Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. As often as I reference the voluntary principle, the centerpiece of voluntaryism, you’d think I’d have written more on it specifically.…
Tag: parenting
The State is Not the Way
I wrote the below as a reply to a blog post by Daniel Mackler, who is exploring voluntaryism in relation to his beliefs that humans aggress both against nature, for obvious reasons, and against the unborn by not working through their own childhood traumas before having kids. The latter of these ideas is very intriguing…
Episode 036 – Parent Effectiveness Training, Part Three (0h44m)
Episode 036 is the third part of the sporadic Parent Effectiveness Training mini-series. This episode looks at active listening with children too young to talk much. Listen to Episode 036 (0h44m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Thomas Gordon, Parent Effectiveness TrainingGordonTraining.com, “About Dr. Thomas Gordon, 1918-2002“Read Chapter 5, “How to Listen to Kids Too Young to Talk…
They’re Catching On
Send her mail. “Balancing on My Toes” is an original column appearing every other Friday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Angel M. Ethell. Angel lives in the Chicagoland area with her family: sons Teen (13) and Lil G (2) along with their little sister Cassie Pie (dog), and her partner Daddy G. She loves learning new things…
Episode 030 – Parenting 101: Infancy (1h16m)
Episode 030 continues the Parenting 101 mini-series. In this episode we welcome Phil’s wife Krista (and baby Isaac) to talk about human infancy and strengthening the bond between mother and baby through attachment (breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby-wearing). Listen to Episode 030 (1h16m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes AttachmentParenting,org, “Eight Principles of Parenting“EvolutionaryParenting.com, “Breastfeeding and Co-Sleeping“Dr. James McKenna, PhD,…
Episode 029 – Fundamentals of Voluntaryism (1h1m)
Episode 029 is the third part of the sporadic mini-series on Skyler’s book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting. It continues with Chapter 3, “Fundamentals of Voluntaryism” by Carl Watner. Listen to Episode 029 (1h1m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to ParentingChapter 3, Carl Watner, “Fundamentals of Voluntaryism“Carl Watner, Voluntaryist.com Contact…
Fault versus Blame
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. Distinguishing between fault and blame is important to me. How I react to a situation depends on the difference. Here’s…
Learning A Little Disappointment
Send her mail. “Balancing on My Toes” is an original column appearing every other Friday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Angel M. Ethell. Angel lives in the Chicagoland area with her family: sons Teen (13) and Lil G (2) along with their little sister Cassie Pie (dog), and her partner Daddy G. She loves learning new things…
Episode 026 – Parent Effectiveness Training, Part Two (1h19m)
Episode 026 is the second part of the sporadic Parent Effectiveness Training mini-series. This episode looks at communications roadblocks, and how to avoid them with “active listening”. Listen to Episode 026 (hm, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Thomas Gordon, Parent Effectiveness TrainingGordonTraining.com, “About Dr. Thomas Gordon, 1918-2002“Read Chapter 3, “Active Listening: The Language of Acceptance“ Contact Email…
Episode 025 – Krista’s Journey, and Home Birthing (0h57m)
Episode 025 welcomes Phil’s wife, Krista to the podcast as she and Phil talk about her journey toward voluntaryism, peaceful parenting, and home birthing, while Skyler is gallivanting around Chicago on family vacation. Listen to Episode 025 (0h57m, mp3, 96kbps) Show Notes Facebook Profile, Krista Eger Blog, Being Krista VBAC.com, “What is a Uturine Rupture,…