Enough? It depends. If you're wondering, do more.
http://sandradodd.com/enough
Moderation (thoughts about why moderation might not be a great goal)
http://sandradodd.com/moderation
Abundance—not a new page, but seems a perfect #3 link to go with "Enough?" and "Moderation."
http://sandradodd.com/abundance
Following trails, making connections, collecting sets of ideas (new page)
http://sandradodd.com/trails
Added a beautiful animated breathing... image. Please go and see! Left-hand column, not far down.
http://sandradodd.com/breathing
An older page, updated, and (I discovered) never announced! Collections of others' writings (directory of...)
You might have favorite unschooling writers, or if you don't yet, you might after you see some of these.
http://sandradodd.com/othervoices
Enough? It depends. If you're wondering, do more.
http://sandradodd.com/enough
Moderation (thoughts about why moderation might not be a great goal)
http://sandradodd.com/moderation
An older page, updated, and (I discovered) never announced! Collections of others' writings (directory of...)
You might have favorite unschooling writers, or if you don't yet, you might after you see some of these.
http://sandradodd.com/othervoices
About responding to curious others, I've added something new by Karen James, up top.
http://sandradodd.com/response
Apple tree analogy, and the nature of wholeness (Karen James, Sandra Dodd, your thoughts, your child)
http://sandradodd.com/appletree
What if? What if you leave laundry in the washer? What if you dig a hole in your yard?
What if you don't send a child to school for a year? Thinking about wondering "What if?"
http://sandradodd.com/t/whatif
New piece added up top to page on Fears (Some parents nurse their fears.)
http://sandradodd.com/fears
Addition of a video, and general clean-up of "How Elvis Appears to Unschoolers"
http://sandradodd.com/dot/elvis
Follow-up notes for speaking in England in 2016:
http://sandradodd.com/england2016
Addition of a link a great quote by Meredith Novak, bottom:
http://sandradodd.com/parentingpeacefully
(first addition to that page for years)
This page isn't very important, but if I don't note it here, I might lose it.
http://sandradodd.com/threes
Something has been added to my error page (a.k.a. 404 page). IF the URL was once good but has failed, there should be a link to an archived copy at the Wayback Machine site. If you would like to check it out, this is a link that will show you the new feature (which was provided by WaybackMachine.org).
http://sandradodd.com/chore/gift
The current URL for that is chores/gift (not chore/gift).
Notes on that:
#1, I very rarely change a URL.
#2, Most errors are people guessing, or entering a link with a typo.
#3, Guessing often works.
#4, if the page is not at the Wayback Machine, that message won't show at all.
Music—a new quote at the top of the music page, with a link to a recent chat transcript on Musical Intelligence and musicality
http://sandradodd.com/music/
Virtues for Unschoolers—what virtues would you like for your child to have? (new page)
http://sandradodd.com/virtue
What support is and isn't (problems with support for support's sake)
http://sandradodd.com/support.html
Additions to and clean-up of an older (life-changing) page
http://sandradodd.com/friend
Level up! Faster, stronger unschooling!
http://sandradodd.com/alwayslearning/levelup
Unschooling and Marriage, half new, half from last year, not announced before:
http://sandradodd.com/marriage
Additions to the page on Kirby Dodd in other people's art. The third artist is his cousin, Gina Trujillo, also unschooled.
http://sandradodd.com/kirby/comic
New page on courage. (It's a new page I started in 2008, and added to this week.)
http://sandradodd.com/courage
Living in moments, rather than days—a directory page
http://sandradodd.com/moments
New songs added to the Small Words collection—beautiful poetry using mostly thousand-year-old words. A dozen song lyrics (and videos), some poetry and commentary
http://sandradodd.com/smallwords
Depression, its effects on unschooling, ways to avoid or lessen it
http://sandradodd.com/depression
A summary of some recent-ish research on the effects of parental food control on children’s eating habits. (Jo Isaac, PhD and unschooling mom)
http://sandradodd.com/eating/research
Ideas equivocadas sobre el Unschooling, translated from Alex Polikowsky, by Alicia González
http://sandradodd.com/spanish/misconceptions
Two new tales of kids turning down sugar, by Sylvia Woodman, second item here:
http://sandradodd.com/eating/sweets
Not new, but not previously announced. "Seeing it"—has a couple of Just Add Light posts appended now.
http://sandradodd.com/seeingitcomments
New page: Hatred (avoidance of), about how saying "I hate that" stunts learning
http://sandradodd.com/hate
How other parenting philosophies and ideas can hinder and hamper unschooling:
http://sandradodd.com/otherideas
A page from 2013 that was not announced, about skills children and adults might have:
http://sandradodd.com/skills
New writing, by Megan Valnes, about a surprising feeling of wellbeing she experienced.
Lefthand side, near the top:
http://sandradodd.com/service
Quotes have been added to some pages:
Marta, Sandra, Pam Sorooshian:
http://sandradodd.com/learning
Meredith Novak:
http://sandradodd.com/freedom/
The page on terminology has been rearranged, and has spawned a new page, too:
http://sandradodd.com/terminology
The problem with "RU" (new page):Added to and rearranged "Clarity":
http://sandradodd.com/RU
New by Karen James, third item down. Page reformatted to make it easier to read on smaller devices.
http://sandradodd.com/generosity
Interview from 2010, short but good. This was a backup, but that site is gone and my page is the only one.
http://sandradodd.com/interviews/naturalparenting2010
Addition to "Phrases to Hear and Avoid" (about whether one is doing enough, near the bottom)
http://sandradodd.com/phrases
 photo by Sukayna |
Change a moment. Change one touch, one word, one reaction. If you try to change your entire self so that next year will be better, you might become overwhelmed and discouraged and distraught.
Change one thing. Smile one sweet smile. Say one kind thing.
If that felt good, do it again. Rest. Watch. Listen. You're a parent because of your child. Your child. You should be his parent, or her parent. Not a generic parent, or a hypothetical parent. Be your child's parent in each moment that you interact with her.
—Sandra Dodd
New by Debbie Regan on the Priorities page; I couldn't decide whether to put it under priorities, principles or deschooling! It's all of those.
http://sandradodd.com/priorities
New page, Karen James on how she helps Ethan if he's bored. SO gentle.
http://sandradodd.com/boredom/karen
Video on the effects of stress on one's brain and on one's children, from TED-Ed, added to the bottom of the negativity page:
http://sandradodd.com/negativity
In a discussion of learning the alphabet, and so many songs and videos having "zee" rather than "zed," Jane Clossick offered an British alternative and I have her notes and a sound file here:
http://sandradodd.com/alphabet
I've also added two great alphabet songs by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), with lyrics! (This page was moved out of the reading folder, where it was never linked, so it's a little like new.)
New from Alex Polikowsky, reminder to parents, fourth or fifth item dowwn:
http://sandradodd.com/labels
Two new accounts added to a page called "Learning to read on the list"
(The new stuff's at the bottom!)
http://sandradodd.com/feedback/rippy
Don't let unschooling ruin your marriage
http://sandradodd.com/yacht
Concerns and thoughts about eating and body size
http://sandradodd.com/weight
Danger of negativity (new page—will have more later)
http://sandradodd.com/interwoven