Unschooling and gentle parenting are challenging. Working toward these goals in an "alternative" family environment can be overwhelming at times. This is a support/idea group for those striving to radically unschool and parent respectfully within a less traditional family: singles, grandparents, foster families, adopted, divorced, nannies, more than two parents, one or more kids in school, etc., with a common theme being the need to rely on other, more conventionally minded adults and the impact that has on our lives and relationships.