#17 Gentle Parenting with Angela Harders

Angela Harders joins Heidi Steel this month, to talk about Gentle Parenting, our journeys into unschooling, and the importance of community. Angela is a bilingual special education teacher near Washington DC, she has been teaching for over twelve years. She is a single mum to two children, Sophia aged 7, and Benjamin aged 3. SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/liveplaylearn We discuss: · What a typical unschooling day looks like in Angela’s household 4:00 · UK Guidelines for HE parents and the Local Authority 5:00 · Further info on responding to the LA for UK listeners 12:00 · How gentle parenting led Angela to unschooling 16:00 · How graphing quadratic equations led to Angela to question the education system. · Realising that the decisions that we make today don’t have to be forever 22:00 · The power of observing our children. · The joy of unschooling, sharing life together with our children, and having fun 23:20 · Angela’s top recommendations for those new to unschooling 26:20 · It’s okay to simply do more of the things that you love 30:30 · What caring for ourselves might look like 32:40 · How community support contributes to our self care especially as a single parent 35:00 · The myth of school socialisation 40:00 GUEST MEDIA LINKS: Tales of a Toxic Teacher: Exposing the Cycles of Abuse within Our Schools Books Peaceful World Schoolers Podcast RESOURCE LINKS: John Taylor Gatto : Dumbing us down John Holt: How Children Learn Pam Laricchea’s Podcast: Exploring Unschooling The local Authority and Home Education Elective Home Education: Guidance for Parents EHE: Departmental Guidance for Local Authorities LIVEPLAYLEARN LINKS: Website Liveplaylearn.org Facebook Live. Play. Learn YouTube Live Play Learn