Saturday, August 10, 2024

Growth, Safety, Randomizer

On expectations, and stepping away a bit:
https://sandradodd.com/change/growth

Safety in parking lots, partly; safety principles over rules:
https://sandradodd.com/safe

The randomizer isn't new, but I've recently added over a hundred links that weren't there, including those two new things above. There are nearly a thousand pages in that randomizer now. Have fun!
https://sandradodd.com/random





photo (a link) by Roya Dedeaux

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Reassurance; normal

NEW PAGES (from older writing):

Teens can feel crowded. It's natural.
SandraDodd.com/teen/crowded

Normal, and unschooling
https://sandradodd.com/normal

Reassurance—notes to a nervous new unschooler in 1985, in the days of America OnLine (AOL). Some things I might have advised a bit differently later, but some are as good as ever.
https://sandradodd.com/reassurance


photo (a link) by Gail Higgins

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Marvels, Reassurance, Jitters

NEW TO THE SITE, but not new. Rescued.

Unschooling and other Marvels
https://sandradodd.com/marvel

Questions from a young mom and answers from an unschooling friend.
https://sandradodd.com/questionsNancyWooton

Confronting Jitters—Joyce Fetteroll
https://sandradodd.com/joyce/jitters


photo (a link) by Cathy Koetsier

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Montana, Italy, Godzilla

"Montana to Italy via Godzilla"
Interview of Deb Lewis, by Sandra Dodd,
finally formatted fully with photos and current links.
It's been on the site, but was dusty and never announced.
Now it's spiffed up and (was always) worth reading. SandraDodd.com/hsc/interviews/deblewis/




photo (a link to "Penguins and Saturn"),
by Theresa Larson

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Pets, Positivity, Better

Pets—several additions, new info on horses
https://sandradodd.com/pets

Happy new page on positivity, with quotes, links and images
https://sandradodd.com/positivity

The "better" page is better:
https://sandradodd.com/better




photo (a link) by Gail Higgins

Friday, March 22, 2024

Influences, What to say, Structure, Moving

Who Inspired You?
two new stories added at SandraDodd.com/inspiration

"What can I say to doubters and critics?" (This page isn't new, but wasn't announced before.)
https://sandradodd.com/school/say

Additions to the page on what might happen without structure:
https://sandradodd.com/structure

Just finished (started and then misplaced it): Moving (making it easier)
https://sandradodd.com/moving






photo (a link) by Sandra Dodd

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Definition of Unschooling; don't use "screentime"

Lyle Perry wrote a definition of unschooling that was worth a new page: https://sandradodd.com/lyle/definition


The clearest reason ever to abandon the term "screentime"
https://sandradodd.com/screentime/not.html

photo (a link) by Karen James

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

"Nest" (addition from 2005)

Added to the page "Building an Unschooling Nest," today:

Sandra, in 2005, to someone who described her son's BEAUTIFUL day, and asked if she should be doing more.

If there's a party at your house and there's enough food, there's toilet paper in the bathroom, the trash isn't overflowing and each guest is smiling or laughing, could you do more?

LIKE WHAT? Let partying dogs dance!

Things will change from time to time, and there will be lulls and slow days, but much of what you name up above DID involve your "doing."

I'll write more later, but Keith and Holly want me to get in the hot tub with them. Woohoo!! It's happening because I clean it every week and I built a fire earlier today, so it's hot. I washed swimsuits. I didn't say "It's time to get in," but I did prep work to make it possible.

Don't discount transportation, food, clothes, hospitality to friends, etc.

Sandra

Others had encouraging words for the mom, too. That was before we were using the idea of the creation of "an unschooling nest." Here is that discussion.

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Here's a photo of that hot tub, which we had for many years, but it became leaky near the top, for being in the high, dry desert. Lower, where it was kept wet (it was either filled or being washed), no leaks. Higher on the boards,they were shrinking from low humidity.

Monday, January 22, 2024

Folklore, arguments, perspective

Unannounced before:
Kids' songs, children's folklore, things passed down (Alison's kids demonstrate a game; I sing)
sandradodd.com/history/folklore.html

When Kids Don't Know the Old Way (about food, and "the right answers)
sandradodd.com/eating/humor
Not a new page, but newly polished and announced.

Added an image and note to the Perspective page.




photo (a link) by Sandra Dodd

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Parental issues, clarity around school vs. unschooling

Additions to these existing pages (and one new page, related to a couple of those):

When Parents Have Issues (added "People can't casually deschool, stretch, fart, snooze, yawn..."
https://sandradodd.com/issues/

"Two directions, about school (both Sandra)" added to
https://sandradodd.com/school/

New page, on problems with not getting a good start:
https://sandradodd.com/unschool/badly

Part of what's on the new page (above) is quoted at "DO IT!"
https://sandradodd.com/doit



photo (a link) by Roya Dedeaux

Monday, June 26, 2023

Sparklers, Connections

Added two sparkler photos (and commentary, and links)
https://sandradodd.com/sparklers
...to a page I had never ever tried to announce.

Added a couple of stories to a page about kids making connections:
Once you start looking for connections...
https://sandradodd.com/connections/example




photo (a link) by Janine Davies

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Small words, Joyous meals, "Junk food"

New in 2023, about something very old
https://sandradodd.com/writing/small

I remodeled a page by Shan Burton, with photos about moving from rules to enjoyment of food and of eating: Food and Assumptions...A True Unfettering!
https://sandradodd.com/eating/childhood

New page, 2023, on moving above and beyond the idea of "junk food"
https://sandradodd.com/eating/junk