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Homeschooling Teens ~ Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers A year ago, I became the mom to a houseful of teens. My baby turned 13 and my oldest was 19 with a 15 year old sandwiched in the middle. Y'all, I thought parenting babies and toddlers was hard, but teens? They …
Homeschooling teens: The hardest part of Kris’s homeschool yearRead More
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers I've read a lot - and even written a lot - on the internet over the last few weeks about summer activities, summer reading lists, summer bucket lists, and so on. I'm all for summer activities. I signed up for Kids Bowl Free a month …
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. I can't remember where I read it, but a few years ago I was introduced to the idea that kids, particularly teens, need mentors. A mentor is an older, trusted adult in whom a teen can confide and who can be trusted to provide sound …
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. You know how everyone is always talking about the things you're going to miss when your kids are older? When you're knee-deep in diapers and toddler tantrums, sometimes you don't believe those older moms. I'm not going to lie to you - …
Written by Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. It's 7 a.m. when the alarm starts buzzing. I fumble for the snooze button - as always. Both my husband and I have our own dual alarms and we both use the same technique - we set one warning alarm and one "I really have to get up" …
Kris’s homeschool day in the life (with a 13, 15, &, 19-year-old)Read More
