Unschooling Mom2Mom

Hey Reader, You're scrolling. Not even looking for anything in particular. And there it is: a beautifully arranged nature table. A twelve-year-old who "asked to learn math for fun." A mom who says her kids haven't watched a screen since spring. You close the app. You look around at your own living room — cereal bowl from breakfast still on the counter, kid watching the same YouTuber for the fourth day in a row, the "unit study" you planned abandoned on day two. And the thought creeps in: Am I...

Hey Reader, Back in March, I decided to try something new. And, as it turns out, I use unschooling principles in just about everything I do: Let’s try it and see what works. So I created an unschooling support app: Creating Confidence Daily. I thought I would choose a theme each month, share a short voice note every day, and add a few practical resources along the way. Six months later, I can tell you: It worked. Way better than I expected. I love talking with you for a minute or two every...

Hi—quick note, Reader. I’ve seen a lot of articles about school refusal… but unfortunately, they almost never look at the option of not sending your child back to school. That's always the end goal. So I wanted to talk about that a little more in today’s Unschooling Mom2Mom Podcast: School Refusal: A Mom-to-Mom Reframe When Your Kid is Miserable It's the reframe I think they're missing and that parents really need to know. Listen at the Blog Apple Podcasts Listen at Spotify Read at the blog:...

Hey Reader! You don’t have to be new to homeschooling to get to this time of year and think, “I don’t want to do last year again.” Maybe nothing went terribly wrong. It just wasn’t working as well as you wanted it to. You spent too much time reminding everyone what they were supposed to be doing. The schedule helped for a while, then became one more thing you felt guilty about not following. You bought resources that looked promising but didn’t hold anyone’s interest. Screens became a daily...

Hey Reader! The school supplies have been in the stores for weeks. Your social media feed is filling up with first-day pictures. Buses are already rolling through the neighborhoods again. But your kids won’t be getting on one. That can feel wonderfully freeing, right up until you realize the school calendar has been organizing more of your life than you thought. Once you take school away, there’s suddenly a lot of open space. Not just in the day, but in the way you think about learning,...

Hey Reader, July disappeared quickly—and I know a lot of you are just now turning your attention toward fall. So I’m leaving both of my $99 self-paced options available through Sunday night: The 2-Course Option If you're wondering, "I think I understand pieces of unschooling... but how does it all fit together?" this bundle was created for you.This solid foundation is for parents who prefer to learn at their own pace and come back to the material whenever new questions arise. You'll discover:...

Hey Reader,A recent Parents.com article listed four potential “cons” of unschooling. But as I read them, I kept thinking: Are these really problems with unschooling—or signs that we’re still looking at learning through a school lens? I have thoughts. 😊 Watch the Video Or, if you’d rather listen, the podcast went out last night on all the platforms:The Cons of Unschooling - Where Homeschooling Parents Need to Pivot (apple podcasts)or on Spotify P.S. The two courses I mention in the episode are...

Hi Reader, I talk a lot about the Creating Confidence Community and the Daily program—because ongoing encouragement and connection can be incredibly helpful. But some of us prefer to learn on our own. Maybe you’re a Course Person. You like to set aside a weekend, work through the information, and follow a clear path from beginning to end.The Unschooling Starter Bundle includes TWO courses:→ Unschooling 101 - your practical steps to start unschooling.→ Learning Math Without Curriculum -...

Hey Reader, I thought timelines were mostly a school thing: reading ages, grade levels, and what kids are “supposed” to learn when. But after unpacking this idea all month, I realized timelines are tangled up with nearly every fear that makes unschooling hard to trust. We look at what our child is doing today—and turn it into a frightening story about their future. That’s what I’m exploring in this week’s podcast: Maybe Timelines Are Why Unschooling Feels So Hard Listen to the Podcast/Read at...