Awesome :D. I'm blown away by the way my 6 year old thinks almost every day. Like you say, it's us who needs the unschooling, so we can unlock our childhood creativity. Thinking in a childlike way is a key part of breaking free from conditioning and it's great if children can remind us of this.
Awesome! I just found @thetinyhouse and am enjoying seeing more of the family and to be invited into everyday life in your tiny house on wheels. Looking forward to more snapshots and Hand Made by Louise.
It never failed to amaze me how bright kids are on their own- especially if you have more than one. They feed of one another intellectually and rise to whatever level is required. When I homeschooled, I learned from my kids how to teach. Taking your kids around Europe is the best education you could possibly offer- what they learn on their own will follow them all their lives.
Wow very beautiful post, your kids are learning everything by doing with examples, which is great learning. Marley is so intelligent and highly confident about the coconut which she is holding in her hands. Yes they are little kids but they are doing great job. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful post. Lots of love and blessings to your kids my dear friend.
Children is a whole world of happiness! My daughter is only 1.5 years and she's speaking in incomprehensible baby language! I want to understand her thoughts) can Anyone recommend a translator?))))
Kids can be extremely good at problem solving when you leave them to their own devices. They have an unmarred curiosity, enthusiasm and creativity that can lead to some brilliant results. Your kids have the added benefit of not being brainwashed by the school system, which I'm sure gives them an added level of creativity.
That is awesome, but I am so guilty of being the parent that does everything for my kids and I know it's wrong and we have to trust them to do things themselves.
This is probably the hardest thing for me as a parent to do because I always have the fear of them hurting themselves.
But once again your post really inspired me to trust my kids and let them keep on surprising me, like they always do.
We can learn so much from our kids.
Well, considering you handed her a drill then stepped back to observe, I'd say you're breaking free from the "most parents" mentality pretty well. :)
We laugh when well-meaning relatives try to interfere with our kids learning. We love watching our kids explore and discover. Our daughter picked up crawling so quickly and is now teaching herself to stand. Our son can motor but is still exploring his movements, often finding himself in downward dog. At 7 months I think they are doing fantastic but their well-meaning grandparents tend to get in there to "show" them how to move their hands and feet. Ha! I find it comical.
Side question: Do you put your tiny house posts up as images to avoid the permanence of the block chain?
I read this and surely enough, my 9 year old wanted to do something 'dangerous' (cut a melon with a sharp knife). My usual self would say: "Why don't you let me do it?" But I had just read your post here and remembered Marley's adventure with the drill and let her do it instead. She's fine, we're all fine, no body got hurt haha. And the melon came out
cut perfectly. So thanks for this, it made me a little bit more mindful of what kids are able to do if we let them.
Well, my 16 and 9 year old are quite good cooks and they all love helping with cooking and baking.
The one thing I'm waiting for is that they get as enthusiastic about washing dishes as they are about cooking lol.
Awesome :D. I'm blown away by the way my 6 year old thinks almost every day. Like you say, it's us who needs the unschooling, so we can unlock our childhood creativity. Thinking in a childlike way is a key part of breaking free from conditioning and it's great if children can remind us of this.
Absolutely! It all starts with us!
Thanks for stopping by @etfnow
Children can think in ways that adults have forgotten how to. A child's mind is a beautiful thing...creative and outside the box. Thanks.
it's the simple things in life that are the most marvellous. Working out how to get that milk out of the coconut is a lesson in itself.
Awesome! I just found @thetinyhouse and am enjoying seeing more of the family and to be invited into everyday life in your tiny house on wheels. Looking forward to more snapshots and Hand Made by Louise.
It never failed to amaze me how bright kids are on their own- especially if you have more than one. They feed of one another intellectually and rise to whatever level is required. When I homeschooled, I learned from my kids how to teach. Taking your kids around Europe is the best education you could possibly offer- what they learn on their own will follow them all their lives.
Thank you @richq11
You are so right! They feed of each other, I learn so much from my children, when I remember to let them :)
Wow very beautiful post, your kids are learning everything by doing with examples, which is great learning. Marley is so intelligent and highly confident about the coconut which she is holding in her hands. Yes they are little kids but they are doing great job. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful post. Lots of love and blessings to your kids my dear friend.
Thank you @maya7!
We are very proud of these little individuals!
Yes definitely, they are the most beautiful gift and also potential manpower of our community too. Best wishes.
Children is a whole world of happiness! My daughter is only 1.5 years and she's speaking in incomprehensible baby language! I want to understand her thoughts) can Anyone recommend a translator?))))
Kids can be extremely good at problem solving when you leave them to their own devices. They have an unmarred curiosity, enthusiasm and creativity that can lead to some brilliant results. Your kids have the added benefit of not being brainwashed by the school system, which I'm sure gives them an added level of creativity.
Wow ... wow this post is amazing, the kids are cute and sweet. happy to see her.
nice post! marley is coconut!
That is awesome, but I am so guilty of being the parent that does everything for my kids and I know it's wrong and we have to trust them to do things themselves.
This is probably the hardest thing for me as a parent to do because I always have the fear of them hurting themselves.
But once again your post really inspired me to trust my kids and let them keep on surprising me, like they always do.
We can learn so much from our kids.
Well, considering you handed her a drill then stepped back to observe, I'd say you're breaking free from the "most parents" mentality pretty well. :)
We laugh when well-meaning relatives try to interfere with our kids learning. We love watching our kids explore and discover. Our daughter picked up crawling so quickly and is now teaching herself to stand. Our son can motor but is still exploring his movements, often finding himself in downward dog. At 7 months I think they are doing fantastic but their well-meaning grandparents tend to get in there to "show" them how to move their hands and feet. Ha! I find it comical.
Side question: Do you put your tiny house posts up as images to avoid the permanence of the block chain?
-Aimee
HI!
I make these posts on an app, just because it looks better, but it takes longer!
I read this and surely enough, my 9 year old wanted to do something 'dangerous' (cut a melon with a sharp knife). My usual self would say: "Why don't you let me do it?" But I had just read your post here and remembered Marley's adventure with the drill and let her do it instead. She's fine, we're all fine, no body got hurt haha. And the melon came out
cut perfectly. So thanks for this, it made me a little bit more mindful of what kids are able to do if we let them.
Great!
Hi @misslasvegas!
It's hard to watch, but the benefits are immeasurable!
and by next week they will be making you a 3 course meal............. (if only!)
Well, my 16 and 9 year old are quite good cooks and they all love helping with cooking and baking.
The one thing I'm waiting for is that they get as enthusiastic about washing dishes as they are about cooking lol.