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.
Tag: deschooling
The pitfalls of treating kids like adults
When we place too high expectations on our kids we may unintentionally set them up for failure. Yes, we need to help prepare them for the world, but by letting them practice being responsible, and with the awareness that we adults need to be ready to step in and take back that responsibility whenever it’s too much to handle for our kids.
Does the perfect parent exist?
Perfectionism isn’t a realistic expectation to have – not on ourselves and definitely not on our kids. We are human and it means we will keep on messing up. That’s okay, as long as we do the necessary repair work.
The role of the unschooling parent
We often stumble across blog posts and articles that kind of hand us a list of the things we need to do as unschooling parents. Basically, we refer to them as the myths of the role of an unschooling parent!