Unschooling Mom2Mom

Hey Reader, If you've homeschooled for any length of time - even as an unschooler - you've probably spent more money on curriculum than you'd like to admit. Someone recommended it and you hoped it would make homeschooling easier. But then your child thought it was boring and really resisted it. Life got busier and you skipped days to avoid another power struggle. Those books sat on the shelf collecting dust - and guilt. Back to the drawing board, right? Searching Pinterest, late night...

Hi Reader, When your kids become teens, the ground begins to shift. They may cocoon a little more. They aren't as interested in some of the things they loved when they were younger. They're growing up, and it's easy to wonder what this next phase is supposed to look like. It can shake our confidence too. But the teen years don't require a whole new approach. They just bring a new set of questions. That's why I put together the Unschool Teens Essential Collection. It includes three resources...

Hey Reader, Recently on a coaching call, a mom said, "I love this idea of unschooling, and I THOUGHT that's what I needed to talk more about. What I'm discovering is that I'm actually building confidence in MYSELF—not the kids or the educational approach!" I hear that a lot. When we step off the conveyor belt, we're not on steady ground. We second-guess ourselves. We wonder if we're doing enough. That uncertainty affects the way we interact with our kids... the way we see the learning—or...

Hi Reader,As I wrap up my June special on the $50 half-hour coaching calls, I wanted to mention something several parents have asked me. "Could we just do this once a month?" Absolutely. Sometimes one conversation is enough. Sometimes what helps is knowing we'll talk again next month. Fear has a way of creeping back in, and it's easy to slip back into old ways of thinking. Then we pick up where we left off. I already know your family. I know what you're hoping for, what's been working, and...

Hi Reader,What if fear is influencing more of your homeschooling decisions than you realize?I just published the video, and I think this is one of the most important conversations homeschooling parents can have before the back-to-school season gets in full swing. Watch Now Need to talk to somebody about all this? June is one of my favorite times of year for coaching conversations. The past year is still fresh in our minds, but we're not standing on the doorstep of back-to-school season yet....

Hi Reader, If you have a gamer, you may be wondering how you're going to get anything onto a transcript. That's what I'm talking about in this week's podcast (on all the platforms) and now over at YouTube. Watch Now or read at the blog At first glance, gaming can look like "just entertainment." But when we slow down and look at what a teen is actually doing, we often find history, math, science, leadership, problem-solving, communication, and even philosophy hiding in plain sight. Let's look...

Hi Reader!Halfway through June - how's it going? I did a quick podcast for you last Friday and now it's a short video at YouTube. You can watch here: Watch on YouTube So many parents wrap up the school year not wanting to repeat THAT again - but not sure what to do next. That's why every June, I offer ½ price coaching calls. You need to talk to someone who will help you figure out what will work for you and your kids. If you've been here any time at all, you know I'm not a dogmatic type. I...

Just back from my EU/UK trip, and I came home thinking about something simple, Reader: How often we try to figure things out on our own. Travel has a way of making that really obvious. You’re in unfamiliar places, and instead of overthinking everything, you just ask. Where do I go or is this the right line?And people just… answer. No judgment. No big deal. Just help. It made me realize how often we don’t do that in everyday life. We assume we should already know, or we don’t want to bother...

Hi Reader! Each month, over in the Creating Confidence Daily App, we focus on a theme that parents are writing to me about. For June, one of the most common questions is about kids and their devices. Parents worry they're spending too much time on electronics, but they're wrestling with a bigger question: what is too much? How can we approach this with an unschooling mindset—one that prioritizes connection and relationship—without feeling like we're "losing them" to technology? If that sounds...