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The Unschooling Mom2Mom podcast is a quick conversation with Sue Patterson, coach, author, and mother of 3 grown unschoolers. Sue shares inspiration and tips to help you find the unschooling confidence you're looking for!
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What the Homeschool Socialization Question Misses | 229 (opens the original)
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Everyone asks, “But what about socialization?” Usually, they mean: Will your child have friends? But sometimes they’re asking something much bigger: Without school, who will teach your child how to fit in? And that raises a question we rarely stop to ask: What kind of socialization are children actually getting at school—and is all of it something we want to recreate? Because spending every day with same-age peers doesn’t teach children only how to make friends. It also teaches them about po...
You Don’t Need Curriculum to Make Learning Happen | 228 (opens the original)
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Looking for fun homeschooling ideas that don’t require curriculum? Discover how unschooling and strewing help children learn naturally through everyday activities and interests. Your September Calendar is ready for you! In this episode, Sue explores how learning can weave through playful September possibilities—from making Rice Krispie treats to investigating rabbits or noticing the changing daylight around the Autumn Equinox. She explains how strewing introduces interesting ideas without ass...
How to Stay Confident About Unschooling—Before a Crisis Hits | 227 (opens the original)
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Looking for unschooling support that will help you stay confident without adding another overwhelming plan or curriculum to your life? In this episode, Sue Patterson explains how a simple daily “unschooling workout” can protect your confidence from the school-centered messages surrounding you. You’ll hear: Why unschooling confidence can disappear even when everything is going wellHow school expectations gradually creep back into our thinkingWhy you shouldn’t wait for a crisis to reconnect wit...
Six Months Ago, I Tried An Unschooling Experiment | 226 (opens the original)
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Daily unschooling support can help homeschooling parents build confidence before doubts, comparisons, and outside pressure take over. Six months ago, I created a small Daily Support app as an experiment. Those one- or two-minute morning voice notes became something much more useful than I expected. In this episode, I’m sharing: Why brief, daily support can have such a powerful impactHow unschooling confidence can quietly erode when life gets busyWhy we shouldn’t wait for a crisis to reconnect...
School Refusal: A Mom-to-Mom Reframe When Your Kid Is Miserable | 225 (opens the original)
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My Kid Won't Go Back to School — What If We Didn't Make Them? Every school-refusal article this week says the same thing: watch for the warning signs, then find gentler ways to get your kid back in the building. But what if that's not the only option? In this episode, Sue talks — mom to mom — about the real question underneath the panic of school refusal: not "how do I get compliance," but "what if my kid's distress is actually information worth listening to?" Sue shares her own story o...
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