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

    June 14, 2025
    Do your children love hands on learning and science? Check out this review of CrossWired Science - a new program for the scientist in all of us.

    CrossWired Science Review

    April 18, 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
  • 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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    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

    Raising Leaders: How Parents Can Instill Leadership Skills in Children from an Early Age

    June 11, 2025
    Our perception of reality is based on our experiences. One needs to be able to see your children through their eyes to understand who they truly are.

    See Your Children Through Their Eyes

    September 2, 2019
  • 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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    Mindful Eating for Families: How to Raise Kids Who Love Healthy Food

    February 12, 2025
    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
    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

    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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    Two boys smiling as they work on a science experiment from Supercharged Science. you looking for a homeschool science program? Check out this review for Supercharged Science - an interactive science program with lots of experiments!

    Supercharged Science: a Homeschool Science Review

    May 28, 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

    Child-Led Learning: How to Nurture Curiosity Without a Curriculum

    March 23, 2025
  • 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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    Unexpected Educational Opportunities: Stealth Learning

    January 12, 2022
    As parents and as human beings, we need a community for support. Creating an unschool community in your life can benefit you in so many ways.

    The Importance Of Community – Unschool Life

    July 16, 2019
    Do your children love hands on learning and science? Check out this review of CrossWired Science - a new program for the scientist in all of us.

    CrossWired Science Review

    April 18, 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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    Mom lays on a gray couch, covered in a fuzzy blue blanket.

    Uh Oh – Mom’s Sick: Surviving Covid

    February 9, 2022
    Our perception of reality is based on our experiences. One needs to be able to see your children through their eyes to understand who they truly are.

    See Your Children Through Their Eyes

    September 2, 2019

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

    June 2, 2025
  • 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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    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
    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
    One of the hardest things, when joining the unschooling world, is learning to trust your children. How will they learn the fundamentals? Trust them.

    Trust Your Children to Learn – Unschooling Life

    April 3, 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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    How to Supplement Your Child’s Education During (and After) the Pandemic

    November 23, 2021
    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
    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
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    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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    Child-Led Learning: How to Nurture Curiosity Without a Curriculum

    March 23, 2025
    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
    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
  • 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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    We all hold a power within us. With these simple affirmations for strength, we can begin to harness the strength within ourselves.

    Affirmations For Strength

    March 17, 2019
    Nourishing Parenting is embracing your instincts and following your soul's purpose while raising your children in the manner in which you firmly believe.

    What Is Nourishing Parenting?

    June 17, 2019

    Beginner Tips For Easy Freezer Meal Cooking

    July 16, 2018
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