How brain dumps can help little worriers
Written by Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curely of My Little Poppies My oldest son is a compassionate, funny, creative, wonderful little human. He’s also a World Class Worrier. At 8-years-old, he should…
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Mommy’s Unexcused Absence: A Day In The Life of a Bed Resting Mama
…week, I teach the new math lesson. My older kids do their book work in the afternoons while my little people nap. Our situation is certainly unique, but it’s not…
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Menu Planning, Make Ahead Meals & the Busy Homeschool
…are those regular household tasks. Molding young minds and teaching multiplication tables is tricky enough without the meal prep, laundry, and cleaning tasks that compose a well-run household, not to…
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Tips for single-parent homeschooling
…road homeschooling as a single parent. I’m often tired, exhausted and worn out. But little by little I’m finding my way and figuring out what homeschooling looks like for us….
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Guarding Your Marriage
…that goes into managing a household, there can be little energy left for investing in your marriage. It’s so important, however, that we do make that time. So, how do…
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Planning for Back to School Success
…at our house, or out of our house, as the case may be. As such, I’ve had to say, “No,” to a wealth of other good things: a running club,…
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How I taught my kids to clean…so I could stop cleaning
…house cleaning. Prior to this, they helped with tidying and doing little jobs here and there. We began. One day each week we made that our lesson time for the…
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Frugal Back to School Traditions
Written by contributor Toni Anderson of The Happy Housewife When they grow up children might not remember their science curriculum or how many spelling words they spelled correctly. Traditions however,…
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Historic Homes: The Perfect Place for a Field Trip
…places. One afternoon, I picked up a flyer advertising a few historic homes in our area and decided to give them a try. I apprehensively took my little ones to…
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Sarah’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with an 11-year-old and 14-year-old)
…Kids wake up and get a little techno time in (computer, Wii). I shower and do housework. 10-10:30 a.m.: Both kids do math. Duncan does the lesson part of Teaching…
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What to do with babies while homeschooling
With four kids who are school age and three littles who aren’t, one of the most frequent questions I get about homeschooling is “What do you do with the babies?”…
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The best Christmas scenes in children’s literature
…trumpet. …They walked to Ray’s Shoe Store, smiling, holding Christmas in their hands.” Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Find the movie version here.) “Merry Christmas, Marmee! Merry Christmas, little…
