Navigating Screens & Technology
REPLAY
Technology worries can easily lead to conflict and resistance in an unschooling home. We talked about how we can we approach technology in a way that feels coherent and respectful, and how we can move beyond our knee-jerk reactions in order to better accompany our children.
GUESTS:
PAM LARICCHIA has been living and exploring unschooling for more than 20 years. She is the author of five books on unschooling, the founding host of the Exploring Unschooling podcast and co-host of the Living Joyfully Network, an online community for families around the world. Through her books, podcast, and community work, Pam has helped thousands of parents rethink long-held cultural assumptions about relationships, learning, and school. She is passionate about helping families move from fear and societal expectations toward connection, curiosity, and lives grounded in respect.
DANII OLIVER is an unschooling cognitive scientist and lifelong learner devoted to raising curious, capable humans. They are the founder of Chi’Va, a neuroscience-informed mental performance online platform, and have worked across fields including natural earth building science, permaculture and beverage fermentation for holistic living, software engineering & computer science. Danii's storybook series, Unschool Discoveries, is the only collection of unschooler stories highlighting exploration and self-directed education. As author, illustrator, and animator, Danii creates entertainment that honours children as whole people. Her Substack Unschool Pages can be found here.
HOSTS:
ESTHER JONES is a mindfulness teacher, deschooling coach and mother of three unschooled children. She is the Co-Founder of The Unschooling Summit, author of The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself and host of The Unschool Space podcast, in which she explores unschooling with other unschooling parents.
MELISSA CROCKETT-JOYOUE is a Māori, AuDHD mama of two unschooled neurodivergent children. She is the Co-Founder of The Unschooling Summit and the Founder of Weave ND, an online membership community supporting neurodivergent unschooling families with a focus on capacity building and connection for the parents.
