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Former teacher (M.Ed) → secular progressive homeschooler
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You don’t have to feel stuck. There are so many op You don’t have to feel stuck. There are so many options and paths to create an intentional life that you design.But you can’t just think about it you have to act.Take the steps, one by one, to get to where you want to go.It’s not easy. It takes time, planning and huge mindset shifts.But a proactive approach to living YOUR best life is always a win.Our family has been worldschooling for four years and the things my kids have learned from travel have impacted them in profound ways.#worldschooling #nomadfamily #homeschooling
There is something very bittersweet about watching There is something very bittersweet about watching your baby move into her first big-girl room. 🥹But if there is one thing I’ve become increasingly intentional about as a parent, it’s protecting my kids’ sleep.We put so much thought into what children need during their waking hours—their education, food, movement, play, activities—while sleep quietly takes up a huge portion of their childhood.And if they’re going to spend thousands of hours sleeping on something, I care about what that something is made of.We’ve been sleeping on Happsy mattresses for years, and they’re the only mattresses we currently use in our home. So when it was time for her first big-girl mattress, choosing another Happsy was an easy decision.Happsy mattresses are certified organic and made with materials like organic cotton, organic wool, and organic latex, without conventional polyurethane foam or chemical flame retardants.For me, creating a healthy sleep environment is simply another part of protecting sleep itself.And apparently this little girl is officially old enough for a big-girl bed. I’m fine. 😭Comment HAPPSY and I’ll send you the link to check out the mattresses we sleep on. 🤍#HappsyPartner #Happsy
Comment GETSLEEP to read the Substack! Comment GETSLEEP to read the Substack!
I don’t plan our homeschool once a year 😅 We lear I don’t plan our homeschool once a year 😅We learn year-round, so our back-to-school prep looks a little different.Every few months I take a fresh look at each kid: what’s working, where they could use more support, and what they suddenly can’t stop talking about.Then we adjust.@outschool has become one of my favorite ways to do this because I can find classes based on what each child actually needs or is interested in right now—without committing our entire year to a plan I made months ago.Because kids change. Their interests change. Their needs change. And I want their education to have enough flexibility to change with them.Want to try Outschool for your own kids?Comment OUTSCHOOL and I’ll send you my link to get $50 off your first classes.#outschoolinsider #homeschooling #backtoschool
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” We ask “What do you want to be when you grow up?”We ask children this constantly, and what we usually mean is: What job do you want to have?Why do we quietly teach children when we frame adulthood that way? Especially when so many adults are miserable 🤷🏼‍♀️The idea that you choose what you’ll do for work, and everything else—where you live, how much time you have, what your days feel like, how often you see the people you love—gets arranged around it is not my vibe.I want my kids to think about it in the opposite direction and build an intentional life around what they love.So I ask different questions.What do you want an ordinary Tuesday to feel like?Do you want to wake up early or sleep until 9?Would you rather spend your days outside, behind a desk, traveling, building things, working with people?Do you want to live somewhere you can ride your bike out the front door?How much time do you want with your family?What kind of freedom matters to you?Then, eventually: What kind of work could help you build that life?After spending more than a decade teaching, I became increasingly uncomfortable with how early we start funneling children toward conventional definitions of success. Good grades. The right college. A respectable career.I’m much more interested in raising kids who understand themselves well enough to make intentional choices…even when those choices look different from what everyone around them is doing.I don’t know what careers my children will choose.I hope they choose lives they actually want to wake up to.#secularhomeschooling #digitalnomadfamily #raisingthefuture
We are opting out of the algorithm. Here’s a lis We are opting out of the algorithm.Here’s a list of some of the ways we are intentionally protecting our kids childhood.Slow mornings. Family meals. Quality friendships only. Traveling every chance we get. Saying no to the consumer mentality. Daily family reading time. No access to social media. Limited and intentional screen time. Hiking and spending time in nature. High expectations. Child-led learning. Rock solid sibling relationships. Age appropriate input in family decisions. Modeling a healthy romantic partnership.This list isn’t exhaustive but it’s a start ❤️Comment NO ALGO to grab my book, Uninfluenceable if you are looking to raise kids outside the algorithm.
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