Unschooling Mom2Mom
The Unschooling Mom2Mom podcast is a quick conversation with Sue Patterson, coach, author, and mother of 3 grown unschoolers. Sue shares inspiration and tips to help you find the unschooling confidence you're looking for!
Even if you’re more of a “homeschooler” than an “unschooler,” these 10 minute(ish) podcasts can help you find more joy in parenting, educating and connecting with your children!
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Episodes
220 episodes
Maybe Timelines Are Why Unschooling Feels So Hard | 220
Why does it feel like unschooling isn’t working—even when you can see learning happening? The problem may be the school timelines you’re still using to measure your child.Many homeschooling and unschooling parents worry that their childr...
Is My Child Behind? Or Am I Using the Wrong Timeline? | 219
Is your child really behind... or are you comparing them to the wrong timeline?When we leave school, do we have to carry the school's timeline with us?Doesn't the freedom to learn outside a classroom give us a different way...
Why Summer Makes Homeschooling Parents Rush to Plan | 218
Summer has a funny way of making homeschooling parents feel like they should have a plan. Even unschooling parents can start worrying about filling the time, finding a routine, or doing... more.Being between one school year and th...
When Your Kid Won't Get Off Screens: Why It Turns Into a Battle | 217
When your kid won't get off screens, even a simple request can quickly turn into a battle. Many homeschooling and unschooling parents find themselves caught in this frustrating pattern. What starts as "time for dinner" or "we need t...
Making Homeschooling Decisions Out of Fear | 216
What if fear is influencing more of your homeschooling decisions than you realize?When we're anxious about our children's future, it's easy to mistake fear for wisdom and urgency for insight.In this episode, Sue Patterson explore...
Can Video Games Count as High School Credit? | 215
They're playing all the time - is there anything worthwhile that we can count for homeschooling transcript? The answer may surprise you. In this episode, Sue Patterson explores how gaming can support learning in subjects li...
Are Homeschooling Questions Stealing Your Summer? | 214
Are you wondering whether it's time to make a change in your child's education?Many parents spend the whole summer questioning what's working, what's not, and whether a different approach to learning might be a better fit for their famil...
What Really Prepares Kids for Adulthood? | 213
Are we preparing kids for adulthood… or preparing them for school expectations?Parents worry about grades, gaps, transcripts, screen time, and whether their kids will be successful adults. But real adult life often depends on some...
The Mother's Day Fairy - For Unschooling Moms! | 212
Mother's Day can be a lot of things — wonderful, disappointing, emotional, or somewhere in between. For unschooling and homeschooling moms, there's an added twist: your kids aren't sitting in a classroom getting reminded to make something for y...
What Does an Unschooling Day Look Like? Real-Life Examples by Age | 211
What does an unschooling day actually look like?If you’ve been searching for a routine, a schedule, or some kind of structure you can follow… and keep coming up empty, this episode will give you something more useful.Instead of a ...
Is Unschooling Enough? What it looks like day to day | 210
What does unschooling look like day to day—and how do you know it’s enough?This is where most parents start to second-guess everything.If you’ve ever lwondered, “Is this enough?”—you’re not alone.We...
How Unschooling Kids Learn Math Without Curriculum (A Real Day, Hour by Hour) | 209
How do unschoolers learn math without a curriculum?Can kids really learn math without school—and how do you know it’s enough?Here's a real “day in the life” of an unschooling teen. See exactly where math shows up—hour by hour—without...
The Truth about Unschooling "Schedules" | 208
“If we don’t use a curriculum... how do we plan anything?”It’s the number one question new unschoolers ask. If stepping away from traditional lesson plans makes you feel like you’ve lost your roadmap, this episode is for you! ...
BONUS: Pi Day Without the Hype — When “Fun Learning” Falls Flat
Pi Day is one of those holidays parents often try to make “fun.” But sometimes the issue isn’t the activity — it’s the hype.Here's a quick unschooling perspective on Pi Day and why kids often respond better to c...
Quirky Kids: Unschooling and Neurodivergence | 206
What can unschooling families learn from the neurodivergent community?In this episode, Sue Patterson looks at how our understanding of “quirky” kids has changed over the years—and why many unschooling parents are learning from app...
Do You Need to Revisit Deschooling? When Unschooling Doubts Show Up | 205
Do you need to revisit deschooling as your child gets older? Many unschooling and homeschooling parents start worrying about learning gaps, grade levels, falling behind, and whether unschooling is “working.”Deschooling is ofte...
Those Voices in Your Head? Let Me Elbow In | 204
If you’re an unschooling or homeschooling parent struggling with doubt, internal criticism, or wondering if you’re doing enough, this episode is for you. We talk about how unschooling confidence is built through daily reinforcement — not one-ti...
The Real Reason Your Unschooling Confidence Disappears (And How to Strengthen It) | 203
You feel steady about unschooling… and then one comment, one comparison, one tired day — and you spiral.Why does confidence disappear so fast?Let's unpack why unschooling confidence doesn’t “stick” — even when you underst...
Unschooling the Olympics: No Curriculum Needed | 202
When the Olympics roll around, it’s easy to feel pressure to “do something educational.”You don’t need a unit study, curriculum, or lesson plan for real learning to happen.Big cultural events like the Olympics are already rich with o...
I Want to Do More to Teach — Why That Feeling Shows Up | 201
Feeling lost about teaching is common when you step away from school. Sue Patterson explores why the urge to teach more keeps showing up — and why learning doesn’t depend on parents doing more teaching, but on staying focused on the learner.
Learning from Dragons - Without Planning a Thing! | 200
How do kids really learn without curriculum?What if learning is hiding in the things we almost dismiss as “just for fun”?Let's use Appreciate a Dragon Day as a real-life example of how learning shows up natu...
Why Deschooling Is Really for Parents: Letting Go of Schoolish Thinking | 199
Many parents expect deschooling to work like a big reset button — pull kids out of school, give it a little time, and everything will fall into place.But when kids seem to be “vegging out,” parents often panic: Is this really how it’...
When School-at-Home Homeschooling Stops Working | 198
When traditional homeschooling stops working, there’s nothing wrong with exploring your options. The Unschooling 101 mini-course can help. Let’s talk about what’s going on together.->
197 - Let Winter Be Winter: Resist Rushing into January
This post-holiday stretch can make even confident homeschooling and unschooling parents second-guess everything. But winter isn’t the time to push harder — even though everything around us insists we need to ‘get back on track.So what if...
196 - Unschooling in December: What Typical Days Really Look Like
Unschooling in December doesn’t mean “taking a break from learning.” In this episode, Sue Patterson shares what typical unschooling days really look like during the holidays—slow mornings, cozy rhythms, spontaneous learning,...