Learn how to start a gaming club for homeschoolers and unschoolers. Build community through board games, video games, and play-based learning.

Sue Patterson shares all the learning that happens when kids are playing pretend with their toys.

Are you having trouble Connecting with your Kids? That's what we're talking about this week! Some of us are naturals at this. Maybe we had parents that did a good job or maybe we simply have a more playful personality. But even if this isn’t your strong suit - don’t give up!! Read More

Following Kids' Interests - When you start to explore unschooling, you hear a lot about kids following interests. And initially, for a lot of people, they think of 1-2 things they’ve seen their kids interested in - Lego, playing make believe, Fortnight or Minecraft. And they can’t wrap their brain around that being “enough.” Read More

Let's play a game! 20 Questions ... About Unschooling

Are your kids wanting to play all the time? And you're worried about when they're going to start learning? This podcast helps you see how unschooling and playtime is connected.

100 Activities to do with your kids - that are Free!

I know... unschoolers around the world read the title and say, "Huh?" WHY is Sue talking about this? I'll tell you why....

Michelle Conaway shows us how technology may be changing how we view socialization. Parents may not be aware of all the skills kids are learning while they're playing games and interacting with friends online.  It is hard to believe, but one of the most asked questions of homeschoolers is still about socialization. How will they learn Read More

Pam Sorooshian, mom of three grown-up homeschooled daughters, was an economics and statistics college professor in Southern California. Now she spends her days hanging out with her grandchildren and playing games with friends and family. Math Myth Number 1: Males are naturally better at math than females. It is very easy to find evidence that Read More

Are you looking for some new game ideas? Maybe game-playing is kind of new for you? Many unschooling families play a lot of games.  So we asked the members of the Unschooling Mom2Mom Radical Parenting group to share their favorites. Some people shared the ages of their children while a few gave some quick reasons Read More

Have your children experienced trauma? Was bullying one of the reasons you've removed them from school? Roya Dedeaux, LMFT, shares seven reasons why parents should consider encouraging (rather than discouraging!) their children from playing video games. Playing video games can be one of the ABSOLUTE BEST THINGS a kid can do after undergoing trauma, abuse, Read More