Editor’s Pick. Written by Jillian Keenan. Recently, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council reintroduced a tired refrain: Legalized gay marriage could lead to other legal forms of marriage disaster, such as polygamy. Rick Santorum, Bill O’Reilly, and other social conservatives have made similar claims. It’s hardly a new prediction—we’ve been hearing it for years.…
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What is Unschooling? I Don’t Know (and You Don’t Either)
Send her mail. “Living with Wild Abandon” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Breezy V. Stevens. Breezy is a long-time radical unschooler, an advocate for children’s rights, a crazy dog lady, a crafter in various mediums, a lover of all things tropical and beachy, and the designer of “EVC…
Treating Children as Individuals
Guest column by Sara Dawkins. Sara is an active nanny, as well as an active freelance writer. She is a frequent contributor to Nannypro.com. Learn more about her here. Being born in the late fifties and being raised by my dad who was a product of the world around WWII and the Korean War was…
The Myth of the Uninvolved Unschooler
Editor’s Pick. Written by Jamie Martin. I remember the first time I heard the term unschooling. I was standing on a street corner chatting with a homeschooling neighbor, who used the term. “What’s that?” I asked. While I can’t remember her exact definition, I remember my reaction–far from positive. It sounded to me as though…
A Conversation With an Alleged Criminal: Polygamist Joe Darger on Faith and Freedom
Editor’s Pick. Interview by the Libertas Institute. Libertas Institute: For the benefit of our readers who may not know who you are, please explain who you are and why your story is important. Joe Darger: My name is Joe Darger, and I published a book along with my wives, and co-author Brooke Adams, titled Love…
A Kid’s Life
Editor’s Pick. Written by Darci Walker. Nine-year-old David comes home, throws his backpack on the floor and stomps off to his room. Several minutes later he is lurking around the kitchen while his mom cooks dinner, poking at his brother, whining to his mother. She tells him to go outside and play until dinner is…
Locking Children Up All Day
Healthy Partnership Conflict Resolution When you Live With Kids
Editor’s Pick. Written by Laura Markham. The nature of human relationships is that we will disagree. It’s wonderful for children to see their parents model how to work out disagreements. It’s important for them to know that we don’t always agree, but we always love each other. And it’s critical for kids to see us…
Ten Ways To Confuse a Child
Editor’s Pick. Written by Vickie Bergman. If he’s yelling, yell at him: STOP YELLING! IT’S NOT NICE TO YELL. Tell him never to talk to strangers because it’s dangerous, but then tell him he is rude when he won’t say hello back to the cashier at the grocery store. Tell him he should never let…
What Makes a Consequence Logical?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Kelly Bartlett for PositiveParentingConnection.net. Throughout our endeavors in positive parenting, the terms “natural consequences” and “logical consequences” are frequently tossed around. It is helpful to understand the differences between natural consequences and logical consequences, as well as to understand when a response is punitive. Parenting with Positive Discipline means striving to…