At the end of the year I normally get anxious… What did we miss? Oh no we didn’t memorize the multiplication tables through 15! We didn’t get to go on the special field trip to the Allegheny’s! The kids spent the last two months languishing on Anatomy. We didn’t finish the State History book because we got sidetracked by the… View Post
Ending this year and thinking about next already!
It’s that time again. To open the file drawer of material. I have spent all year filing away learning material to make the portfolio for our end of the year evaluation. This year I have 3 kids that need the formal eval. Sometime around Valentine’s Day the drawer took a turn for the messy. Homegroup crept up on me and… View Post
Unschooling is working!
In the last few days with this dust up over unschooling there have been all sorts of posts written for and against. I would like to point out that this type of unschooling is the extreme side of homeschooling but a VALID form of educating your child. Here is a wonderful family story of a certified teacher turned unschooler, Why… View Post
Unschooling and special needs?
Isn’t it annoying to find that when homeschooling is mentioned in the media it tends to be horrific problems or “radical” unschooling. Media there is so much more out there! Here is an ABC morning news bit on unschooling ‘Defending Unschooling, “It’s not anything goes.” These parents not only unschool but they unparent. To be honest I should separate the… View Post
Trackers for children with disabilities
Keeping our children safe can be a big job. When your child doesn’t have the ability to understand basic safety issues, or they have diminished danger sense you are on alert ALL the time. Several years ago a friends son went missing in a remote hiking trail. He was used to walking with his mom and dad. This time he… View Post
Death to the weakest, broken ones…
Do you see your child as broken? In need of some repair to make them like the rest? Many of us transition through that phase when we find out our child has a disorder or chronic condition. I have even seen families that seem stuck in that moment of horror. Not accepted the truth of the situation, yearning to wake… View Post
Fading into the background
Do you wonder why you work so hard day in day out? Do you feel like you are losing yourself behind loads of laundry, dishes, changing never ending diapers? This video can bring you back to the real reason. The real desire of our heart.. Do you feel that invisibility? Do you think she is right? I have to say… View Post
The highs and lows of convention season
I was just blessed to have gone to the Midwest Homeschooling Convention. It was great. It was huge. It was overwhelming and budget straining. And I will happily go again next year! The highs of conventions -You can get out and see other families walking the same path. -You get to meet many families that look similar to yours. Our… View Post
Homeschooling after a pregnancy loss
On one hand I needed the homeschooling to have something to do to keep my mind active. On the other I wanted to lay down and just sleep, I hurt both physically and mentally. I have lost two children in pregnancy. I have some sad but very real experience on this subject. Mom you just gave birth. Whether your baby… View Post
How do you deal with days off?
Days off, holidays, summer break how do you handle these changes in routine? Some say we need to give a summer break to let kids be kids. Then there is the general pressure to keep to a public school calendar. Many people need to account to the school board for a set number of days learning. On the other side… View Post
Taking some of the Pain out of Math
When you sit down to work with your child do they “forget” to bring their math books? Perhaps they slide it casually under a pile of papers, out of sight is out of mind? Many children say math is hard but when pushed they get down to business. What if your child, when they sit to work on math, can’t… View Post
Rebellious hearts or Rebellious by nature?
Do you have a rebellious child? Feeling a bit like God dealing with the unending complaints and problems the Israelites grumbled about in the desert? A rebelling child is nothing new but some of our knowledge into why they are rebellious is. As christian parents we know that we need to train up our children to obey and follow… View Post
Conduct disorders: are they the new black of parenting?
Recently I got a newsletter from Crosswalk.com The title caught my attention ‘Bad Attitude: The Newest ‘Disorder’ I read the article and I encourage you to as well. Mr. Ken Connor wrote this article is response to George Will’s take on the new DSM for psychology coming out, A ‘Cure’ for Character Both of these articles discuss the medical community… View Post
It’s time to plan…
My eyes always go a bit crossed at this time of year. After all we are busy trying to finish up the last of the year. We need to fit in testing or evaluations. I have conference season and get to go on a bunch of mini vacations. Then to add to the pressure I need to plan for next… View Post
Where do you derive your strength?
February is bottomed out and March is hear. Time for that second wind and a strong finish to the year. Right now do to my medical issues I am physically weak. I know that many of my readers share this physical problem. Chronic Fatigue, lupus many chronic illnesses result is a fatigue that is bone deep and unrelenting. So here… View Post
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