

It's Not Back To School Time!
The sales are out, the rush is on! It's the time of year where many families are scrambling to be ready in time for the beginning of the...


Freeschoolin' A Wedding!
We attended our first wedding as a family this Weekend! We were invited by beloved unschooling friends to join them in celebrating their...


Freeschoolin' with NO Chores!
Hope has never had to do chores! It is common to hear that children need to do chores in order to gain a sense of responsibility for...


Our House Was A Pig Sty!
Literally! Our family volunteers at Big Curve Acres in the summer! There are lots of baby animals that need socializing and we have an...


Hope is a Rainbow Baby
We lost twins. (Trigger Warning) A rainbow baby is a healthy baby born after losing a baby due to miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth,...


Peaceful Parenting an Energy Intuitive Child
This past Friday, our family volunteered at Big Curve Acres Farm and we decided to head the beach afterward for a cool down from the hot...


Summer Volunteering & Unschool Week
Every summer, our family volunteers at Big Curve Acres. Hope actually got us our position when we first began visiting in 2015 with her...


Self Directed Learning: Swimming
Our Unschooler is Teaching herself to Swim! We have been hitting up the beach since the hot weather hit over the past month. There's...


Lazy Summer Learning
#NeverNotLearning When we're Freeschoolin, we're learning every day! Now that summer has officially hit, we're slowing down from all...


Un/Homeschool Waterpark Event, Camping, The Beach & More!
What A Busy Week! Through our Un/Homeschool Club, our family hosted a trip to a waterpark and picnic area about an hour and a half from...


Misunderstanding Unschooling
Real Unschooling Myths "Unschooling is no textbooks or work books." "Unschooling doesn't use books." There are many different...


Freeschoolin' A Farm Field Trip & More!
We Love Field Trips! Our family is all about hands on learning so we plan quite a few trips and events through The Un/Homeschool Club of...


Zoo In My Kitchen!
Hope Turned 9 Last Week! Hope requested a surprise party last year, after we threw her first party with friends, so we had a year to...


Freeschoolin' Through Loss
This past week, Hope's only sibling passed away. Her brother, my beloved first-born, Skylar Matthews-Jones, was 26 and very troubled. ...


Rules & Boundaries
What's the difference between Rules & Boundaries? We are a radical unschooling/Freeschoolin' Family. This means we don't use rules in...