Tag Archives: unschooling

Learning isn’t just for your kids

Being a homeschooling parent doesn’t just mean facilitating your kids’ learning. Especially for unschoolers, the advice often says to look at your own life. What are YOU learning? Are you interested – and interesting? Joan Concilio Otto talks about being a love-to-learn role model.

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Books, wolves and chocolate: Some of our recent regional homeschooling fun

Homeschooling mom Joan Concilio Otto shares her daughter’s Buck-A-Book Week fundraising success and some ideas for local trips, including the Wolf Sanctuary of PA and Wilbur Chocolate Co. in Lititz.

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What are your family’s “screen-time” policies?

Unschooling mom Joan Concilio Otto shares why a no-time-limits video-game philosophy works in her family – and some of the awesome learning that’s happened as a result.

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Do you know what sensory processing disorder feels like?

Unschooling mom and online editor Joan Concilio Otto shares a video and her personal stories dealing with sensory processing disorder and how it affects her 12-year-old daughter, especially during the holiday season.

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A very special version of “The 12 Days of Christmas”

12-year-old unschooler Sarah Otto created her own version of the 12 Days of Christmas, complete with castles, Xbox 360s and… lottery tickets?

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Homeschooling through the holidays

Unschooling mom and online editor Joan Concilio Otto talks about homeschooling through the holidays – and how relaxing doesn’t mean learning nothing!

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Why I let my 12-year-old daughter dye her hair blue

Unschooling mom Joan Concilio Otto let her 12-year-old daughter get bright blue highlights. Would you do the same?

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Smart writing: My 12-year-old daughter wants you to share your similes

12-year-old unschooler Sarah Otto wants to hear your simile suggestions. She’s as excited as a kid at Christmastime for them!

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Our family’s best stay-inside projects

Unschooling mom and online editor Joan Concilio Otto shares a roundup of some of the activities she and her 12-year-old daughter, Sarah, kept busy with during Hurricane Sandy.

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Encouraging an attitude of gratitude in your family

12-year-old Sarah Otto leads her family in an attitude of gratitude with a surprising set of household posters. Find out simple tips to help boost your family’s thankfulness this fall.

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