Text Sue what you think! Ever wonder if you’re doing enough when your child just wants to play all day — Legos, trampolines, video games — and you’re trying to trust unschooling? In this episode, Sue Patterson from Unschooling Mom2Mom answers a real email from a worried parent and explains: Why this “all play” phase is normal during deschooling, What’s actually happening in your child’s brain, How to shift from panic to partnership. How play builds real learning,&nb...
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Text Sue what you think! Ever wonder if you’re doing enough when your child just wants to play all day — Legos, trampolines, video games — and you’re trying to trust unschooling? In this episode, Sue Patterson from Unschooling Mom2Mom answers a real email from a worried parent and explains: Why this “all play” phase is normal during deschooling, What’s actually happening in your child’s brain, How to shift from panic to partnership. How play builds real learning,&nb...
#178 - What If Learning Isn’t Linear? Trusting the Spiral in Unschooling
Unschooling Mom2Mom
3 minutes
3 months ago
#178 - What If Learning Isn’t Linear? Trusting the Spiral in Unschooling
Text Sue what you think! Do you ever wonder if your child is learning "enough"? Or worry that they’ve missed something important? Let's explore how learning actually unfolds—through spirals, not straight lines. Instead of a rigid, step-by-step sequence, unschoolers learn by revisiting ideas over time, layering understanding, and making meaningful connections when they’re ready. This spiral approach to learning naturally fills in what schools call “gaps”—without forcing, pressuring, or s...
Unschooling Mom2Mom
Text Sue what you think! Ever wonder if you’re doing enough when your child just wants to play all day — Legos, trampolines, video games — and you’re trying to trust unschooling? In this episode, Sue Patterson from Unschooling Mom2Mom answers a real email from a worried parent and explains: Why this “all play” phase is normal during deschooling, What’s actually happening in your child’s brain, How to shift from panic to partnership. How play builds real learning,&nb...
