{"id":253668,"date":"2026-07-13T02:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/barefoot-in-november-parenting-the-summerhill-way-zoe-neill-readhead\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:58:08","slug":"barefoot-in-november-parenting-the-summerhill-way-zoe-neill-readhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/barefoot-in-november-parenting-the-summerhill-way-zoe-neill-readhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Barefoot In November Parenting The Summerhill Way – Zoe Neill Readhead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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But he remained rebellious to many community decisions under the guise of being a \u2018free spirit\u2019. I don\u2019t see how his early rearing had been helpful to him at all. Without our school system at Summerhill with the Ombudsmen and Meetings, I think he would have grown into a very selfish person with little insight into the needs of others or any idea at all of the fact that people sometimes have to learn to toe-the-line whether they like it or not.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, this boy was a very kind soul, which came to the fore as he grew older. He became quite a solid \u2018big kid\u2019 in the school and was thoughtful in discussing the younger one\u2019s cases in the school Meeting, becoming a bit of a village \u2018elder\u2019 \u2014 and much respected. A while back, we had a young boy of five who only came in as a day pupil, not a boarder.<\/p>\n

His home was nearby the school and one day he went home to collect something he had forgotten. He was brought up in the school Meeting and his sanction was not to be allowed to come to school until lunchtime the following day. He loved it at school and was somewhat stroppy about this, having a bit of a tantrum and sulking, but the community in the Meeting made it clear that he would have to observe this fine, which he did.<\/p>\n

He never went home out of hours again. In fact, after a couple of terms of having various fines, he became a different citizen altogether \u2014 he was sociable, played much better with his peers and seldom if ever, got brought up in the Meetings. He was also swift to offer advice in a mature and helpful fashion if he thought there had been an injustice.<\/p>\n

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All text: \u00a9 Worldwide Copyright Zo\u00eb Neill Readhead 2021 Published by: the A. S. Neill Summerhill Trust (Registered Charity No. 1089804) Edited by: Mark Vaughan Designed by: Cathy McKinnon www.cathymckinnondesign.co.uk Cover and illustrations by: \u00a9 Katy Streeter www.katyillustreeter.com Index by: Fiona Firth Proceeds from the sale of this book go to the A. S. Neill Summerhill Trust, Summerhill School, Westward Ho, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4HY, UK. www.summerhillschool.co.uk 1kitap1.com\/en Dedication This book is for Tony, my husband, without whom there would certainly no longer be a Summerhill today.<\/p>\n

1kitap1.com\/en Dear Neill, You were the first man in my life. You taught me how to love and what to look for in all people \u2013 humour, warmth, strength and humanity. You gave me Summerhill and everything it stands for \u2013 it set the standard by which I would live my life and rear my children. Through many trials and tribulations, I have remained optimistic and loved the world and the people in it.<\/p>\n

I hope that I have been able to pass on what you taught me to some people\u2026 Remembering Rosie, Posie, John and Lon who eventually went down the plughole in our bath, Mr Wise Owl and Mr Silly Owl and how every book you read to me had to begin with: \u2018Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter \u2026\u2019<\/p>\n

Although you would find today\u2019s world a mystery, I wish you could be here. I miss you so very much. Summerhill School founded by A. S. Neill in 1921 1kitap1.com\/en INTRODUCTION I think that my circumstances and thus my experience of child-rearing may well be unique.<\/p>\n

I was born and raised at Summerhill and have stayed closely involved with it all of my life. After raising four children in the fashion that I absorbed from my father\u2019s methods and as a former Summerhill pupil myself, I have continued working, living and learning about the school and the people in it throughout my adult life. This has given me a unique opportunity to watch the way children in this rare environment grow and develop unfettered by adult expectations and surrounded by the freedom that Summerhill offers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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