Ep. 10 | Dayna Martin: Peaceful Parenting & Radical Unschooling

We were fortunate enough to get an interview with Dayna Martin at Anarchapulco in Acapulco, Mexico in 2018. We talked about peaceful parenting, radical unschooling, and more. Here are some of the highlights:

Peaceful parenting starts at birth.
Natural, home birth vs hospital birth
Hospitals are businesses
C-sections are much more common in hospitals
There are downsides to C-sections, including the baby missing out on special probiotics in the birth canal
Doulas and midwifes know what signs to look for to know when it's necessary to go to the hospital
Many doctors and nurses are only trained in natural birth for about 15 minutes.
When a baby is unmedicated, it helps itself be born.
When your kids have an interest, surround them with resources to pursue their interests.
Support your child in whatever they want to become
Let your children become what they're meant to be
The key to peaceful parenting is: not controlling them

Resources Mentioned

Radical Unschooling by Dayna Martin
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel
The Business of Being Born (documentary)
DaynaMartin.com