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The Problem with Polite
first published by Penniinsula News Review, September 28, 2005
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One, for the money
originally published by Home Educator News, November 2005
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Overcoming an Upbringing
originally published in Penninsula News Review, December 21, 2005
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Trust the Child
Originally published in Penninsula News Review, November 30, 2005
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What Rush?
Originally published by Penninsula News Review, January 25, 2006
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Because it doesn't work, that's why
Originally published in Penninsula News Review, March 28, 2006
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Alfie Kohn
Originally published as a blog post, August 6, 2006
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What Humans Can't Do
One tragic mistake many parents make is simply not knowing what children can't do. This handy list will save everyone frustration.

originally written to present to the Landsdowne Cooperative Preschool Association
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Avoiding Sibling Rivalry
Many people believe that sibling rivalry is inevitable. They are incorrect.

Originally published as a blog post, August 2004
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Parents & Stress, a.k.a. Can I Go to ClubMed, Please?
Everyone experiences stress, but parents get an extra dose. What do parents need most? A vacation. Of course! A couple of weeks off, and we're good for another year, right? Not.

Originally published as a blog post, August 2004
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Good Enough
A group of mothers braved admitting that they didn't like mothering, and that it didn't live up to their soft-focus perpetually-blissful experience they'd been led to believe. Who had they been talking to?
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A Connection Epiphany
There is a reason bad teen behaviour is getting a whole lot worse, and why other cultures don't see it on the scale we do in the West: we don't have time for kids, and they know it.
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Getting Paid Twice for One Job --everyone's favourite scam
The best scam is the one the patsy suggests herself... like paying for grades.

Originally published in the Peninnsula News Review August 27, 2006
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Unschooling Over the Edge
People naturally and easily learn what is genuinely important to them. Applying teaching from the outside is not just a massive waste of energy, but it's inherently disrespectful of the victim, too.

Originally published as a blog post, August 2006
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Lazy Parenting
There are three main reasons (there'd be 10, but check the title) why lazy parenting is quality parenting.

Originally published in Peninnsula News Review, August 26, 2006
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