Homeschooling isn’t what it used to be, and the reasons that more and more families are choosing the path of home education are becoming more and more varied. My son’s giftedness and struggles in public school are what initially started us on our homeschool journey, but the longer we’re at it, the more reasons I…
A few years ago, my daughter (then nine) stumbled across a table filled with the most beautiful books she had ever seen (her words) at a homeschool convention she was attending with me. She begged me to stop everything I was doing and go over to the booth with her to buy any of their…
It’s no secret that anxiety is rampant these days. In addition to all of the families I work with and hear from who struggle with anxiety in their home, my own family is affected. Anxiety makes everything harder, scarier, and sometimes seemingly impossible. It will rear its ugly head when you least expect it or…
I cringe every time I sit near my kids as they use their chromebooks or the shared desktop computer. Hunt and peck. Hunt and peck. It’s excruciating. In fact, since typing takes them so long, in most cases my kids just use talk-to-text when they need to search for things, so they’re not getting any…
“I see a bulldozer!” “I see a dolphin!” “Well I see a jet ski being ridden by a rabbit.” Cloud-watching is almost a childhood rite of passage. Lying back on the plush grass or looking through a car window, there is just something peaceful and whimsical about letting your imagination take over as the shapes above…
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