The following is a guest post written by Brooke Scott of Violicious. We are a family. We are a family of homeschoolers. We are a family of homeschoolers who lives far away from its traditional family. And so, we created a new one. Two years ago during the winter holidays my eldest son …
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Not again! What to do when our kids complain
Do your kids seem to hate homeschooling? I got this question from a friend recently and wanted to let you in on our conversation. The Mom: My children are small, but I feel I may be going about this wrong. My kids seem to dislike homeschool work, always begging me for a day off or a break. I am …
Creating a lifestyle of learning
The following is a guest post written by Melissa Camara Wilkins of melissacamarawilkins.com. When our first daughter was born, we knew we were not going to homeschool. We knew some homeschooled kids. Those kids were weird. Two things that didn’t occur to us back then: 1. There are a lot …
How to foster independence in your homeschool student
The following post is written by contributing writer Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. I'll go out on a limb here and say that the majority of parents who've homeschooled more than a year or two start thinking about creating independent learners. Once our kids have mastered the …
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Homeschool & live happily ever after (or not)
Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom "My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy." ~William Shakespeare I cried. At least once a day. For years. No, I wasn't suffering from depression. Nor did I have a chronic eye watering …