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You can attend a thousand Zen classes at a University and still not understand it because it is something that is internal. You can have a bunch of nice meditation products and still be angry. You can make a big deal out of living simply and still miss all the beauty around you. It's not about the accoutrements but the "seeing with new eyes."
Sorta like unschooling. Ren
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Ren AllenMindful Parenting, by Ren Allen and Sandra Dodd
Ren on Mom's Interests Enriching Kids' Lives
Parenting Peacefully (response, down in there somewhere)
Shared Experiences are Important
This has to do with TV, partly, and with relationships with our children, mostly.
Ren's shocking contributions to a TV debate in 2001
Unschooling with the Muse Live Free Learn Free article, March/April 2006
Scooping up Life
January-February 2004 Home Education Magazine article
Unschooling and the Art of Running
March-April 2003 Home Education Magazine article
Ren's Site and Blog
Ren's own website: Learning in Freedom
and her blog
Discussion List
UnschoolingBasics
A list designed for those new to the philosophy of unschooling. Ask questions, and find out how unschooling works in real families. Listowners: Ren Allen and Kelly Lovejoy
Photos
Flickr site and blog page with photos of Ren and her family.
Sounds—Ren on CD
"Unschooling a Tribe" - Ren Allen $10
How do age differences among children play into unschooling? How do parents effectively meet the needs of several ages in one family? We'll explore the unique challenge that face larger families and different ways unschooling parents have met these challenges.
"Mindful Parenting" - Ren Allen with Sandra Dodd $10
How does parenting style and choice affect unschooling? Why does mindful parenting play such an important role in the way unschooling develops?
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As a child I was taught that fashion and all
it entails was "wordly" and that Barbie stuff
promoted low self esteem. Baloney!
What promoted low self esteem was being told my
interests weren't worthy. |