Throwback Tuesday: 10 Challenges We Faced While Unschooling

Originally shared February 11, 2013; life was very different 12 years ago. The boys were aged 8, 7, & 5 and we were doing lots and lots of learning through play and exploration. Since yesterday's post seemed to be so popular I thought today I'd talk about what some are of the hardest parts of unschooling. The biggest challenges of unschooling: Most of these are things I struggle with on at least a weekly basis, if not daily! I've developed ten little mantras to repeat to myself. Here are my mantras and what they mean: 1. Don't panic! Believe it or not this happens to me a lot (and yes, I know if you read my blog you do realize this!). These two words have sort of become my internal mantra-- "Don't Panic!" Earlier this morning I was sitting here thinking; "jeez, we haven't done anything in a while. How can they possibly be learning?!" I struggled with this when we homeschooled actual lessons and I really struggle with...