ALL parents fuck up in their parenting. We just need to learn how to repair it to heal our kid AND our relationship with our kid.
Tag: deschooling
Does your kid have a hard time with their other parent?
Being a parent is really hard. Our kids weren’t born with manuals. How can we lovingly support our co-parent so our kids can speak their truth and the adult listen to understand?
Raising a neurodivergent teen
My neurodivergent teen is developing and getting both more independent and autonomous – but in other ways that I hadn’t expected. I just need to stop comparing him to other kids AND TRUST him and his process.
5 questions for when you freak out around your kid’s reading!
We live in a society that is molded by schoolish mindsets and expectations, and our human development is measured and held to set standards for what, when and how we do things and learn. Especially reading and writing!
How we solved our toothbrushing struggles
In my family toothbrushing has always been a struggle. Teo has had a really hard time remembering, and I have always thought it was my job (as his very responsible mom) to remind him.
Your kid wants to quit?
How can we deal with situations where our kids want to quit the stuff we think they love or should do? Should we nudge or lean into trust?
End power struggles!
Power struggles messes up relationships between parents and kids. By doing this work we empower both ourselves AND our kids.
Young people’s hopes for youth liberation
What hopes do young humans have for the future of youth liberation? At the recent SDE Weekend titled “How to be an SDE kid in a schoolish world”. Three young people shared their experiences and how they navigate growing up in a world that often doubts, questions, mistrusts and belittled young people who do not go to conventional schools.
Triggers that turn us inside out
So, what is triggering for you? Is it toothbrushing? Or having to leave on time and your kid not ever getting ready? Or is it when your kid talks back? Or when you recognize that your kid has privileges you didn’t have as a child? Or maybe when they get upset or sad? Or don’t clean up their mess even though they agreed to do it?
We all have different triggers, and not only do we need to understand what they are – we also need to figure out what they are about.
When did you stop playing?
Learning through play is basically free exploration without external pressure to create a specific result. This is where learning takes place, completely spontaneously and without any adult directing or interfering with the process.