When our children were little, one way my husband and I taught them compassion was by showing them that the poor choices they made could hurt others. For example, if my child took another child’s toy I might say to him, “Johnny see you made Jill cry because you took her toy.” That was age appropriate and great at the time. However, as my children grew older I wanted to continue … [Read more...] about Teaching Our Children Compassion
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Homeschooling When It’s Hard
I have four children. They range from ages 9-15. I have it pretty easy most of the time. They are self-sufficient. They mostly do as they are told and we are having a period of everyone’s “got it” in their subjects. In the past this was very rarely the case. I have two with learning disabilities and we had a long period of very difficult years. Reading was non-existent, … [Read more...] about Homeschooling When It’s Hard
Hey Parents—Why the Rush???
Peer pressure. There’s a decent chance that many of you have been affected. It happens when homeschool mothers begin to take notice of what other families are doing in their schooling. We feel the pressure to be great. We feel the pressure to insure our children that they are gaining the absolute best education they can receive. Let’s face it, click there are some … [Read more...] about Hey Parents—Why the Rush???
10 Ways to Lighten the Load
Here are 10 easy and quick ways to help lighten the load on those busy homeschool days! 1. Plan Meals So often it feels like there isn't the time to sit down and plan meals, but a few minutes of prep work saves time at the grocery store, saves multiple trips to the store, and saves time each day when you already know what's for dinner. 2. Use Paper Plates I … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Lighten the Load
Stress Busters for the Over Committed Mom
Way back in August I wrote an article entitled How to Put More Home Into Your School. When I wrote it, ailment I had full intentions of following my own advice…especially tip #4 JUST SAY NO. I’d be willing to bet that most of you had great intentions as well. Now, view here we all are a month into our school year and the calendars are over crowded and we’re started to … [Read more...] about Stress Busters for the Over Committed Mom