The enemy of homeschooling: Guilt
…God never intended us to shove 36 hours of homeschooling, parenting, housekeeping, work, etc., into a 24-hour day is Sarah Mackenzie’s Teaching From Rest. (afflink) In it, she writes: “Take…
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Encouragement, criticism, and motivation to change
…in trouble. Life in the doghouse rarely promotes true change. 3. Constructive criticism guides. On the other hand, when we offer concrete examples of what we want our children to…
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FREE BOOKS! Today’s best Kindle freebies for your family
…audio book sale is still going on! We’re talking about Little House, Narnia, Redwall, and so many other favorites available at 80% or more off–making it the perfect time to…
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3 Simple Christmas Activities for Your Homeschool
…create dried orange slices for decoration. Take a few fresh end pieces, add a cinnamon stick and some cloves to a small pot of boiling water, and suddenly the house…
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Cozy up with a good book.
…He’s always been a good listener and back then while I nursed his baby brother we read through The Little House books and Narnia. Ever since then I have always…
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Weekend homeschool links
…Worried your child isn’t making enough progress? Books to inspire kindness and thankfulness Addressing rude comments about homeschooling Vacation into the Little House series To share with kids: Lake Michigan…
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Weekend homeschool links
On Monday our book club will be starting our two-week unit study on Laura Ingalls Wilder! If you’re a Little House fan you can join us by ordering Introverted Mom,…
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Teaching Kids to Take Initiative (Part 2)
…after, I was starting breakfast and the little boys (4 and 2) began bickering and rough-housing. I interrupted: “Who can help me crack these eggs? I need a helper.” They…
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A letter to Newtown
…uncomfortable one now as well. Our rental lease ended last summer and we considered packing up and moving on. We looked at houses on your streets, but also in other…
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Why I don’t add anything new to our homeschool in January
…the busy holiday season. A new planner. All of it makes my type-A self a little giddy. In the past, I have applied the same ‘New Year, New You’ approach…
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Diana’s homeschool day in the life (with a 4-year-old)
…the afternoons for now. I’ve tried for the past year to get things started in the morning, realizing that’s when the bulk of our household stuff gets done — laundry,…
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Resilience: 5 ways to make your homeschool disaster-proof
…find that that structure provides us exactly the stability we need. On our hardest day last week, the sky was red, the house was dark, power was out, fires were…
