Rickshaw Unschooling

"Children are the most disrespected group of people in the world."   She turned her small face and looked at me intensely, mayb...

Tali and Rhiannon, 15 and 13, carving pumpkins together while I prepare our family's traditional roasted pumpkin seeds. Here we are...

Building Blocks: What would you like the adults in your life to know and respect about you? My current exhibit includes, as its central...

Our trip to Europe last year taught me a lot that I needed to know about parenting. It's never too late to learn these things, and I&#...

The frustrating, demented sounds of the nearly-intelligible Sim-language have been drifting through my house for ages. If your kids play Si...

When I was about 18 my Dad told me under no uncertain terms that although he accepted gay people and had "even" gone to and enjo...

Pat Gallaher  --  1949-2015 It's my Dad's 70th birthday today. He's been gone four and a half years and I still miss him e...

For a number of years in our household, there's been discussion about whether or not to graduate - to get the diploma - to take a bunch ...