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  • wooden tiles with the letters L E A R N. unschooling is a different way to learn
    Play and Learn

    What Is Unschooling? A Beginner’s Guide for Parents

    Curious about unschooling? This beginner’s guide explains what unschooling is, how it works, its benefits, challenges, and tips for parents considering this alternative education approach.

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    How to Supplement Your Child’s Education During (and After) the Pandemic

    November 23, 2021
    Unschooling happens without the use of curriculum, testing, schedules and grades. Am I a lazy Mom? Here is the truth about unschooling.

    I am A Lazy Mom – The Truth About Unschooling

    January 20, 2019

    Raising Curious Minds: How to Keep the Love of Learning Alive in Your Child

    April 24, 2025
  • two parents laying in bed, napping with their toddler. The Connection Between Sleep and Emotional Well-Being for Parents
    Home and Lifestyle

    The Connection Between Sleep and Emotional Well-Being for Parents

    Discover how sleep affects parenting and emotional well-being. Learn the impact of sleep deprivation on patience, decision-making, and mental health, plus tips for better rest.

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    Do you ever feel like you could use your time in a more productive manner? That's me. When Habit Stacking was recommended to me I immediately bought it.

    Habit Stacking – A Book Review

    August 17, 2018
    We are on a journey to create a zero waste home. We love books and have rediscovered our love of the library through zero waste living and minimalism.

    Zero Waste Living By Utilizing The Library

    August 23, 2018
    These freezer meal cooking tips will help any busy mom be more productive on those big batch cooking days. These are more than just a how-to!

    Freezer Meal Cooking Tips For Busy Moms

    August 22, 2018
  • Wooden table set for a family dinner of mindful eating
    Pregnancy and Parenting

    Mindful Eating for Families: How to Raise Kids Who Love Healthy Food

    Discover how to practice mindful eating for families and raise kids who love healthy food. Learn practical tips, fun activities, and expert-backed strategies to build lifelong healthy eating habits.

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    Birth Uncensored: Postpartum Poop

    February 9, 2021
    Bringing a new life into this world can be a terrifying thing without the scare tactics used to persuade pregnant women. This is my birth trauma story.

    Scare Tactics and Birth Trauma – Still Healing 10 Years Later

    December 19, 2018
    Mom lays on a gray couch, covered in a fuzzy blue blanket.

    Uh Oh – Mom’s Sick: Surviving Covid

    February 9, 2022
  • Play and Learn

    Roadschooling in Canada: BC To Ontario with Unschoolers

    One reason we love homeschooling is the freedom it gives. We can turn road trips into roadschooling. When other children go back to school in September, we love to go on a "not back to school" trip of some kind.

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    People often love to share their opinions about how you choose to live your life and parent your children. When you decide to homeschool, be prepared.

    Be Confident In Your Choice To Homeschool

    September 5, 2018

    Homeschool In Pajamas

    June 27, 2018
    Learning to cook is such an important life skill. Having your children in the kitchen with you is a great way to introduce them to cooking.

    Learning To Cook – Children In The Kitchen

    February 18, 2019
  • Mom lays on a gray couch, covered in a fuzzy blue blanket.
    Pregnancy and Parenting

    Uh Oh – Mom’s Sick: Surviving Covid

    I spent the last two years avoiding illness but the pandemic found me. Surviving Covid, as a parent, was exhausting to say the least.

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    So many women and girls dream of being a mom.  Often we find ourselves, as moms, without a sense of who we are. We lose our identity and who we are.

    Finding Yourself – As A Mom

    November 30, 2018
    Wooden table set for a family dinner of mindful eating

    Mindful Eating for Families: How to Raise Kids Who Love Healthy Food

    February 12, 2025
    Time saving tips for a more productive life.

    Time Saving Tips For A Busy Mom

    July 10, 2018
  • child sits at a desk with an open book over their face
    Play and Learn

    Unexpected Educational Opportunities: Stealth Learning

    Do you have children that do not want to participate in formal, curriculum-based learning? Stealth learning through unexpected educational opportunities may provide an opportunity for learning without the stress of forcing a child to do something they do not want to do. What is stealth learning? That is what we are here to discuss. TLDR: Stealth learning, or unexpected educational opportunities, is seeing the educational value in activities that your child already enjoys doing. The Struggle Is Real It is not uncommon for children to put up resistance when it comes to sit-down learning, especially when they are transitioning from the public school model into homeschooling. There are other things…

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    Raising Curious Minds: How to Keep the Love of Learning Alive in Your Child

    April 24, 2025
    My family love to read. We are always looking for new books. Recently, I got the chance to review The Heart Changer from Jarm Del Boccio, Author.

    The Heart Changer – Book Review

    July 11, 2019
    Sight words can be a wonderful introduction to reading for your child. Luckily, we have been able to review a program from The Crafty Classroom all about sight words!

    Using Sight Words – Crafty Classroom Review

    July 17, 2019
  • Play and Learn

    How to Supplement Your Child’s Education During (and After) the Pandemic

    Does your child need more help with their education? This article is about how to supplement your child's education during a pandemic.

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    Favourite Christmas Books

    December 12, 2020

    Raising Curious Minds: How to Keep the Love of Learning Alive in Your Child

    April 24, 2025
    How do unschoolers approach to learning about castles? From Tudor Castles to building our own in Minecraft, here is how we organized our castle unit study.

    Castle Unit Study

    August 30, 2019
  • Home and Lifestyle

    Grow Wild Review: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family Nature-Rich Guide To Moving More

    Have you ever had something come into your awareness at just the right time? That was my experience with Katy Bowman’s new book: Grow Wild. The past year and a half have been such a hard one for so many of us. As a parent, one of my big concerns was the health of my children – mentally, physically, and spiritually. Beyond the global circumstances, there were so many added stresses just to daily life. So many things had changed and no one could see the other side of the issue. I focused on things I could control – at least, to the best of my ability. We dedicated more…

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    How To Clean A Kettle In Only Two Minutes

    May 21, 2018

    How to Cultivate Gratitude and Joy in Everyday Parenting

    April 7, 2025
    All across social media are images of beautiful, perfect bujos, which can intimidate. To inspire you to start your own, here is my imperfect bullet journal.

    My Imperfect Bullet Journal

    May 6, 2019
  • Home and Lifestyle

    5 Easy Breakfast Ideas

    I am always looking for new and delicious ideas for what to feed my family in the morning. These 5 easy breakfast ideas are ones that we have recently tried and I wanted to share with you!

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    Finding the right diet and way of eating is hard. I am trying out a new approach to food - an easy way to establish a healthy eating lifestyle.

    A New Approach To Food – Healthy Eating As A Family

    January 16, 2019

    Becoming A Barefoot Family

    July 18, 2018
    Taking control of my health and wellness starts with the food I consume. To increase the micronutrients in my diet, I have been drinking this green juice. This green juice is made with spinach, celery, cucumber, apple, and lemon.

    Taking Control Of My Health – Green Juice

    March 25, 2019
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    The Importance of Self Care For Parents

    So many parents get so caught up in being parents that they often neglect themselves. Self care for parents is so important because it encourages you to do something for yourself - the individual you are.

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    Minimalist Wardrobe – Clothes Do Not Make Me

    March 24, 2018

    Homemade Bagels: Taking Time To Bake

    August 12, 2020
    I am a large family mom and I have stopped making freezer meals. Shocker, I know. Why would I do this? Aren't easy freezer meals a lifesaver? Not anymore!

    LARGE FAMILY Mom Stopped Making FREEZER MEALS

    July 26, 2019
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