zenmomma *

>>I've never seen it used as a put-down. I've only seen it used to
differentiate between those who unschool educationally and those have
taken unschooling philosophy into every corner of their parenting.>>

I guess I've always heard it as a put-down too. That's why I was surprised
to see someone identifying their style as unparenting. I'll stick with
mindful parenting.

Life is good.
~Mary

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Kolleen

>I've never seen it used as a put-down. I've only seen it used to
>differentiate between those who unschool educationally and those have
>taken unschooling philosophy into every corner of their parenting.
>Bridget


This is precisely how I use the term. I don't find it derogatory. Its a
way to explain a lifestyle that always was in our lives. Trust, respect,
democratic, no big people get to coerce, manipulate or require the medium
and little ones.

kolleen
the unschooling unparent

"People take different roads seeking
fulfillment and happiness. Just
because they're not on your road
doesn't mean they've gotten lost."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.