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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!
Episodes
154 episodes
#154 Become an Unschooling Holiday Prepper: Surviving the Family Gatherings
Are you ready for the questions about unschooling that always seem to come up at holiday gatherings? In this episode, we’re diving into strategies to confidently and calmly handle the curiosity, concerns, and critiques from family and friends.<...
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Season 4
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Episode 154
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9:53
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#153 - An Unschooling Shift to Gratitude
Unschooling Gratitude Resources:Transcript (with all the links)https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/an-unschooling-shift-to-gratitude
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Season 4
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Episode 153
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7:37
152 - An Unschooler's Haunted House
Get ready for an eerie twist on unschooling! In this Halloween special, Sue Patterson guides Unschooling Mom2Mom Podcast listeners through “An Unschooling Haunted House: It Could Never Happen... Or Could It?”
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Season 4
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Episode 152
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6:25
#151 Understanding Unschooling - A Message for Friends & Family
Are family members or friends concerned about your decision to unschool? Or are you a relative wondering what unschooling really means for your loved ones? In this episode, we dive deep into how unschooling works and addre...
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Season 4
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Episode 151
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10:24
#150 - Facing Unschooling Parents' #1 Fear
Are you worried unschooling might "mess up" your kids? You're not alone! I asked my free Facebook group, and the #1 fear parents have about unschooling is the fear of somehow ruining their kids' future.In thi...
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Season 4
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Episode 150
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9:00
#149 Autumn Unschooling - Tapping into the Fall Season for Learning!
Let's keep using the seasons as somewhat of a "structure" for learning as unschoolers! I'm sharing 6 ways your typical Autumn activities will provide all the learning your child needs! Yes - even language arts, math, science, social studies...
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Season 4
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Episode 149
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10:45
#148 Unschooling Billboards & Roadmaps
In this Unschooling Mom2Mom Podcast, I want to tell you about some billboards and roadmaps - all pointing you toward unschooling the kids this year!Let's go through a few together as you start your road trip toward unschooling. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 148
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7:49
#147 Helping Unschooled Kids Navigate Questions
Your kids are probably bumping into a few more questions than usual with neighborhood kids returning to school. This week, on the Unschooling Mom2Mom Podcast, Sue Patterson shares how parents can help their kids with some of the typical...
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Season 4
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Episode 147
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9:16
#146 Celebrating a Decade of Unschooling Support!
The Unschooling Mom2Mom Facebook group is celebrating 10 years of offering unschooling support to parents! Plus, nearly 50K group members!And this podcast has passed the 300K download marker!Those are a lot of incredible m...
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Season 4
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Episode 146
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7:18
#145 - Summer School for Unschoolers!
... for PARENTS, that is!I'm sharing 5 Steps for an Unschooling Summer School program that you can tap into right now! I want to help you see how easy this can be!UNSCHOOLING RESOURCES MENTIONED:
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Season 4
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Episode 145
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7:15
#144 Unschoolers Don't Teach - What??? How is that ok??
That's an alarming title, right? But it's something that's been a confusing point within the homeschooling and unschooling community. Unschoolers focus on the Learning instead of the Teaching.Yet, that is easily misconstrued as "Unschoo...
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Season 4
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Episode 144
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10:59
#143 Loop Scheduling - and Unschooling?
Are you trying to get organized but wonder how that can work with unschooling? Loop Scheduling is a possiblity! In this week's Unschooling Mom2Mom Podcast, Sue talks about how to keep the concept of unschooling alive and well A...
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Season 4
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Episode 143
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10:02
#142 Overcoming Difficult Situations - as the only homeschoolers in the room!
Gatherings with friends and family can happen all year long! And when you've decided to do something different, all eyes are on you - or at least it can feel like that. This week's podcast is to help you manage these tricky situatio...
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Season 4
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Episode 142
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8:34
#141 Father's Day: Unschooling Lessons from the Side of the Pool
Happy Father's Day! Sharing a Bonus podcast from Unschooling Mom2Mom to help make sense of some of the confusion out on the internet. Sue Patterson shares some stories from her own dad, that offers a little Father's Day insight!Reac...
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Season 4
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Episode 141
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9:18
#140 Summertime Unschooling!
Want to dip your toes in the idea of unschooling?We have so much LESS PRESSURE during the summer months - why not give it a try?This week's Unschooling Mom2Mom Podcast will show you how you can do that - with ideas and resource link...
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Season 4
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Episode 140
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13:45
#139 How Do I Know If Unschooling Isn't Working?
Have you ever wondered, How Will I know if Unschooling Isn't Working for my family?Or maybe someone is asking you how you'll know when to throw in the towel on unschooling?That's what I'm talking about this week.6 SIGNS that...
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Season 4
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Episode 139
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10:27
#138 Unschooling and Mother's Day
Let's celebrate in a way that really WORKS for you, Mom! This podcast will help you see that waiting around for others to appreciate us may not be the best approach. Sue Patterson shares practical tips to help you feel good about Mother...
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Season 4
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Episode 138
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12:20
Unlocking Learning: The Unschooling Approach Explained
If school or curriculum isn't working for your kids anymore, unschooling is an option I want you to know about. Don't dump more money into yet another curriculum suggestion that's going to gather dust or cause power struggles. You home li...
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Season 4
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Episode 137
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11:24
#136 How do Unschoolers Learn Subjects WITHOUT Curriculum?
That's one of the biggest questions from parents looking into unschooling?It's what we talked about in April's Unschooling Question of the Month.And even after an hour of talking about it on the video (
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Season 4
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Episode 136
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12:43
#135: What's Wrong with "A Little Curriculum?"
Learning to unschool can be scary - and it's not unusual for parents to hang onto "a little curriculum" for certain subjects. Usually, it's the ones we don't feel that comfortable with. And why is that? Maybe it's simple preferences - but may...
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Season 4
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Episode 135
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10:00
#134: Finding Your People - How DO Unschoolers Find Each Other?
Are you having trouble finding other unschooling families?Or maybe you’d just like to find people who don’t want to talk about curriculum all the time?This week, I'm sharing 5 ways you can find the people who are go...
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Season 4
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Episode 134
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11:46
#133: Pi Day - Your Unschooling Reality Check
Pi Day is this Week! And maybe you're looking for some ideas or wondering what to do if your kid isn't really into it. Let's get real about PiDay!Collection of 85 Pi Day Memes and Jokes here:https://www.unschoolingm...
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Season 4
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Episode 133
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11:49
#132: Too Much Technology? How do I know??
Parents worry all the time about whether their kids are on their devices too much. Our childhoods certainly weren't like this - and now that the kids are home all the time, that can seem like a LOT of time on technology.So what do we do...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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8:04
#131: Lean Into the Love - An Unschooling Mom Looks Back
I have a Bonus Episode for you this week! Last minute add-on!What's the big takeaway when an unschooling mom looks back? Lean into the Love. Originally written in 2012, and now updated for 2024, Sue Patterson share's what sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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10:38
#130: Unschooling Valentine's Day!
Unschoolers don't have to skip out on the fun that Valentine's Day can bring. I know, it's Hallmark Celebration... and lots of people are not big fans. But you kids might enjoy some aspects of it - and I've pulled together 10 activitie...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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9:00