arun on Mar 22 2007 | Filed under: nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, unconditional
Was it just me… or when you were a child did you plan out three wishes just in case you happened upon a genie in the lamp? Ok it was just me… but who’ll be laughing when a genie appears in front of you and all you can think of to ask for is an […]
arun on Feb 26 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, aware, laugh, mindfulness, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, relationships, unconditional
I have added a new article entitled “Parenting is Making My Brain Hurt”. This is a rewrite of an older entry which reflected my shift from providing answers and “covering up” problems towards other parenting approaches.
The article covers some major influences in this shift from Thomas Gorden (PET), Solter (Aware Parenting), Naomi Aldolt and […]
arun on Feb 21 2007 | Filed under: attachment parenting, aware, others wisdom, parenting, unconditional
Aletha Solter is controversial amongst some attachment parenting circles for her radical (in the AP community) perspectives on crying and the idea that we should hold children and let them express their emotion rather than for example constantly breast feeding them in such situations (assuming needs like hunger, sleep etc are met). Obviously much more […]
arun on Feb 19 2007 | Filed under: conflict & communication, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, relationships
NVC or Non Violent Communication is a method pioneered by Marshal Rosenburg. We will be writing more about it in months to come but for now you can see three new additions relating to it including:
A definition on our quick definition page
10 steps for peace recommended by the Centre for NVC
An indepth comparison […]
arun on Feb 17 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, empowerment & trust, others wisdom
As a child I was taught that fashion and all it entails was “wordly” and that Barbie stuff promoted low self esteem. Baloney! What promoted low self esteem was being told my interests weren’t worthy.
– Ren Allen, unschooling mum.
It feels bizarre now. Just several months ago before we started on our radical unschooling journey […]
arun on Feb 16 2007 | Filed under: attachment parenting, aware, homeschooling, nvc & pet, others wisdom, parenting, steiner/ waldolf, unconditional, unschooling
Sick of the jargon? Here are some quick definitions of unschooling, radical unschooling, aware parenting, NVC, PET and more…
I wont vouch for their accuracy but they are my spin on these terms and a decent starting point.
arun on Feb 15 2007 | Filed under: control & connection, others wisdom, parenting, unconditional
Just posted the article “Five Reasons not to say ‘Good Job’”. It might be familiar to those of you on egroups as it has done the rounds. In it Alfie Kohn summarises some of his basic arguments against praise and his case for unconditional love. His book Unconditional Parenting is great and is on my […]
arun on Feb 15 2007 | Filed under: *favourites*, health & nutrition, others wisdom, unconditional, unregulating food, tv
Part of me does not need academic studies to support our radical unschooling path. Another part of me is glad I can find them if i need to… and its that part that is typing this post now
Firstly an old study that has been cited by Alfie Kohn… The 1994 paper entitled […]
arun on Jan 26 2007 | Filed under: others wisdom, reviews & interviews, unschooling
Just finished the book review of Rue Kream’s Parenting a Free Child: An Unschooled Life.
It is a fantastic book which as you can see from the review I highly recommend to anyone curious about or doing radical unschooling. At times extremely challenging it will surely leave you forming strong opinions either way.
Other books I intend […]
arun on Nov 28 2006 | Filed under: *favourites*, others wisdom, unschooling
A very creative script written by an anonomous source… this dialogue between two mums reverses the usual dynamic and asks “so why do you send your children to school?”
Please read “Conversations from the Future” by clicking here.
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