Unschooling Mom2Mom

How to Stay Confident About Unschooling—Before a Crisis Hits | 227

Looking for unschooling support that will help you stay confident without adding another overwhelming plan or curriculum to your life? In this episode, Sue Patterson expl

Six Months Ago, I Tried An Unschooling Experiment | 226

Daily unschooling support can help homeschooling parents build confidence before doubts, comparisons, and outside pressure take over. Six months ago, I created a small D

School Refusal: A Mom-to-Mom Reframe When Your Kid Is Miserable | 225

My Kid Won't Go Back to School — What If We Didn't Make Them? Every school-refusal article this week says the same thing: watch for the warning signs, then fin

The School Year Is Starting Without Us—Why Does It Feel So Weird? | 224

The school year is starting, but your child isn’t going back. Even when homeschooling is the right decision, back-to-school season can stir up doubt, mixed feelings, and

My Child Isn’t Going Back to School—Now What? | 223

Is your child not going back to school? Here’s how to start homeschooling—or explore unschooling—without rushing into curriculum or recreating school at home. Once you’v

The Cons of Unschooling: Where Homeschooling Parents Need to Pivot | 222

A recent Parents.com article explaining the pros and cons of unschooling raises an important question: Are these really problems with unschooling—or signs that we’re stil

Unschooling Course or Resource Library: Which One Fits You? #221

Would an unschooling course you can work through step by step—or a library of resources you can pull from when you need them—fit you better? Some unschooling parents wan

Maybe Timelines Are Why Unschooling Feels So Hard | 220

Why does it feel like unschooling isn’t working—even when you can see learning happening? The problem may be the school timelines you’re still using to measure your child

Is My Child Behind? Or Am I Using the Wrong Timeline? | 219

Is your child really behind... or are you comparing them to the wrong timeline? When we leave school, do we have to carry the school's timeline with us? Doesn&apos

Why Summer Makes Homeschooling Parents Rush to Plan | 218

Summer has a funny way of making homeschooling parents feel like they should have a plan. Even unschooling parents can start worrying about filling the time, finding a ro

When Your Kid Won't Get Off Screens: Why It Turns Into a Battle | 217

When your kid won't get off screens, even a simple request can quickly turn into a battle.  Many homeschooling and unschooling parents find themselves caught in thi

Making Homeschooling Decisions Out of Fear | 216

What if fear is influencing more of your homeschooling decisions than you realize? When we're anxious about our children's future, it's easy to mistake fe

Can Video Games Count as High School Credit? | 215

They're playing all the time - is there anything worthwhile that we can count for homeschooling transcript?  The answer may surprise you.  In this episode, Sue Patt

Are Homeschooling Questions Stealing Your Summer? | 214

Are you wondering whether it's time to make a change in your child's education? Many parents spend the whole summer questioning what's working, what'

What Really Prepares Kids for Adulthood? | 213

Are we preparing kids for adulthood… or preparing them for school expectations? Parents worry about grades, gaps, transcripts, screen time, and whether their kids will b

The Mother's Day Fairy - For Unschooling Moms! | 212

Mother's Day can be a lot of things — wonderful, disappointing, emotional, or somewhere in between. For unschooling and homeschooling moms, there's an added twi

What Does an Unschooling Day Look Like? Real-Life Examples by Age | 211

What does an unschooling day actually look like? If you’ve been searching for a routine, a schedule, or some kind of structure you can follow… and keep coming up empty,

Is Unschooling Enough? What it looks like day to day | 210

What does unschooling look like day to day—and how do you know it’s enough?This is where most parents start to second-guess everything. If you’ve ever lwondered, “Is thi

How Unschooling Kids Learn Math Without Curriculum (A Real Day, Hour by Hour) | 209

How do unschoolers learn math without a curriculum? Can kids really learn math without school—and how do you know it’s enough? Here's a real “day in the life” of an

The Truth about Unschooling "Schedules" | 208

“If we don’t use a curriculum... how do we plan anything?” It’s the number one question new unschoolers ask. If stepping away from traditional lesson plans makes you fee