Category: Untigering

Parenting

The Gift of Resentment

NoNo and KK made dinner all by themselves the other day: panko chicken, mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus and cauliflower. 😋 It’s was a proud

August 30, 2021 4 Comments

Unschooling

5 Unschooling Principles to Practice in Any Context

I’m often asked what unschooling or deschooling principles families can practice even if their children attend traditional school. While I don’t want to encourage participation

June 27, 2021 No Comments

Parenting

Parenting in a Climate of Anti-Asian Racism

It’s been quite a week. In the aftermath of the Atlanta shootings that killed 8 people, 6 of whom were Asian American women, I know

March 20, 2021 1 Comment

Parenting

How Permissive Parenting Can Be a Tool of Oppression

As an untigering mother and unschooler, I often criticize the coercive authoritarian parenting that I grew up with and practiced for many years. But to

October 7, 2019 5 Comments

Unschooling

How to Learn Piano (or Anything!) the Untigering Way

Like almost every good Asian kid, I grew up playing piano. Not well, mind you, but I faithfully wound that egg timer to 30 minutes

June 4, 2019 4 Comments

Unschooling

Books We Read Aloud in 2018

In our house, we love books. Most mornings are spent curled up on the couch, the boys playing on iPads while I read aloud to

December 29, 2018 5 Comments

Parenting

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, inflexible and unresponsive to their

April 13, 2018 2 Comments