Change, Help, Pets

New on "Thoughts on changing," by Karen James, second on the right:
http://sandradodd.com/change/

And on another change page, additions from the writings of Tam Palmer and Colleen Prieto
http://sandradodd.com/change.html

Why TWO pages called "change"? Well... sometimes I forget I have a page. So I make another one. And then I can't decide which should be "the real one." They're both good. Each links to the other. A mis-matched set!

A few updates to the Help page:
http://sandradodd.com/help

Two photos moved from a defunct lyrics game page to the pets page:
http://sandradodd.com/pets

Minecraft imitates life; Daily Inspiration

A girl made a block tower, and her brothers copied it in Minecraft:
http://sandradodd.com/minecraft

Well over 1000 snippets to make a moment better, and each leads to three more.
I missed the three year anniversary of Just Add Light and Stir, but I didn't miss keeping up with it! Others have begun to offer up their photos, and that makes it richer and bigger than ever. Go for an explore! Even if you're subscribed, there are probably some you missed or have forgotten. If you don't subscribe, it's simple and it's free:
http://justaddlightandstir.blogspot.com

Other places to see the newest Just Add Light posts:

SandraDodd.com (the main page) and SandraDodd.com/addlightandstir, the page where the original quote lives.

Trivia, iPad, Life

New page on trivia, and models of the universe (click image at right, too)

screentime, Spanish, freedom

Karen James, 1/3 of the way down, "If I wasn't paying attention, and if I was afraid of the time Ethan spends at the computer, I would miss all of the creativity and learning happening. Worse still, Ethan might too, because my worry would become his burden."
http://sandradodd.com/screentime

Pam Sorooshian's 2011 article on child-led learning is new on my site en Español, with links to the translator's blog, and the original in English on Pam's blog.
http://sandradodd.com/spanish/childled

A chat transcript from May, on the topic of Freedom, is edited and ready to read at a new location for chat transcrips which Marta Pires is helping me set up.  We should be able to keep the colors on the names, from future chats (and some past)
http://chattranscripts.blogspot.com/2013/05/freedom_15.htmll

Stress, The Big Book of Unschooling, Screentime, feedback/apology

Stress is a problem.
http://sandradodd.com/stress

New review (new to the page) added about The Big Book of Unschooling, up top:
http://sandradodd.com/bigbook/

Screentime: How Google saved a calf's life (Alex Polikowsky, about the third item down)
http://sandradodd.com/screentime

New items on feedback, and a link to a large apology:
http://sandradodd.com/feedback/

Wonder, balancing food, "reality" tv

New item, fourth down on the left, Meredith Novak:
http://sandradodd.com/wonder

New stories at "How does it balance out?"
http://sandradodd.com/eating/balance

New page:
Unschoolers on Reality shows! Bad idea!!!
(Producers are making inquiries in at least two countries lately.)
http://sandradodd.com/problems/realityshows

the photo is by Colleen Prieto, and it is a link.

Unschooling kids and money; conference followup, LiTTLe2013

Usually I only put something in one place on my site, but Colleen Prieto's son, Robbie, did a cool thing, and her husband, Robert, said a great thing about it, and Colleen wrote it up sweetly. It's about his allowance.
Three at a blow:
http://sandradodd.com/generosity
http://sandradodd.com/math/allowance
http://sandradodd.com/unexpected

Follow-up page, LiTTLe Conference in Ashford Surrey, July 13-14, 2013
http://sandradodd.com/lttl2013

Eating sweets, feedback, benefits of... good stuff (and photos)

New by Rachel Kay, about children turning down sweets (and comment by Anna Black)
http://sandradodd.com/eating/sweets

New, lefthand, feedback, sweet:
http://sandradodd.com/feedback/

New photos, two, and writing some might've missed:
http://sandradodd.com/alwayslearning/benefit


Photo by Joyce Fetteroll, of her, Marta Pires and me.

Four continents, Rippy Dusseldorp, Letting go of old needs

Schuyler Waynforth, interviewed by Sandra Dodd
Unschooling in the World: Four Continents (longer version of a published interview)
http://sandradodd.com/hsc/interviews/schuyler

Rippy Dusseldorp has now been quoted on my site enough that she needs her own page:
http://sandradodd.com/rippy/

New translation linked on the transcript of a talk by Joyce Fetteroll. The translation is by Béatrice Mantovani.
Why You Can't Let Go / Pourquoi vous n’arrivez pas à lâcher prise
http://sandradodd.com/joyce/talk

Scary? Child-led problems, and skyping in the woods

Michelle Thedaker, on how hard it is to change (new page):
http://sandradodd.com/scary

Child-led learning (new page inspired by something Colleen Prieto wrote)
http://sandradodd.com/child-led

Screentime in the woods? Communicating in the real world. (addition, up top, Brie Jontry)
http://sandradodd.com/screentime

Phrases to avoid; a Portuguese conversation; FAQ

If you cater to his every whim, will he still throw a fit?
More on "whim," new on "to throw a fit."
http://sandradodd.com/phrases

Two new things in Portuguese. The first was never in English.
The second was translated by Marta Pires.

Uma Conversa Sobre o "Unschooling"...Em Português!
http://sandradodd.com/portuguese/exchange

Perguntas mais frequentes sobre o "unschooling" e respectivas respostas
http://sandradodd.com/portuguese/faq


The image is of sculpture in a pond at the Lady Bird Johnson wildflower center near Austin, and it is a link.

Respect; checklists (French); rights and freedoms

Added to the "Respect index"—two dozen "respect" quotes have been added.
http://sandradodd.com/respect/

French translation of Disposable Checklists for Unschoolers:
http://sandradodd.com/french/checklists

I've just added something to my page on divorce. It came up in old e-mail while I was searching for something different. I'm glad I came across it, so it could be saved. It's near the bottom here; you could search "more rights" to find it.
http://sandradodd.com/divorce
"Near the bottom" doesn't seem best in general, but that page has lots of really good things on it.

Part of the longer writing:

"An intact marriage/family has MANY more rights and freedoms than a split family involved with the court system."