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    Play and Learn

    Unschooling With Big Brother Watching

    The end of the another homeschooling year is upon us and with that comes a visit from our home education manager. So what is it like to be unschooling with big brother watching?

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    Is your child struggling to learn to read? Dyslexia Gold is a program designed to help them improve their reading and spelling skills.

    Struggling to Learn to Read? Check out this Dyslexia Gold Review

    July 3, 2019
    Yoga with kids is a fun and challenging experience. I am fairly new to my yoga journey and I love that my children are learning yoga, to control their bodies and minds, with me.

    Yoga With Kids: Learning Together

    August 13, 2019
    Are you looking for some online game schooling resources? Check out EdAlive and this review for Typing Tournament Online and Maths Invaders Online!

    EdAlive Review

    May 23, 2019
  • Pregnancy and Parenting

    Powerful Parenting Books

    These powerful parenting books are ones that I have read over the years since becoming a parent. They cover many different topics but all promote positive parenting techniques.

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    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
    Do you ever feel like you are too tired to be a good mom? I have been there and I want to let you know there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

    Too Tired To Be A Good Mom

    August 17, 2019

    Peaceful Coexistence: Designing and Managing a Harmonious Multi-Generational Home

    June 2, 2025
  • Pregnancy and Parenting

    Birth Uncensored: Postpartum Poop

    If you’re pregnant, you have most likely heard several horror stories about giving birth and how it can be simultaneously the most wonderful and scariest experience of your life. What you might not know is that after delivering the baby and placenta, you must also deliver your firsts postpartum poop.

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

    Uh Oh – Mom’s Sick: Surviving Covid

    February 9, 2022
    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
    Do you ever feel like you are too tired to be a good mom? I have been there and I want to let you know there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

    Too Tired To Be A Good Mom

    August 17, 2019
  • Play and Learn

    How Do I Get My Children to LOVE Learning?

    Feeling burnt out by trying to get your children to love learning? We try all the different methods and approaches but nothing seems to work. How do I get my child to love learning?

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    Roadschooling in Canada: BC To Ontario with Unschoolers

    July 31, 2022
    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
    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
  • Play and Learn

    Online Learning Resources

    In these uncertain times, many parents are looking for online learning resources to supplement their children's education. Whether you are a homeschooler or not, these are valuable resources.

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

    What Is Unschooling? A Beginner’s Guide for Parents

    February 28, 2025
    The Critical Thinking Co. has created a learning resource for aspiring detectives in your family. This review is for the Critical Thinking Detective - Vocabulary Book 2; an engaging way to introduce new vocabulary words and critical thinking.

    The Critical Thinking Co. Review

    May 8, 2019
    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
  • Pregnancy and Parenting

    Victoria’s Birth Stories

    Today we are sharing the birth stories of the lovely Victoria. Her different births changed her in many ways. We are pleased to be able to share this transformation with you. Who Is Victoria? Victoria is a home Educating mother to four children. She is a blogger, bar manager, allotment gardener and a gypsy rights activist.  She vlogs about family life, body confidence, and homeschool on her YouTube channel Home Educating The Mad Lads. Find Victoria on Facebook Today, we are sharing Victoria’s birth stories. I want to thank Victoria for sharing her experience with us. If you want to share your birth story on Nourishing Parenting, check out the…

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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

    Peaceful Coexistence: Designing and Managing a Harmonious Multi-Generational Home

    June 2, 2025

    Powerful Parenting Books

    February 18, 2021
  • Play and Learn

    Favourite Christmas Books

    There is nothing better than getting some cosy pyjamas on, sipping on hot chocolate and cuddling up by the fire with your favourite Christmas books

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    white teddy bear reading a book on a blue background. how we discovered unschooling.

    Our Discovery of Unschooling

    April 24, 2019
    Do your children love tinkering with electronics? Check out snap circuits! A fun and safe way to introduce your electronics in your homeschool.

    Snap Circuits – A Fun Way To Introduce Electronics

    November 14, 2018
    Yoga with kids is a fun and challenging experience. I am fairly new to my yoga journey and I love that my children are learning yoga, to control their bodies and minds, with me.

    Yoga With Kids: Learning Together

    August 13, 2019
  • Play and Learn

    Toddler Toys From Ikea -Inexpensive Gift Ideas

    Ikea has a great selection of toys. We love their wooden toys. They hold up really well and are a fantastic price. Check out these toddler toys from IKEA.

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    4 boys of different heights stand beside a size chart and a very large fossil of the leg and foot bones from a dinosaur. School's Out! It is summer and we are excited for warmer weather and new adventures. We just had our unschooling year-end meeting and are officially done!

    School’s Out! Unschooling Year End Report

    June 24, 2019

    Homeschool In Pajamas

    June 27, 2018

    Rainy Day Renaissance: 7 Indoor Activities That Spark Joy and Learning

    June 14, 2025
  • child's hand reaches for a card while playing a cooperative board game
    Play and Learn

    Cooperative Board Games for Children

    Cooperative board games are great for children of all ages. Little ones can join in because the rest of the players can help and older children can take a leadership role and build confidence.

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    Children’s Books Recommendation – Large Family Library Haul

    May 20, 2018

    Raising Resilient Kids: How Homeschooling Families Can Inspire Healthy Choices

    June 6, 2025
    Does your child love to read but struggles to comprehend what they have read? Check out these 7 tips to improve reading comprehension from an unschool mom.

    7 Tips to Improve Reading Comprehension

    May 25, 2019
  • Home and Lifestyle

    Homemade Bagels: Taking Time To Bake

    Sometimes you need to slow down and take the time to make things from scratch. For me, homemade bagels gave me the perfect excuse to take that time. Mindset Shift We often rush through life and fill every moment of every day with something. One thing that the lock down [because of global circumstances] showed me was that we filled our time with mindless activities and forgot to connect. Being home all the time, allowed me to evaluate some of the decisions I was making in life. We were relying on quick foods to help us get to the next event. Buying things full of preservatives to help them last…

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    I am in love with my dotted journal notebook. Check out how I am planning for success with my bullet journal set up for February in this Plan With Me.

    February Bullet Journal Set Up In A Minimalist Style | Plan With Me

    January 28, 2019
    Check out this Minimalist Bullet Journal! This plan with me for the month of March embraces a minimalistic style with simple colours and formatting.

    Minimalist Bullet Journal – March Plan With Me

    February 26, 2019

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

    July 31, 2021
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