Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchS3E12 | Letting go. Of control. Of perfection. Even of unschooling? (or of the identity of being an unschooling mom)
Season 3 Episode 12
Letting go runs through every stage of unschooling — from releasing control over what children learn, to accepting that family life changes shape wit…
11 hours ago
S3E11 | Unschooling - How much time does does take and what does it cost?
Season 1 Episode 11
The two most common practical questions about unschooling are how much it costs and how much time it takes. Neither has a simple answer. One parent u…
12 hours ago
S3E10 | Unschooling and Learning Without Reading
Season 1 Episode 10
Reading dominates how most people think about learning. Schools treat it as the first skill and the primary method. But children learn language, move…
13 hours ago
S3E9 | The Efficiency of Unschooling
Season 1 Episode 9
Schools spend enormous amounts of time on repetition, testing, classroom management, and re-teaching material year after year. Unschooling skips all …
14 hours ago
S3E8 | Unschooling and the Benefits for Parents
Season 3 Episode 8
Unschooling is often framed as a choice made for the children, but the changes run deeper than that. Over time, parents find themselves questioning i…
15 hours ago
S3E7 | Unschooling: Obsessions, Interests, and Letting Them Be - with Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad and Sue Elvis
Season 3 Episode 7
Intensity, repetition, and long stretches of focus are common in unschooling families. Interests may look narrow, obsessive, or unbalanced when viewe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
S3E6 | A Typical Unschooling Day? - with Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad and Sue Elvis
Season 3 Episode 6
How does a typical day look in an unschooling family’s life? - This is one of the first questions people ask about unschooling. It often carries an u…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
S3E5 | Unschooling and Learning Languages - with Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad and Sue Elvis
Season 3 Episode 5
Language keeps showing up in unschooling conversations: Parents ask about reading, writing, spelling, confidence, exposure, and whether children will…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
S3E4 | Unschooling and Food - with Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad and Sue Elvis
Season 3 Episode 4
Food keeps showing up in parenting and unschooling conversations: Parents ask about sugar, rules, nutrition, fairness, parties, allergies, ethics, an…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
S3E3: How Unschoolers Can Deal with Questions and Sceptics| with Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad and Sue Elvis
Season 3 Episode 3
How do you handle skeptical questions about unschooling without freezing, defending, or preaching? Cecilie, Sandra, and Sue share real-life stories a…
5 months ago