Too Much Screen Time Isn’t The Parent’s Fault

I agree with quite a few things the author says what I don’t agree with is how she places the responsibility of all of this squarely on the parents.

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Article Share: How do Unschoolers Turn Out?

Peter Gray has studied how learning happens without any academic requirements at a democratic school. The Boston College research professor also wrote

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Reading, Writing, and Texting

Homeschooling in our house looks more like unschooling so reading and writing, along with the learning of other subjects, is largely

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Wordless Wednesday – Beaching Out

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Ask The Educator – February Edition

Our contributing educator this month is Amanda Lehrman, from The Momma Files. If you have a burning question for her we’d

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Parents Can Use Reflection to Gauge Unschooling Progress

  It’s a common theme among homeschooling and unschooling parents to have this constant nagging feeling that we are somehow not doing for

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Ask The Educator – January Edition

I’m starting a new feature here at Harmonic Mama where you can “Ask the Educator” any burning questions you may have. In

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A place of their own, the reading nook.

Yesterday we put together a little reading nook in the unused space at the end of our daughter’s bed. This

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Three Tips For Making Road Trips With Kids Easier

As a family we love travel, road trips and long car rides. Sounds odd I know, loving being trapped in

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Shocking Milwaukee co-sleeping ad goes too far

The city of Milwaukee has put out a set of shocking ads, showing babies in bed with knives, to warn

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