2026: Unschooling Orientations
2026 Unschooling Orientations: Finding Your Way Without Overwhelm
If you’re exploring unschooling in 2026, chances are you’re not short on information.
You’re surrounded by advice, opinions, resources, and strong feelings — from the internet, from other parents, and sometimes from yourself.
What’s missing isn’t effort or care.
It’s orientation.
That’s why I'm creating Unschooling Orientations.
What Are Unschooling Orientations?
Unschooling Orientations are monthly, low-pressure walkthroughs designed to help parents get their bearings around common unschooling concerns — without coaching, without pressure, and without needing to “commit” to a path before you’re ready.
Each Orientation focuses on a single topic that tends to create confusion, doubt, or overwhelm, such as:
- Support & community (see video above)
- Deschooling
- Unschooling teens
- Tech and screen concerns
- Learning to read
- Feeling behind or unsure
Rather than telling you what to do, these sessions help you understand:
✔️ what options exist
✔️ how different approaches work at different stages
✔️ what often helps now vs. what can wait
✔️ and how to make calmer, more confident choices going forward
Think of them as context-setting, not instruction.
Why Orientations Matter
Most unschooling struggles don’t come from lack of commitment.
They come from trying to answer too many questions at once — often while second-guessing every step.
Orientations slow the process down.
They help you see:
...where you actually are
...which questions matter right now
...and which ones don’t need answers yet
That clarity alone often changes how things feel.
What These Are (and Aren’t)
Unschooling Orientations are:
✔️ informational and reassuring
✔️ grounded in real patterns I’ve seen over decades
✔️ designed to reduce overwhelm
They are not:
❌ coaching sessions
❌ sales presentations
❌ a requirement to do things a certain way
You’re free to watch live, catch the replay, or skip around as needed.
Monthly Schedule & Feedback
I’ll be hosting one Unschooling Orientation each month and adding the recordings here as a growing library you can return to anytime.
If you’d like to weigh in on future topics, you can share what would be most helpful for you right now. Here's the link, or use the poll on this page.
What Topics Would Help You?
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Orientation Recordings
This page will house all Orientation replays:
Unschooling Orientation: Resources for Support
(Future orientations will be added below)
A Final Thought
I know you have a lot of questions — and we’ll get to them.
But sometimes the most helpful thing isn’t answering everything at once.
It’s knowing
which questions need answers now
— and which ones can wait.
Unschooling Mom2Mom has grown into one of the most trusted resources in unschooling.
And when you’re already overwhelmed, that can feel like a lot.
These Orientations are designed to help you find what you need faster
— without sorting through everything at once or getting pulled into distractions.
Your time and energy matter.
We’ll start with your most pressing concern about unschooling.
I’ll help you identify the resources most likely to support you right now.
