http://theparentingpit.com alternative parenting | conscious living | unschooling Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:41:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en About 12 hours after my last post, we were joined by H. Anne was absolutely amazing yet again. The determination and raw, unbridled power she displays during birth are breath taking. H was birthed in the water tub which was fortunately full and heated. He was a big bub — 10.2 ... http://theparentingpit.com/2009/07/11/and-then-there-were-five/ I know it's been a while (about 7 months) since my last post, but as Einstein said, "time is relative." Of course he was referring to space time and how if one clock sits on a couch doing nothing but ticking and  another clock travels through space on some groovy rocket ... http://theparentingpit.com/2009/07/07/time-is-relative/ Just a quick post to say that i'm still alive & kicking. I made it back from my trip to the USA with very fond memories of meeting other unschoolers including Arp & Trish (and hearing of their impending move to Costa Rica). I especially appreciated staying with Phoenix & ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/12/07/still-alive/ I will be in New York in a few weeks! From October 27 to October 31. It will be the longest time I've spent away from my kids (8 days in total, the other few days I have a commitment for our biz). I've been discussing 'how to make it work' ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/10/08/new-york-new-york/ I've written a few posts about our attempts to "find the 'Yes'" in situations with our children. I had a recent reminder that some of my 'Yesses' are still not making the grade. Z (2 years) has been waking up around 5am for the last few months which Anne & I ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/10/08/when-the-yes-does-not-fool-anyone/ A couple of weeks ago as M (6yrs) was climbing a tree she asked if anyone in the world live in trees. Drawing from my knowledge of ancient indigenous cultures in the modern world... I gave the obvious answer: "I dunno!!" It would have been easy to forget about it since she did ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/09/11/playing-follow-the-question/ A very funny, albeit very sad article from the satirical online mag, the Onion: 6-Year-Old Stares Down Bottomless Abyss Of Formal SchoolingCARPENTERSVILLE, IL—Local first-grader Connor Bolduc, 6, experienced the first inkling of a coming lifetime of existential dread Monday upon recognizing his cruel destiny to participate in compulsory education for the ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/09/02/if-schooling-was-reported-in-the-media/ I admit it. I am still a reforming parenting control freak. You wouldn't know it to chat to me. Or by the fact I am into unschooling and trusting my children. But in all honesty it is a constant effort not to "do things for them", or more often "to tell ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/08/12/10-tips-for-reforming-parenting-control-freaks/ Why have the unschooling magazines gone? First Live Free Learn Free went electronic and now seems to be no more. Then more recently Life Learning Magazine got absorbed into its bigger cousing Natural Parenting Magazine. Meanwhile Connections online magazine seems to be the last one standing but is very infrequent. So if unschooling ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/08/12/unschooling-support-and-where-are-the-mags-going/ I really enjoyed writing a post a little while ago about "Finding the Yes". However i feel motivated to write a little more clearly about this topic given the steady stream of mainstream (and often alternative) parenting commentators talking about how essential boundaries and "just saying 'no'" are. From Dr ... http://theparentingpit.com/2008/08/11/the-most-hands-on-way-of-being-hands-off/