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Parenting

Parenting is Political

Election Day in the U.S. is almost here. If you haven’t already, get out there and VOTE! This is my first time voting for a

October 31, 2020 9 Comments

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

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

Parenting

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, teachers, and writers who have

March 29, 2018 No Comments

Unschooling

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 instance. Or Lang Lang. Or

March 21, 2018 2 Comments

Parenting

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 NoNo and KK recently made

March 5, 2018 2 Comments

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 a mother’s heart; something that

February 14, 2018 6 Comments

Parenting

[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 our bodies were ones of

January 28, 2018 4 Comments