Blogs

Parenting Without Evaluation

It's you I like,It's not the things you wear,It's not the way you do your hairBut it's you I likeThe

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Iris Chen October 23, 2018
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Parenting

A Child’s Definition of Unschooling: “I Don’t Get Bossed Around”

It’s officially been a year since I started my unschooling experiment! Instead of writing my own post, I thought I

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Iris Chen September 20, 2018
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Uncategorized Unschooling

Unschooling as an Asian American is an Act of Resistance

Unschooling is an unconventional choice for anyone. But for many people of color, and particularly for Asian Americans like me,

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Iris Chen June 11, 2018
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Unschooling

The Untigering Style of Parenting: Parenting Through Partnership

There are several parenting styles that untigering parents should steer clear of: Authoritarian Parenting: No-Give Such parents are strict, demanding,

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Iris Chen April 13, 2018
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Parenting Untigering

3 Ways Gentle Parents Can Stay Woke

In my untigering journey, I have been so grateful to learn from wonderful advocates of gentle parenting—the researchers, doctors, parents,

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Iris Chen March 29, 2018
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Parenting

3 Unschooling Expectations and Why We Shouldn’t Have Them

Unschooling makes sense when you have a child who has a clear sense of direction. Someone like Chloe Kim, for

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Iris Chen March 21, 2018
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Unschooling

Don’t be Consistent. Be Flexible.

We’re often told that kids need consistency from parents. Follow through on consequences. Stick to the rules. Be predictable. But

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Iris Chen March 5, 2018
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Parenting

When Too Much Love Makes You Feel Unloved

“I love you, Mom,” one of my kids often says to me. Sweet, right? It should be something that warms

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Iris Chen February 14, 2018
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Parenting

The Naked Church Experiment

[Originally published on my old blog at https://ibelongyoubelong.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/the-naked-church-experiment/]   I grew up in a traditional Asian household where attitudes towards

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Iris Chen January 28, 2018
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Parenting