One of the most common questions new homeschooling families are asked is, “What about socialization?” Often uttered by well-meaning friends and family members, these three words are received with disdain by veteran homeschool parents who know just how well their homeschooled children are socialized. But parents new to home education may worry that their child […]
Avoid Homeschool Burnout With These Sanity Saving Tips
As a homeschooling family, there are often no defined boundary lines between home, daily life, school, and your personal life as a parent. Essentially, homeschooled children are always in the mix. This is one of the joys and amazing benefits of home education – the opportunity to create a lifestyle that includes the entire family […]
Understanding Your Homeschool Style to Help Choose the Best Method
You have decided on home education and are starting to move forward with this big responsibility. Now it’s time to determine your homeschool style. (Still undecided if homeschooling is right for you? Read this article first.) Not sure what a “homeschool style” is? While homeschoolers in most states are required to teach the basic subjects, […]
Deschooling: What Is It and Does Your Child Need It?
One of the most challenging times a homeschooling family faces is the period right after deciding to withdraw their child from traditional school. Regardless of whether the decision to homeschool was planned for a while or arose all of a sudden, there is always transition period that comes with switching from a traditional brick-and-mortar school […]
How to Start Homeschooling: What You Need to Know and Do
In 2019, there were approximately 2.5 million students in the United States who were homeschooled. Those numbers are expected to increase as more and more families discover the benefits of homeschooling. For many children, traditional schooling works well, but for countless others, the relaxed atmosphere of the home coupled with self-paced learning provides a far […]
Should You Homeschool? The Mindset Shift You Need to Be Successful
If you’ve ever considered homeschooling your kids as a better option for your family, it was likely because you noticed something lacking in your child’s public or private school experience. The decision to homeschool – for those coming to it from a brick-and-mortar school perspective – often comes as the result of a challenge your […]
Spring Printables Bundle
There’s no season I look forward to each year more than spring. Spring signals the arrival of warmer weather. More sunshine. Pretty flowers. Longer days. So how do you celebrate the arrival of spring with your children? And how do you incorporate the season into your learning? To date I have created literally hundreds of […]
DIY Puffy Paint: A STEAM Project for Kids
If there’s one thing I love, it’s an experiment. And this DIY puffy paint was a bit of an experiment. But boy oh boy did this one work out really well. On this day, our neighbors were homeschooling with us. The four kids helped me whip up a batch of puffy paint, split it into […]
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