Responsibility Is Fuel

Swiftly how the years fly . . ..I am amazed to step back and watch our kids grow and flourish each and every day. Each step they take. Every moment they create. So thankful for all of these memories we are gifted. ♥️.As of late, we have added a new routine to our family rhythms…

Flora and Fauna

We are so blessed to experience the extremely diverse Flora and Fauna of Malaysia. Rare plants and wildlife are found in wildlife centers, eco parks, undisturbed rain forests, and even the sides of the roads and buildings as you walk about the city! We have loved exploring many of these places as a family..As we…

Let Them Be

“Don’t get water in your ears!” “Careful cutting that mango!” “Stop rubbing mud on your skin!” These reactions might be seen as normal parenting, but we’re trying to change..It has taken us a long time, probably longer than it should have, but we think we might finally be learning to let go..As unschooling parents, we…

Buy-Back

Little steps taken by many people creates sure paths to a new future..We are so very thankful to have this Recycling Buy-Back program just across the road from us..Recycling is something our family loves to do already, and now the kids have their own job at it too! They love getting their weekly paycheck from…

Game Schooling

Can we talk about how awesome games are? We have found boardgames to be an extremely beneficial unschooling tool. It is always so nice to walk up on the kiddos as they are engrossed in strategy and fun..While playing boardgames, our kids have to figure out the rules, discover strategy, and navigate team work and…

Freedom and Love Reign

“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of shore.” Christopher Columbus Before we could commit to unschooling our kids, we had to count the cost as a family. We knew there would be risks involved..Making such a huge paradigm shift is no easy task. We knew there would…

Learning Styles

Growing up I knew I learned differently than the ways in which I was being taught and evaluated..I knew that the grades I “earned” on my tests were not reflective of what I knew..I was a slow processor and taking tests took me so long that by the time the allotted test time was up,…

Unschooling and College?

As unschooling world schoolers, one question we are often asked is, “What does your family do about accreditation for higher education?”.The short answer is you can follow your State’s requirements for homeschooling, such as registering your home as a “school,” registering your kids to get their GED or SAT’s, or taking a university’s placement tests..However,…

This Is Us

Our children are a reflection of us..We spend a lot of time talking about parenting and unschooling, but we’d like to take a moment to hone in on the unique relationship called marriage..We view all relationships in life as one big family, where love is equal and should be unconditional. But the marriage relationship is…

Celebrating Differences

Our children are all very unique. One is not like the other..Circumspect UnconventionalEmpatheticAudacious HomeyAcute.We celebrate their differences knowing they each bring their own vital talents to our community..As we partner alongside of them in family, we aim to do our best to encourage their right to their disposition as they were created. At times this may seem…