Conscious parenting = permissive parenting?

Conscious parenting = permissive parenting?

This week I’ve been pondering on the way conscious parenting is often seen as permissive parenting. I know that, as conscious parents, some decisions we have made to do with our children are often seen by others as permissive. As if the kids make the rules and run our...
What do we do all day?

What do we do all day?

It’s February already and I’m only just now reflecting on the rhythm of our days as we begin to get back into the non-holiday routine and back into structured activities again. Friends and clients (and strangers) always ask us what we do all day as homeschoolers and...
Clearing Clutter: An Act of Rewilding

Clearing Clutter: An Act of Rewilding

Physical clutter is a reflection of our toxic cultural and social norms of material accumulation. Buying more for ourselves and our loved ones makes us feel so good. It releases dopamine and gives us momentary fulfilment. We buy to show love. We buy to feel worthy. We...
What is Rewilding Life?

What is Rewilding Life?

Let’s start with what I am not talking about when I use the term Rewilding Life. To be clear I am not talking about the Rewilding of wilderness areas by animals at the exclusion of humans. This is the way biologists define rewilding. Conservationists would argue that...
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