Please see me. Not your expectations. Not an idealised version of me. Not who I could or ‘should’ be as an adult. Not who you wish I was. Please see me. Not my past. Not my ‘behaviour’. Not my mistakes. Not me compared to someone else. Please see me. […]
How to Deal with Fears and Doubts
“But what if…?” “But I’d be worried about…” “But don’t you get scared that…” “I couldn’t do that” When asked about parenting and educating against the grain, the most common questions all surround fears and doubts. I think that people think that those of us who live these choices do so free of any concerns. The […]
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My Ultimate Reason to Unschool
“I spent my early twenties finding myself” It seems to me to be commonly agreed upon that our twenties – in early adulthood – is when we ‘find ourselves’, right? It is said as if this is inevitable.. that it is part of joining adulthood. We must first find out who we are. But what […]
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Conditioned Ideas About Babies We Didn’t Buy Into
When I had my first baby I remember reading lists online and assuming that everything that these so called experts were saying was necessary must have been at least mostly right. I thought – well of course I’ll need all these things, of course I should take him to these special baby rhyme time sessions […]
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My Top Parenting Book Recommendations
I get asked which books I recommend reading when it comes to parenting. I find personally that blogs are easier for me to follow and get information but here are the top 5 books I recommend: contains affiliate links The number one book I recommend is Alfie Kohn’s Unconditional Parenting. This covers so much and […]
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