Words of wisdom across the web

This video about how to NOT treat children or anyone, for that matter, is a must-watch! It really shows how ridiculous we are when we talk to kids. It’s so funny, yet so sad because it’s funny and because that’s really how so many of us parents (and non-parents, even) sound.

Check out these supposed “dangers” of being friends with your kids from Demand Euphoria. I am pretty much in love with it.

Emily Plank of Abundant Life Children shares her number one secret to working well with kids. It will probably surprise you.

Here’s a great simple sentiment to keep in mind when you work with toddlers.

What do you think of these 6 lies that homeschoolers believe from Lifestyle of Learning? I think they may not apply to unschoolers as much, at least not in many cases. In fact, it seems like these would apply more toward parents of public schoolers, to me. Anyway, it also looks like it’s created to make you want to buy some religious programming, so take it with a grain of salt.

Katherine of A Mighty Girl has posted 15 great books for boosting self-esteem. I host a Mighty Girls book club in one of our co-ops and I may use some of these this fall.

This graphic from Hippie Mama completely exemplifies how I feel about our system of education. A commenter remarked that today’s curriculum is also written by big corporations, so I thought I’d mention that as well.

Janet Lansbury of Elevating Child Care has a lovely post about helping our children know and love themselves. She also has a great post about the truth about consequences.

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