Stories of an Unschooling Family

This week, I'm sharing some old stories and some new ones, as well as some news. I talk about: When my kids were younger by sharing a snow story and a homeschooling camp story. How my ideas about how kids learn have changed. How Gemma-Rose (15) has been enriching her own life. Our family passion for musicals. How our kids can come alive when they are involved with their passions and using their talents. How young kids can join in with things we might think are too advanced for them. My new Curious Unschoolers Book Club. How Imogen, Sophie and I are travelling to Canberra on 31st August to meet up with other unschoolers.   Show Notes My Unschooling Books Curious Unschoolers: Kindle Curious Unschoolers: paperback Radical Unschool Love: Kindle Radical Unschool Love: paperback My Amazon Author Page   Blog Posts   I Am a Pirate King! When Unschooled Kids Charge Off on Their Own Learning Adventures (includes links to mentioned musicals)   The Curious Unschoolers Book Club The Curious Unschoolers Book Club Is Now Open! The Book Club Link   Books by Father James Tierney The Bush Boys books   Where You Can Find Me Youtube Sue Elvis  Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily Blog Stories of an Unschooling Family   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Join us in the Curious Unschoolers Book Club. And please join me on Instagram!

This week, I'm discussing the following questions: Do things sometimes seem like they'll never change? Is 'grinned' a fabulous word? Do we notice and worry about things that relate to ourselves that others don't notice? Do our fears for our kids get in the way of encouraging them to do the things they enjoy? Can our fears deprive our kids of joy? Is failing really a big deal? What's my latest unschooling book idea? Where are we going when we take unschooling on the road? Does encouragement work both ways?   I'm also sharing the story Fearing Our Kids Will Fail from my book Curious Unschoolers.   Show Notes   My Unschooling Books Curious Unschoolers: Kindle Curious Unschoolers: paperback Radical Unschool Love: Kindle Radical Unschool Love: paperback My Amazon Author Page   Podcast Episode 140: Difficult Things   Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. You could let me know what you think about my new unschooling book idea. Maybe you have a fear of failing story of your own to share.  And please join me on Instagram!  

This week, I'm sharing 3 stories about my young adult son Callum (who likes to grin!): How I Removed an Engine from a Car Engines, Muscles and Spending Time with Dad My Fridge Adventure I talk about building strong relationships with our kids by: Taking an interest in their passions. Spending time with them. Being daring and adventurous parents who like to have fun. As well, I talk about: Self-directed learning. Being honest. I also share a couple of reviews for my books Curious Unschoolers and Radical Unschool Love.   Show Notes   My Unschooling Books Curious Unschoolers: Kindle Curious Unschoolers: paperback Radical Unschool Love: Kindle Radical Unschool Love: paperback   Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. (You could tell me how many times I said the word 'grin' in this episode!) And please join me on Instagram!  

This week, I'm sharing and discussing the story, Another Way of Looking at Our Kids' Learning.  I talk about my teenager's morning: What Gemma-Rose did How I could record that learning in terms of school subjects And how I could think about her learning in another way I also talk about the importance of play for both children and adults. And I share a couple of podcast reviews that I was thrilled to receive. A big thank you to The Simple living Mom and Home Ed Fam!!       Show Notes   Blog Post  Another Way of Looking at Our Kids' Learning   My Unschooling Books Curious Unschoolers: Kindle Curious Unschoolers: paperback Radical Unschool Love: Kindle Radical Unschool Love: paperback   Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. You could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

This week, I'm sharing some of the stories from my recently published unschooling book, Radical Unschool Love: Radical Unschool Love The Next Instalment of the Unschooling Story Not as Wild as it Sounds Unconditional Love An Active Approach to Radical Unschooling How Radical Unschooling Might Not Look Radical What if We Have Differing Beliefs and Opinions? I also have some odds and ends of news to share!   Show Notes   My Unschooling Books Curious Unschoolers: Kindle Curious Unschoolers: paperback Radical Unschool Love: Kindle Radical Unschool Love: paperback   Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   The Global Homeschooling Summit   Unschooling books by Suzie Andres Homeschooling with Gentleness A Little Way of Homeschooling   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Or you could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

My author daughter Imogen joins me for a bumper episode about unschool writing. In episode 148, we talked about how unschooling children learn to write. This week, we continue the unschool writing discussion by answering a couple of listener questions and then sharing some ideas and resources for anyone, young child to adult, who wants to improve their writing skills. We also talk about: The Global Homeschooling Summit and give a taste of Imogen and Sophie's interview. My soon-to-be-published unschooling book Radical Unschool Love. My daughter Charlotte's new design project: her Red Bubble shops.   Show Notes   Go Teen Writers Go Teen Writers blog Go Teen Writers book: How to Turn Your First Draft into a Published Book Go Teen Writers Facebook Group   NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo Camp NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program   Blogging Blogger Wordpress   Books Plot and Structure: Techniques and Exercise for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish by James Scott Bell Revision and Self-Editing (Write Great Fiction) by James Scott Bell   Bird by Bird: Some Instruction on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King   Podcasts Episode 148: Our Writing Unrules for Unschoolers Writing Excuses   Charlotte Elvis Charlotte's Redbubble Shop The Stories of an Unschooling Family Red Bubble Shop Instagram: charlotte.elvis   Imogen Elvis Website Write.Rewrite.Read Youtube Imogen Elvis Write. Rewrite. Read Imogen's novel The Crystal Tree Instagram Write. Rewrite. Read   Sue Elvis My Unschooling Books Curious Unschoolers: Kindle Curious Unschoolers: paperback Radical Unschool Love: Kindle Radical Unschool Love: paperback Youtube Sue Elvis Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   The Global Homeschooling Summit   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Or you could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!  

This week, I've taken my mic into my closet! Sitting amongst my clothes, I'm sharing: Why I'm in my wardrobe. My new book idea. How I was interviewed for the Global Homeschooling Summit. My Susan Skeleton story. A homeschool registration story from my book Curious Unschoolers. The birthday urn story. And the huge ornate mirror story. Of course, along the way, I'm also sharing some unschooling ideas!   Show Notes   My Unschooling Book Curious Unschoolers   Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   The Global Unschooling Summit   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Or you could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

This week, I'm sharing the first 3 parts of my newly published book Curious Unschoolers. I hope these stories will give you an idea of what my book is all about. Perhaps after listening to them, you'd like to read the whole book! 6:27 Curious Unschoolers 7:06 Part 1: An Introduction 7:10 Something Important 10:33 The Friend Who Comes to Tea 13:08 Just in Case We’re Not Already Friends 14:53 A Book of Stories 17:22 Part 2: An Introduction to Unschooling 17:28 What is unschooling? 20:48 Why Unschooling Isn’t a Method of Homeschooling 32:01 Does Unschooling Work? 38:04 Part 3: What Unschooling Looks Like  38:10 What is Unschooling All About? 48:12 Is Unschooling Just Living Life? 54:08 The Curriculum of Life 1:03:07 A Typical Unschooling Day   Show Notes   My Unschooling Book Curious Unschoolers   Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about this episode. Or you could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

This week, I'm chatting about unschooling and bedtimes. What if our kids want to stay up late? Can kids get up early if they have to? Do we sometimes want our kids to go to bed early because it suits us? What if we are criticised because of the way we parent our kids? I share lots of stories including one about entertaining unexpected guests in my pyjamas while feeding a baby. Also, I share My latest unschooling book news An excerpt from my book Curious Unschoolers. Some family news. And a few bits and pieces!   Show Notes Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. You could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!

This week, I'm sharing details of my daughter Gemma-Rose's homeschool registration visit. I discuss the following questions: Can registered homeschoolers unschool? How do we write homeschool plans when we don't know what our unschooling kids will be interested in? How can we fulfil homeschooling registration requirements without forcing kids to learn things they're not interested in?  Is forced learning real learning? I also talk about: How we might be tempted to push our kids to use their talents or extend their interests. How kids can surprise us. They're often not like us. They do things on their own timetables and not ours. And I share my latest unschooling book news.   Show Notes Podcasts Episode 27: The Tricky Business of Registering an Unschooler as a Homeschooler Episode 45: How Registered Homeschoolers Can Unschool   Blog Posts My homeschool registration and record keeping posts   Youtube Sue Elvis   Instagram stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily   Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick review or rating would help too! Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment about anything I talked about in this episode. You could just stop by and say hello. And please join me on Instagram!