Deb Lewis

***...I'm still learning about some of the "unparenting" philosophies,...***

This is not an unparenting philosophy list. For one thing, unparenting is a word some people have used against radical unschoolers as an accusation of neglect. An insult. But as a philosophy unparenting has more to do with law of attraction ideas and libertarian politics than it does unschooling, (http://www.unparenting.com/ ) though many people who follow the unparenting philosophy are no fans of public education. It's not the same as unschooling and it's not what we talk about here.

Deb Lewis



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Nicole

Oh, okay. Thanks for clarifying. I listen to a podcast where she uses the term quite liberally along with her unschooling discussion. The unparenting philosophy is not personally one to which I subscribe. I guess I was assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that letting children make their own decisions for themselves fell under that umbrella. That was kind of what I was getting from the post I was responding to, but again, it is clear to me that I could be wrong. As I noted in my post, I am new to much of this - as well as the language. I'll do my best to pick up on the lingo, but as it is, I am already attempting to choose my words very carefully when posting at all. I am not a person who likes to incite problems on boards, which is why I rarely post at all in the first place. Sometimes it doesn't seem worth the trouble... But I will try to stick to the parameters the best I can.

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