Unschooling Mom2Mom

Hey Reader... January has a way of stirring things up. The routines are gone, the energy is different, and many parents start noticing thoughts like:Is this too relaxed?Are they doing enough?Is learning actually happening? This is your sign that you need a little more deschooling. It’s how you’ll be able to answer these questionand stop the second-guessing.Your school-shaped habits are surfacing again. In today’s short podcast, I talk about why deschooling is really for parents — and what’s...

Hey Reader! Unschooling isn’t always the easiest thing to wrap your brain around. Most of us grew up with years of messaging that there’s one right way to learn. So it makes sense that many families start out with a more traditional homeschooling approach — and then, piece by piece, parts of that fall away. That’s often how this goes.Layers. And since you’re here on my list, chances are you’ve already peeled back quite a few of them. But maybe last semester didn’t go as well as you...

Hey Reader! You made it through the Fall, but you’re not eager to repeat it.January is often when parents want to make a change — but blog posts and podcasts don’t always answer the real question:That sounds good… but what do I actually do?That’s what we’re talking about this week on the Unschooling Mom2Mom Podcast. ____________________________ 🎧 Listen here ↓ When School-at-Home Homeschooling Stops Workingor any of your favorite podcast platforms: or Read at the...

Yesterday’s livestream worked! Yay! 🎉Here’s the recording, Reader: 👉 Watch the replay: Livestream Replay Yesterday, we walked through how unschoolers get support — free vs. paid, IRL vs. online — and why different options make sense at different stages. But support is just one piece. Parents have a lot of questions about: deschooling, teens, learning to read, screens, math, self-doubt— just to name a few!The Unschooling Mom2Mom website has been collecting solid answers for decades — but...

How Unschoolers Get the Support They Need Hi Reader, Confession First: I have such an Unschooler Attitude about... EVERYTHING.I got this software so I can share my screen on the livestream today. It's not NECESSARY but it's so much more helpful if I can! It's called Ecamm... in case anyone out there wants a little side-gig and can help me! lolIt's not the most intuitive - and I knew that when I got it. So as I'm testing everything, I'm having a few hiccups. I'll probably be able to edit these...

How Unschoolers Get the Support They Need Hi Reader, Late night email because... Life. Unschooling parents need support — and we all find it in different ways. Sometimes we need a lot, other times, not so much. Sometimes it's online. Sometimes it's in real life. So I want to be sure that you know about all the different ways you can feel supported as you travel this unconventional path. Tomorrow I’m going live on YouTube to share resources and perspective about how unschoolers actually get...

Happy New Year, Reader! Did you stay home last night or do something fun? I’d love to know! (I’ll share mine below in the P.S.) I know a lot of people pick a word for the new year. Or they make New Year’s resolutions. Just FYI, I’m turning 65 next month, kind of monumental. We’ll see what’s in store - never too late, right? My Unschooling Intentions List I want to let you know what my unschooling intentions are - you can be my accountability buddy! Feel free to check-in and ask me where i am...

Hi Reader, It’s New Year’s Eve — that quiet moment when many parents start thinking about January. Not necessarily big resolutions.Just a sense that something needs to shift. Sometimes the hesitation isn’t about whether change is needed, but about not knowing exactly what to do next — or whether you can realistically pull something like unschooling together. Maybe... the missing puzzle piece is that you could use some guidance, perspective, and a few people to do this with. That’s why I...

New Podcast/Blogpost 🎙 Unschooling Mom2Mom Hi Reader, This post-holiday stretch can make even confident homeschooling and unschooling parents second-guess everything.But winter isn’t the time to push harder — even though everything around us insists we need to “get back on track.” That pressure is real.And we may be a little worn down from December. Let Winter Be Winter Resist the Urge to Rush into January In this episode, we talk about: why this in-between season feels so unsettling how...