The whole family got to review Time 4 Learning! The children Beautiful 5/6 grade, Squire 3rd grade, Smiley 3rd grade, and Flower PreK. This quickly became a family project so I will start with the children in their own words. “I liked it! I learned about women’s sufferage.” -Beautiful “Little bit of fun…no, a lot of fun the games were… View Post
Sexual education for the mentally disabled
This subject today has been heavy on my heart. What and how to teach a child with limited understanding about sexual education. What?! No I have not lost my sense. Your child is growing and physically maturing. This causes certain changes to happen whether the child understands them or not. I watched a TV show once where a young adult… View Post
Has your homeschooling hit a snag?
October is almost here. Some of you are facing unexpected problems. Your plans have bogged down and you are concerned. Here is the question… What is the YOUR homeschooling/parenting problem? That’s right ask away. Let’s see if we can get you back on track. The time to stop the trend of discouragement and frustration is now. So far this year… View Post
Chronically Tired Children
Sadly adults are not the only ones to get Chronic Fatigue. Children as young as 2 have been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue syndrome. Children have much the same symptoms as adults but they tend to be less able to explain. Also for years early to rise OR you were lazy. Culturally our chronically tired children like adults are going to have… View Post
Sensory find of the week!
Do you have a sensory seeker in your midst? I have found the perfect easily portable, inexpensive tool. Emergency Blanket This is a emergency blanket, the kind that is silver and crinkly. It is lite weight and gives tons of feed back to a child that needs it. I can just imagine my son rolling around like a caterpillar with… View Post
Starting a support group!
Hello my friends. I am happy to announce I will be having a support group for special needs homeschoolers. Anyone dealing with children learning outside the norm, medical or emotional issues that impact your homeschooling experience, or parents homeschooling with their own special need are welcome. Sadly this is only an option for those in the north-central West Virginia area…. View Post
So where do you homeschool?
The Not back to school blog hop is about where do you homeschool, your homeschooling classroom. For me this question has as many answers as there are homeschoolers. A day spent curled up in front of the fire in winter is just as wonderful as a day using the school desks. Personally we have worked our way all the way… View Post
The yearly search for Math curricula
When I went looking at homeschooling material for the first time I looked first at math. My thoughts were I could teach reading with a Bible and the library, but math needed a text book. LOL How education instutitionalized I had become. I do have a math text to run off of. This is so I do not miss any… View Post
Time to buy the books!
The question quickly becomes WHAT BOOKS? Are you at a stand still? Is the big question of what to teach or how to teach it got you frozen? Fear not we have all been there. This past year I was blessed to go to the Midwest Homeschooling Convention. The vendor’s floor was huge and packed. Frankly I walked in… then… View Post
Guiding Gentle Souls
Oh be careful little eyes what you see That line in the child’s song is extrememly important when you are dealing with gentle souls. Whether your child is a genius or not. What you let them read, watch, and take part in has major implications. While I do not agree that watching a minimal amount of television causes ADHD. I… View Post
Questions you should ask about your child’s education
The year is ending and final I.E.P meetings are happening all over the nation. Have you decided to homeschool next year? Are you questioning keeping your child in public school but you don’t know what else to do? Here are a few tips, reminders and I pray encouragement to do what is best for your child. The question to homeschool… View Post
How much should our child know?
Welcome friends. We are talking about Fighting Death. While this isn’t an easy subject it must be addressed. Take and deep breath and let us work towards understanding and knowledge. So how much should you tell your child. First many children already know there is something wrong. Whether you are in a situation where there is an acute injury like… View Post
Fighting death with your child
Have you found out that your child has a life threatening disease, terminal, or life shortening. There are a slew of ways to say it. Medical professionals often go out of there way to tap dance around the finality of what they are saying. In the end as a parent all you hear is death. I have been there. My… View Post
Weathering Assessment Time
For children outside the comfy norms that standardized tests use how do we show progress? If your child is mentally challenged can you legitimately say that potty training is a worthy educational goal? Are fine motor skills impossible due to spastic cerebral palsy? How do you show the hard work your child is putting in and fulfill the state laws? First… View Post
When things just aren’t working!
Welcome to the end of the year! So how has the year been? Loaded question I know. You want to say “It’s been great! Little Susie is beginning manuscript and physics. Johnny is acing all his classes and he sits and completes every last assignment without me nagging!” Okay if that is you Yoo Hoo! you are excused. If like… View Post