* How do children not group up to be “spoiled brats?” Controlling kids all day is not pleasant. * Books, magazines, mentorships, technology, museums, etc. * When you’re afraid of something, you want control. * Kids see all their interests and passions as an extension of themselves. * Why the term “screen time” is disrespectful to kids. When you’re not controlling kids, they tap into the understanding that you want what’s best for them. * Kids want to make healthy good choices.

* How to manage “Screen time” - how to find balance through freedom. * Our desire for freedom comes before finding moderation and balance. When we are controlling, it warps the relationship with things that are being controlled and limited. * All humans are born into this world deciding freedom. * Definition of “Radical Unschooling” - extending this into every aspect of life. Undermining connection between parent and child - up until now. * How teaching kids all the same things can lead to dumbing kids down. * History of mandatory schooling - in late 1800s, Boston massachusetts - 85% of parents unwilling to put kids in school, but were forced at gun-point. * The Prussian model of school - intention to make good factory workers. * Learning is supposed to feel good! When kids say “I hate learning” - they don’t - they hate “forced learning.” * Study John Holt’s work - forced learning is not true learning, it’s training in obedience. * “We’ve been conditioned to see only certain things of value.” * Definition of “Unschooling” - learning outside of the paradigm of school. * Going past judgement, embracing one another via kindness, peace, and love * How to be an effective bringer of change. Healing from the need to seek approval from outside “experts”. * Listening to your inner guidance and inner truth.

* Backstory - how Dayna came to live this life of Unschooling and Radical Unschooling Edith and Dayna Martin, the world-renowned pioneer of Radical Unschooling (also known as Peaceful Parenting) as we explore the history of education, new perspectives on children’s rights, and the new Partnership-Based Paradigm with our children.

Radical Unschooling by Dayna Martin