Editor’s Pick. Written by Danilo Cuellar. The repercussions that childhood assault, more commonly known as spanking, has on the adult that emerges later in life is profound and devastating. Violence does not solve any problem in “government”, nor in parenting. It also does not justify the propagation of further violence. Warranting violence to solve violence…
Tag: parenting
Remaining Unconvinced
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. In a January 2014 column titled “Down with Conviction!” I argued that if one is committed to the pursuit of…
Episode 016 – Parenting 101: Birth (1h6m)
Episode 016 continues the Parenting 101 mini-series. In this episode, we talk about birth, the first moments of life, and establishing the bond between mother and baby. Listen to Episode 016 (1h6m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Wikipedia.org, “Obstetrical Dilemma“BreastCrawl.org, “A Scientific Overview“BecomingMamas.com, “Life in the Fourth Trimester“Margot Sunderland, The Science of Parenting Contact Email a comment…
Do You Speak a Foreign Language?
I’m looking for foreign language speakers (except Spanish) to help me with some translating here at EVC. If you’ve been on the sidelines and want to contribute a little time to the cause of voluntaryism, peaceful parenting, and radical unschooling, please let me know. Respond as a comment or email everythingvoluntary at gmail dot com.…
Doing it While I Can
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), her partner Daddy G and father-in-law Grandpa G. She loves…
Non-Aggression and Parenting
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), her partner Daddy G and father-in-law Grandpa G. She loves…
Who Will Parent the Parents?
Nobody asked but … It seems that many are having a field day ganging up for or against Education for Rachel (if you don’t like facebook, try here). This repeats a disturbing pattern that has reiterated since our colonial days, that we believe all are equal before the wheel of chance but we believe that…
Episode 013 – Parent Effectiveness Training, Part One (1h2m)
Episode 013 is the first part of the sporadic Parent Effectiveness Training mini-series. P. E. T. was developed over 40 years ago by Dr. Thomas Gordon. This episode looks at four types of parents: winners, losers, oscillators, and effective parents, covering chapters one and two. Listen to Episode 013 (1h2m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Thomas Gordon,…
Episode 012 – Persuasion versus Force (1h13m)
Episode 012 is the first part of the sporadic mini-series on Skyler’s book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting. It begins with Chapter 1, “Persuasion versus Force” by Mark and Jo Ann Skousen. Listen to Episode 012 (1h13m, mp3, 96kbps)Show Notes Skyler’s Book, Everything Voluntary: From Politics to ParentingChapter 1, Mark & Jo Ann Skousen,…
Self-Ownership in Parenting
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), her partner Daddy G and father-in-law Grandpa G. She loves…