Books by Wendy Priesnitz

Ask Natural Life: A Guide to Healthy, Eco-friendly, Frugal Family Living by Wendy Priesnitz

A unique collection of essays about the philosophy and the experience of living the unschoolng lifestyle. Some of the best articles from the last six years of Life Learning magazine. A great introduction to this progressive style of education, written by parents and young people who have experienced it first hand. Includes learning to read and do math without being taught, the importance of unstructured play, learning when you’re ready, what’s wrong with curriculum, trusting children to do their best naturally, a grandparent’s reaction to unstructured homeschooling, learning in the real world, parents as role models, self-reliance in life and learning, and much more. Projected publication date: December, 2008. Go here to order online.

Why our assumptions about children and education aren't preparing them for life in the 21st Century. How our assumptions about many aspects of life are crippling both our individuality and our collective well-being. And what parents and policy makers can do to change the situation. This controversial new book challenges readers to revolutionize the public education system, using what unschoolers have learned about how children learn.  Go here to order online and read a review by John Taylor Gatto.

An updated edition of the best-selling homeschooling handbook first published in 1987. Topics covered include: legalities, guiding self-directed learning, assessment, writing and/or choosing curriculum, computers and learning, dealing with objections, socialization, the teenaged unschooler, dealing with school officials, and much more. An extremely useful, one-of-a-kind guide to home-based, independent learning. This book has received dozens of enthusiastic reviews and hundreds of unsolicited testimonials from parents. Go here to order online.

A goldmine of ideas and insight from the founder of the Home Business Network, who has worked at home for over thirty years and trained home business owners for ten years. Hundreds of tips on how to research and start a successful home business – and how to run it economically, efficiently, enjoyably and environmentally. Learn the most profitable, easiest, least stressful way to operate a business that's right for you...from your home. Go here to order online.

A small but satisfying collection of midlife poems reflecting on nurturing daughters and gardens, on women friends and the fragility of relationships. These poems are about change, travel, childhood and mothering. They wistfully and sometimes humorously examine the poet's connections with her mother and grandmother, and with her almost-grown daughters. These are poems you'll savor again and again. Go here to read some sample poems and to order this book online.

A selection of poems created during the author's transition from a lovestruck teenager to a young woman preparing to be married. Originally published in 1976 as the author's first published work, this chapbook has received positive reviews by both readers and in literary magazines, including Quill & Quire. Go here to read some sample poems and to order this book online.