Trigger Warning:  Contains sexual content Recently, a colleague from my days as a teacher shared the following story: A class of Grade 3...

FAMILY SIZE BLOG CARNIVAL - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Please join Kerry @ City Kids Homeschooling and Patti @ Jazzy Mama for our...

I can certainly see with my girls that learning is a cultural phenomenon, unique to each family and community.  If we made our living as ...

At least once per week since I wrote You're Not Homeschooling Because...Your Spouse is Against It , someone finds that post by doing a ...

One of the smartest things I've done in my journey as a natural, authentic parent has been to seek support.  I've done this by follo...

A Reader asked: "Hi do you have suggestions for helping a toddler (2.5 yr old) deal with anxiety? She's scared of insects & l...

Welcome to the Safe Cosleeping Blog Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the Safe Cosleeping Blog Carnival hosted by Monkey Butt...

Welcome to the December Mindful Mama Carnival: Staying Mindful During the Holiday Season This post was written for inclusion in the Mindful...

Does thinking about the approaching festivities sometimes make you feel nauseous? Are you nervous about spending time with family or frien...

How do you remember someone you didn't know? How do you miss a person you never had a relationship with? I have been pondering these ...

Mommymommymommymommymommy! Oh, Mommy! I just love your milk SO MUCH.  I love it sweet and I love it warm and I love it fast and I love it...

This afternoon I nursed Julian to sleep for his nap and then I went off to hang out with his sisters for a while.  When he awoke about an ho...

This past June, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario -- the union in which I used to be an active member -- hosted an Ultimate...

When I first started this blog I think I was a different person.  In fact, when I re-read what I first wrote about, I don't even recogni...

Sometimes I let my children play in our front yard.  Alone.  Unsupervised. Occasionally a friend or family member or neighbour asks me abo...

Yesterday the weather here in Toronto was totally GORGEOUS so the children and I decided to go to the zoo.  We're Unschoolers, so we vis...

Welcome to the I Love Me! Carnival! This post was written for inclusion in the I Love Me! Carnival hosted by Amy at Anktangle . This carn...

I don't do academic lessons with my children.  You won't find me sitting at the table showing them how to do addition problems or a...