No bad days, Morning in the moment

photo (a link) by Eva Witsel

This was never announced, though it's been there since 2008 or so:

No Bad Days—and fewer bad moments
http://sandradodd.com/badmoment

This goes with it, but has been announced.

Moments: Living in moments instead of by whole days.
http://sandradodd.com/moment

Here's a good match, but is a step away from unschooling. In those writings (SCA-related), if it says AElflaed or Ælflæd of Duckford, that's me.

Part of self awareness is to be physically self aware.
I've gotten better over the years.

When I was younger I lived too much in my head and would look through the lens of what should be, or could be, or might be, instead of stopping for two seconds to consider what actually, at that moment, was. If I'm not careful I can be cranky before I know I'm tired, and head-achy before I know I'm hungry.More of that one here: http://sandradodd.com/duckford/mindfulness

Back to unschooling:

"At your house it will be morning again within 24 hours, but it could be morning in your heart any second."
http://sandradodd.com/morning

Battling "You do you", Couch, "Me Time"

Added struggling, battling, and "You do you!" to the page on phrases to hear and avoid (halfway down)
http://sandradodd.com/phrases
BUT NOT ONLY THAT!
There is a new intro to that page by Deb Lewis. You might be disturbed, or amused, or both.

New page: Safe on the couch (more will be added there, over time)
http://sandradodd.com/couch

Addition to "Me Time" (bottom) and page clean-up
http://sandradodd.com/metime

photo (a link) by Janine Davies

Universe, triangulation, instinct

In 2008 I started a page called "Your Own Model of the Universe," with a nice story by one mom named Beth.
In 2018 I added more to it!
http://sandradodd.com/modeloftheuniverse

Modernization, clean-up, and a new link, at Jubilation and Triangulation:
http://sandradodd.com/dot/hypotenuse

Additions to the Instinct page, which is fairly new, and pretty cool:
http://sandradodd.com/instinct, originally summer 2017

photo (a link) by Rippy Dusseldorp

Separation, orthorexia, "I'm skeptical."

Two nice pieces of Karen James' writing added (at the bottom) to
http://sandradodd.com/separation,
and something by an anonymous writer, with links to two separate discussions about divorce avoidance.

The effect on unschooling of too much control and fear around food:
http://sandradodd.com/eating/orthorexia

Updated all the links to articles on Joyce's page on the skepticism page. I will link to its intro, not to itself:
https://aboutunschooling.blogspot.com/2006/08/skepticism.html
It's an odd page, and twelve years old now. It's about adults learning about learning, I think.

photo (a link) by Lydia Koltai

Early days of unschooling

Three things, all Roya-related:

To the bottom of a 2009 combo interview/chat with Pam-the-mom, I have appended the texts of two posts on a now-gone platform, in which Roya describes the earliest days of her unschooling life. The sections are called "part one of a long and fascinating story" and "part two of journey into the center of the universe."
https://sandradodd.com/chats/pamsorooshian

Expanded the page on Roya:
https://sandradodd.com/roya/

Embedded newer version of sound file, of a 2009 talk Roya gave:
https://sandradodd.com/listen/roya

photo (a link) by Amber Ivey

Candy, Chemicals, Condemnation

Let them eat candy
http://sandradodd.com/eating/poison

Irrational fear of chemicals by people whose kids might be better off in school:
http://sandradodd.com/chemicals

Condemnation of a substance or interest is also condemnation of children and of non-fearful parents (additions to page):
http://sandradodd.com/condemnation

photo (a link) by Lisa J Haugen

Tool, Reading, Change

Reading isn't a tool, it's a skill, involving several abilities.
New Page, on tools, skills and abilities.
http://sandradodd.com/tool

Quote added, with link to more, about encouragement for reading and other learning:
http://sandradodd.com/r/encouragement

Addition, about acceptance of change, bottom right, with a photo to consider:
http://sandradodd.com/change/

cake and photo (a link) by Sandra Dodd

Doors, doorways, doorframes

On my website I had started a page, and I've added to it today, a bit.
http://sandradodd.com/doorframes

Mostly, I added a link to a longer set of such images, here:
http://sandradodd.blogspot.com/2013/12/ability-and-opportunity.html
Probably, I created that when I couldn't remember what my previous collection was called. That happens.

Gradually, I'm labelling photos on Just Add Light and Stir. Here are some doors and doorways:
https://justaddlightandstir.blogspot.com/search/label/door

Having three links about images is unusual for this blog. Usually I'm announcing things that are practical or philosophical. I can defend my doors! Strength and options are shown by those climbers. Doorways are representative of choices, of mystery, of newness. They can be symbols of history, and safety. Architecturally, and practically, in human history, doors are wonderful things.

photo by Sandra Dodd

Intelligences, Critical Thinking, "Me time"

Added ten links and an line of bird outlines to the page on Multiple Intelligences.
http://sandradodd.com/intelligences/

Critical thinking, critical thought... When reading, wonder whether it's plausible, reasonable, sensible. Wonder why.
http://sandradodd.com/criticalthought

Added new writing by Jen Keefe, and two images/quotes (Just Add Light posts) to "me time"
http://sandradodd.com/metime

photo (a link) by Gail Higgins

Voices in your head, support

There are probably some good voices in your head, and maybe some old leftovers.
http://sandradodd.com/voices

Learning to value support of unschooling, and of children, over "support" of the mom:
http://sandradodd.com/support/thoughts

photo (a link) by Roya Dedeaux

Choice and Incremental change

Addtion to the gradual change page, of a presentation called "Choices and Incremental Change," from 2015.
http://sandradodd.com/gradualchange

Direct link to the new section with video:
http://sandradodd.com/gradualchange#incremental

ADDED to the page of recordings: the link above and four talks given at the HSC conferences in 2010 and 2012. They were for sale there, before, and now are freely available. Listen online or download.
http://sandradodd.com/listen/

photo (a link) by Janine Davies

Infants, babies, toddlers, in German and English

Translation by Sabine Reichelt of some of my writing about infants, babies and toddlers:
Sei ihr Partner, nicht ihr Gegner
It was published in March 2018 in this issue of unerzogen
https://www.unerzogen-magazin.de/aktuelle_ausgabe/

The source material from which the translator worked is here. She didn't use the first part, I think, and said she shortened the end.
This is eleven pages / nine sections from my book The Big Book of Unschooling.
http://sandradodd.com/german/InfantsChildrenBigBook.pdf

photo (a link) by Eileen Mahowald