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Radical Unschooling Teens Discuss: Chores, Piercings & Prom (Video, 16min.)

Dayna Martin interviews unschooled teens, Devin Martin and Rileigh Forslund. The three discuss how some common issues are approached in the Radical Unschooling model. Topics include:

  • Do the teens help out with cleaning even though they have no assigned chores?
  • How did Dayna respond to Devin’s desire to get a piercing? Did he get it as an act of teenage rebellion?
  • Unschooler individuality and acceptance of others
  • Are there cliques in groups of unschoolers?
  • What do the lives of kids in school look like to Devin and Rileigh?

Teens Answer Common Questions About Unschooling (Video, 10 min.)

Dayna Martin interviews unschooled teens, Devin Martin and Rileigh Forslund and discusses common questions about Unschooling. Topics include:

  • How do unschooled children learn to socialize without school? (And what’s wrong with socialization in schools?)
  • Do unschooled kids watch TV and play video games all day? If not, what do they do with their days?
  • How do unschoolers learn traditional academic skills like Reading, Writing, and Math?

Dayna Martin on Bedtimes (Blog Post)

Co-sleepingIn a recent blog post, Dayna explains her approach as a parent to bedtimes, and answers some questions from parents in the comments section.

Last night, around ten, Orion told me he was ready to go to bed. He is only three years old. About an hour later, Ivy came crawling up the stairs and said, “I love going to bed!” She brushed her teeth, and snuggled in next to us and asked me to tickle her back.

All of my children love bedtime. I know it is because they were never forced or coerced to go to bed before they were tired and ready to. Living the Radical Unschooling life, we choose to respect our children’s natural sleep cycle. I believe this is the healthiest way for children to live, without a parent-imposed bedtime.

You can read the entire blog post at Dayna’s site.

Radical Unschooling – A Revolution Has Begun (Book)

Radical Unschooling (Book)

Radical Unschooling – A Revolution Has Begun. This book covers not only unschooling — the practice of child-lead education without school — but also parenting topics from an attachment parenting perspective, including many of the age-old challenges of parenting such as bedtimes, food, chores, etc.

In my heart of hearts, I’ve always been a Radical Unschooler. There is no doubt in my mind that families and our global community would be far healthier if this approach were embraced.
– Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD, Author of “The Secret Pleasures of Menopause” and “Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom”

Full of brilliant common sense! Mrs. Martin takes us behind the curtain to see in rich detail what alternative education really looks like when it bestows upon its subjects the freedom to choose. Every parent who feels compelled to give their kids into the care of total strangers should read this book.
– John Taylor Gatto, Author of “Dumbing Us Down” and “Weapons of Mass Instruction”

Buy Radical Unschooling Online at Amazon

Sample excerpt from the book:

Chores (p27-28)

Our kids do not have “chores.” They do, however, joyfully help out around the house. Devin likes to vacuum, and Datoka and Ivy like to dust, clean windows, and sweep the kitchen. Our kids clean because it makes sense to do so. They enjoy being part of this aspect of our family living. I never make them clean their rooms. I take responsibility to keep their rooms clean because I know that if I provide them with models of clean, organized space, they will get used to having it that way and keep up with it as they get older.