Written by contributor Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy For weary homeschooling parents, summer is a great time to rest, re-group, and remember why you chose to homeschool in the first place. I don't know about you, but nothing kindles my enthusiasm for a subject more effectively than a good …
Archives for July 2014
Making friends through homeschooling (without worrying about socialization)
Written by Kara S. Anderson. We were at a follow-up check for my daughter, who had surprised our ancient cat--and paid for it. Her hand had become infected from a deep scratch, and for some reason, I was convinced this was a sign of terrible parenting. And so, I was already on edge when the …
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Pursuing passions
The following is a guest post by Melissa Camara Wilkins. Sometimes I look across the living room at the children, who are busily engaged in board games or a stack of Agatha Christies or a pile of rubber stamps that will mostly get stamped on the floor instead of the paper, and I wonder: what will …
Could a slight schedule-switch work wonders for you?
The following is a post by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane. One simple schedule-switch worked wonders for us. One of the main reasons we homeschool is to have the freedom and flexibility to "go with" what life brings and what needs and situations present themselves, so we're far from rigid. …
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How to homeschool without actually homeschooling
Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom At the start of the new year many of you completed a survey for those of us who blog under the Simple Living Media umbrella. I admit to being rather surprised when I found out that a significant percentage of …