This week, we’re diving into a question that comes up pretty regularly, not just from people new to unschooling but also from extended family and friends when they see our parenting choices in action: Won’t unschooling spoil a child?

We look at four examples of parenting behaviours or actions, the typical conventional and unschooling motivations behind them, and what the child is likely learning along the way:

1. giving our children material things
2. doing what our children want
3. not punishing “negative” behaviours
4. responding quickly to our children’s distress

Audio clips taken from these episodes, in order …

EU021: Q&A Round Table

EU094: A Muddy Life with Ellen Rowland

EU089: Ten Questions with Jan Hunt

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