Our anxiety as a parent rises if our children aren’t progressing in lockstep with others their age and so we work to fix things for them. In the meantime, we lose our sense of waiting for the seeds of potential slowly and surely growing within.

Being a parent is my biggest Hero’s Journey of all. While working hard to guide, teach, love and care for my children, I end up discovering more about my own true self.

How is being learner-driven different than being student-centered? Learner-driven means I must get out of my children’s way and let them do hard things without hovering, interrupting or fixing.

As a Wonder parent, you don’t have a school telling you how many days per year your child has to be “present.” You don’t have a school creeping into your home in the afternoons and weekends because of required homework. We promise not to come between you and your children. We trust you.

There is a predictable pattern each year that we face as Wonder parents. These patterns - or seasons - vary depending on the time of year, and each one comes with a unique set of learnings and challenges.