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Toni’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Doubt

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Written by contributor Toni Anderson of The Happy Housewife I had been homeschooling for less than a year when I found out I was pregnant with our fourth child. I was overwhelmed at the thought of homeschooling my third and first grader while managing a baby and a toddler. I didn’t think it was possible [...]

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Q&A Friday: Your Biggest Homeschooling Mistake

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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Okay, friends, we’ve bared our souls, now it’s your turn. Over the past month we’ve heard our contributors share about inner demons like pride, insecurity, and fear. We’ve also heard more practical thoughts about asking for help, traveling more, and teaching styles. [...]

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Sarah’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Not Traveling More

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home One of the things that really aggravated me when our son was in public school in first grade was being told that we shouldn’t go on trips that would make him miss school. Really? So being in a classroom is more culturally valuable than going to [...]

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Heather’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Not Starting Sooner

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Written by contributor Heather Bruggeman of Beauty That Moves This was a challenging topic upon first glance, as Renee already mentioned. So many thoughts came up for me – “I don’t like to focus on the mistakes… every bump in the road is an opportunity to grow… I like to stay focused on the present [...]

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Lora Lynn’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: 2-for-1 Homeschooling

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Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae My two eldest sons are pretty close in age. And by “close” I mean sixty seconds apart. Since I was pregnant with them, I’ve heard “Two for the price of one!” And later I heard, “Homeschooling must be easy for you. You can teach the twins together!” [...]

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Hillary’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Not Asking for Help Sooner

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Written by contributor Hillary Boucher of infinitely learning Remember those jokes about the parent who would never pull over and ask for directions? That’s me. I would sooner drive to New Jersey on my way to Vermont than pull over and admit I need help. Parenting and homeschooling is like any journey, once in a [...]

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