The teen years aren’t panic time.
They’re your best chance to get it right.
Your teen is miserable in school, or you’ve unschooled happily for years and suddenly feel the pressure to “buckle down.” Either way, the same fears creep in: Will they get into college? Will they fall behind? Am I closing doors?
Breathe. They won’t, and you aren’t.
In this practical, reassuring guide, veteran unschooling mom and coach Sue Patterson
draws on 25+ years of experience raising three grown unschoolers to show you how to support your teen through adolescence, without curricula, power struggles, or fear.
Inside, you’ll learn:
✔ How unschoolers get into college, often skipping the SAT/ACT through community college ✔ How to turn real life into a transcript, with real examples from Sue’s own kids ✔ What to do all day
when you drop the textbooks ✔ A life skills checklist
for what teens actually need before adulthood ✔ Six steps to parenting teens and young adults
that protect your relationship ✔ The science of teen sleep and brain development, and why it changes everything ✔ A fresh take on screen time
that replaces fear with connection
This guide is for you if:
You’re pulling a struggling teen out of school and feel unsure what comes next
You’ve unschooled for years and are starting to second-guess yourself
You want a closer, calmer relationship with your teenager
“If ever your teen needed you to be on their side, it’s while they navigate their way through adolescence.”
— Sue Patterson
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