I’ve mentioned unschooling and food on here before, but I came across a podcast about just this and I wanted to pass it on. I know the concept of unschooling food and not limiting food with children, might be a new idea to many coming to unschooling. Obviously, unschooling food is part of radical unschooling, whole life unschooling or life learning (whatever you might want to call it) and not just a part of [academic] unschooling.
If it’s not already apparent, let me explain to you that we are radical unschoolers and are not only following our son’s lead when it comes to filling up his educational cup, but we are following his lead in his life and respecting his voice and guiding and encouraging him to listen to his own body and to find his own passions.
Over at her blog, Sarah has put out a few podcasts about unschooling and I want to link to the one on unschooling food here.
In recent blog activity, a fellow Anarchist and I had gone back and forth about the difference between rules and principles and about whether or not it’s possible to be a non-coercive parent and not over step your natural bounds. We are on opposite ends of the matter.
I wanted to use this space to share a couple links on the matter. I think it’s important to envision the idea of living by principles rather than rules…I think it’s then that one can see how arbitrary and useless rules and control are. Since my ideas stem first from being a parent with a deep respect for my own intuition, second from our radical unschooling and third because I am an Anarchist…not all of the links are solely about parenting in general, but are about radical unschooling, which is more of a lifestyle choice and really goes beyond parenting and education methods. Find something that you enjoy.
Rules vs. Principles by Danielle Conger (her entire site is fantastic for unschoolers)
Living by Principles Instead of by Rules (another radical unschooling goldmine website)
Ben Lovejoy on Living by Principles instead of by Rules
Control and its related problems
Where is the edge of unschooling? (more about control, regulating & rules)
Holly’s expressions of surprise and disbelief
Logic and Parenting
Freedom/Choices/Empowerment/Respect
I realize there is a lot here, but I could offer a lot more. Reflection is key and I know that before the ‘ah ha’ moment happened for me, I was a much more stressed out and plain old bitchy Mother. I am still learning and more importantly starting to rewrite all of the negative parenting & interacting with people that I inherited from my environment growing up.
