by Erin | Nov 14, 2015 | inspiration, trust, youth empowerment
This post was written by Chelsea Bohnert, the newest member of the We Learn Naturally family. Chelsea will be a facilitator at The Barn School and future director of DiverseCity School in Central Hamilton (2020). We welcome Chelsea with much love and...
by Erin | Oct 21, 2015 | connection, self-awareness
Neem Karoli Baba: You must honor your personality in order to become free from it. A friend and parent at Learning in the Woods shared this with me today. This fits so well with my life philosophy. I think that when we deny who we are or reach too far outside of...
by Erin | Sep 19, 2015 | acceptance, feelings, inspiration, trust
There are so many people who have an vision of what the perfect educational environment is. I am part of a new Facebook group that aims to discuss alternatives to education in our area. It’s a new group, so we are really just sharing our backgrounds...
by Erin | Aug 11, 2015 | attachment, labels, power dynamics, respecting boundaries, safe spaces
My husband sent me a link today to an article that was talking about how Time-outs, as a discipline method, are overused, and not only ineffective but they also may cause more harm. Unfortunately the article didn’t go into much detail about why time-outs can...
by Erin | Jul 16, 2015 | acceptance, advocacy, diversity, labels
My husband has the gift of being able to quickly and accurately see the essence of a person. He is an engineer in his categorical thinking and that’s true even when he deals with people. It’s especially helpful for him in his sales...
