New member intro
Mother Earth (Tyra)
Greetings to all of you!
My name is Tyra and I am new to this group, homeschooling and unschooling. I have been married to Craig for 11 years and we have 2 sons ages 5 and 2 yrs, respectively. Ren invited me to this group. Thank you, Ren!
I am in a place that I am sure many of you are familiar with: gaining trust of the unschooling process. The more I learn and reflect, the more I realize that unschooling is a natural extension of how I have parented my children until this point. I have always been low pressure with high trust of my children and their needs. One of my parenting goals has been to do my part to contribute to my children having self-confidence and autonomy. I feel that unschooling will assist my children in making sure that they feel good about themselves and intuitively follow their inner guidance. Of course what I want for them is exactly what I struggle with myself.
So the good news is that we are being unschooled together. I am enjoying exploring our world together but am also learning to relax and trust the process. I look forward to learning from each of you and am grateful for this group.
Much Love
Tyra in TN
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My name is Tyra and I am new to this group, homeschooling and unschooling. I have been married to Craig for 11 years and we have 2 sons ages 5 and 2 yrs, respectively. Ren invited me to this group. Thank you, Ren!
I am in a place that I am sure many of you are familiar with: gaining trust of the unschooling process. The more I learn and reflect, the more I realize that unschooling is a natural extension of how I have parented my children until this point. I have always been low pressure with high trust of my children and their needs. One of my parenting goals has been to do my part to contribute to my children having self-confidence and autonomy. I feel that unschooling will assist my children in making sure that they feel good about themselves and intuitively follow their inner guidance. Of course what I want for them is exactly what I struggle with myself.
So the good news is that we are being unschooled together. I am enjoying exploring our world together but am also learning to relax and trust the process. I look forward to learning from each of you and am grateful for this group.
Much Love
Tyra in TN
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Ren Allen
"My name is Tyra and I am new to this group, homeschooling and
unschooling. I
have been married to Craig for 11 years and we have 2 sons ages 5 and
2 yrs,
respectively. Ren invited me to this group. Thank you, Ren!"
You're most welcome...I'm really glad you found your way over to this
space of the internet Tyra!:)
I think you'll find it a useful resource in the journey to greater
trust and more joyful unschooling.
Ren
unschooling. I
have been married to Craig for 11 years and we have 2 sons ages 5 and
2 yrs,
respectively. Ren invited me to this group. Thank you, Ren!"
You're most welcome...I'm really glad you found your way over to this
space of the internet Tyra!:)
I think you'll find it a useful resource in the journey to greater
trust and more joyful unschooling.
Ren
k
Hello to you too Tyra. I've got a 2 year old ds too. Nice to "meet"
you. I think you'll find this group is great and the archives make a
terrific resource as well.
Kathe
Ren Allen wrote:
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http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
you. I think you'll find this group is great and the archives make a
terrific resource as well.
Kathe
Ren Allen wrote:
> "My name is Tyra and I am new to this group, homeschooling and__________________________________
> unschooling. I
> have been married to Craig for 11 years and we have 2 sons ages 5 and
> 2 yrs,
> respectively. Ren invited me to this group. Thank you, Ren!"
>
> You're most welcome...I'm really glad you found your way over to this
> space of the internet Tyra!:)
>
> I think you'll find it a useful resource in the journey to greater
> trust and more joyful unschooling.
>
> Ren
Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page!
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Mother Earth (Tyra)
Thank you, Kathe! And I have already benefited greatly from this group and am even referring others to it! I appreciate your very warm welcome!
Peace
Tyra
Peace
Tyra
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From: k
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Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] New member intro
Hello to you too Tyra. I've got a 2 year old ds too. Nice to "meet"
you.
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tobinsmommy
Hi, I am new to this list and just wanted to introduce myself!
My name is Andrea and I am a part time sahm. I am new to the
experience of unschooling, and when I'm not living and learning with
my only son Tobin (5 1/2), I give people massages, teach music, and
also perform (sing). My dp (partner) Ernie is in construction of all
kinds (wishes he could make a living doing alternative construction),
plays classical guitar (we perform together), and climbs rocks (guides
as well).
We live in the mountains, where there are about 17 other
homeschoolers. In our community, there is one unschooler (that I know
of), who is now in her early 20's. Our life is full, and though we
work really hard, we wouldn't change a thing!
Carri Ann, regarging your post about having an only child...my son has
had a playgroup that we have been involved in since he was 2. It has
dwindled way down since most of his buddies are on a school schedule
now. His social needs are huge, and I often get emotionally
exasperated trying to maintain friendships and playdates. It can be
difficult because we don't have a learning schedule per say, so we
occupy ourselves as best we can until noon when playdates are
feasible. Some days this works well, and we get involved in various
activities, others he just stares at the clock and disregards any play
prompting by me. (sometimes I just can't replace the type of play he
has with his buddies). I vascilate from feeling bad (because he wants
nothing to do with me sometimes, and the little girl inside feels
hurt) to feeling good that he gets such wonderful one-on-one time with
the person who loves him more than anything in the world!
I hope to learn from discussions on this board, and eventually be able
to contribute as I understand unschooling more.
Andrea
My name is Andrea and I am a part time sahm. I am new to the
experience of unschooling, and when I'm not living and learning with
my only son Tobin (5 1/2), I give people massages, teach music, and
also perform (sing). My dp (partner) Ernie is in construction of all
kinds (wishes he could make a living doing alternative construction),
plays classical guitar (we perform together), and climbs rocks (guides
as well).
We live in the mountains, where there are about 17 other
homeschoolers. In our community, there is one unschooler (that I know
of), who is now in her early 20's. Our life is full, and though we
work really hard, we wouldn't change a thing!
Carri Ann, regarging your post about having an only child...my son has
had a playgroup that we have been involved in since he was 2. It has
dwindled way down since most of his buddies are on a school schedule
now. His social needs are huge, and I often get emotionally
exasperated trying to maintain friendships and playdates. It can be
difficult because we don't have a learning schedule per say, so we
occupy ourselves as best we can until noon when playdates are
feasible. Some days this works well, and we get involved in various
activities, others he just stares at the clock and disregards any play
prompting by me. (sometimes I just can't replace the type of play he
has with his buddies). I vascilate from feeling bad (because he wants
nothing to do with me sometimes, and the little girl inside feels
hurt) to feeling good that he gets such wonderful one-on-one time with
the person who loves him more than anything in the world!
I hope to learn from discussions on this board, and eventually be able
to contribute as I understand unschooling more.
Andrea