I love you.” Boundaries equal love. What if freedom can equal love too?

Five Unconventional Ideas about Relationships with Teens

Everyone wins with strong, connected, respectful relationships. Conventionally, relationships with teens are painted as either/or: either you focus on maintaining authority (tough love) or you avoid challenges altogether (let them run wild). Yet unschooling families have found the beauty of living inside the spectrum of those extremes. In this post I look at some of the ways unschooling parents view relationships differently and what that can look like in the teen years.

Unschooling Grows Far Beyond “Not School”

This is about some of the unexpected and marvelous ways that choosing unschooling has helped me grow as a person.

If you’d like an easier way to read more about unschooling than having to navigate the depths of my website, four of these posts, along with fifty-three others, are included in my compilation book, Life through the Lens of Unschooling: A Living Joyfully Companion.