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In a message dated 1/16/01 8:12:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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. Finally,
after a year of begging, pleading, yelling, crying,
and still no sleeping, we discovered unschooling and
the fabulous parenting ideas that go with it. Why do
they have to go to bed at 8pm? Well, for my sanity,
for one! We have made a great compromise---- they can
stay up as late as they want, IN THEIR ROOM, BEING
QUIET. It worked!


Kerry, this is wonderful.  I have always been met with wide eyes when i say
my child (age 3) just goes to bed when he is tired.  This may be 8pm
(rarely), 9 or 9:30 or..... I explain that he spends time at night with his
dad who works a long day, and why should he go to bed without a nice family
experience?  I love your idea about them having quiet time in their room
until they get the urge to lie down and call it a day. This fits perfectly
with unschooling.

PS when is someone going to come up with an acronym or short form for
unschooling???? :o)

cath