I said - picture yourself as a flame. As you walk around with your flame bright and strong - there will be those around you who will fan your flame & support it & then there will be those who dull your flame & blow it out.
All in parenting
There was a deeper issue & I felt it
Major parent win! Thought I’d share the quick story about our process through a conflict. Including thoughts on creating a safe environment for open communication & growth within our family.
A mama poem
Feeling deep feels as my kids grow older.
In order for me to embrace new stages of life - It’s important for me to feel, express and let go.
My childhood will not be theirs
Through this video I welcome you into my childhood where I wasn’t allowed to pick my own clothes for wear makeup.
Then I share how I show up for my own children.
Unschooling :: let them learn what they want to learn
I imagine a world where kids have the opportunity to follow their passions 100% at a young age.
What would that look like?
Join me as a breakdown an amazing quote on unschooling.
Why do we homeschool?
Knowing our WHY is so important.
Our why shapes our world.
Our why is linked to everything we do.
How to hold space for a child
When we hold space for a child - we open our hearts to them, listen without judgment, shame & try to keep our solutions to ourselves.
We hold them as their tears fall down their face.
We listen as anger takes the wheel and they yell and scream about what their sister did.
We don’t fix. We don’t fix. We don’t fix.
The unschooled child :: learning to read + write
We are unschoolers. There I said it - haha! We are many titles and I embrace the ever changing but for them to learn how to read + write - I really took a step back.
Life as we knew it
We are getting a dose of what our school systems require our youth to learn.
Maybe we are being reminded just how hard spending 8 hours at school is. Teacher to teacher, class to class.
The only difference is their schooling is at home - for us to see.
Our mindful home :: Creative living with kids
I’m talking mindfulness + creating spaces which wake our senses!
Inside + outside our home
The nature loving child
So many many articles + books written on the importance of sending our kids outside. Less screens & more play, right?
Of course, but what I’m here to share with you right here + right now, is just how simple it is to raise a nature loving child. It doesn’t require you to book four expensive plane tickets to a national park, or even require you to get into the car. If you have a patch of grass, that is enough.
Top homeschool + parenting books
I have compiled a list of my favorite parenting + homeschool books that have left me feeling inspired, kept me on track, and even brought me back from the depths of - what the heck am I doing here?
Play is work :: lessons from my children
Having my own kids pushed me into higher ways of thinking and being. Through all the research I did when they were born - a concept that I latched onto was the Montessori Theory. Maria Montessori developed an approach to learning where the key principles such as independence, following the child, and self-directed learning - supported them in each stage of growth. We decided to homeschool and I ended up taking this approach a different way.
