So your relatives are coming to visit. You’re excited for the holidays, but slightly less excited for your judgy family members to put your homeschool on trial…again. You never know how to handle it because you don’t want to come across as defensive…or as a doormat. Up front, I have a very supportive family who…
Shopping for the perfect Christmas gift for the homeschooler in your life? I have been homeschooling for going on 5 years with three kids, so I have the inside track on what these kids need and want. And more importantly, I know what their parents will be thrilled that they received! The Christmas gift ideas you…
Raising an independent learning homeschooler is not something you want – it’s something you need. Especially if you have multiple kids and plan to homeschool into the higher grades. After our first year of homeschooling, I could easily see how important independent homeschooling would be. I was spending mountains of time with my 1st grader…
There I was standing in a woman’s garage that I barely knew. She was running a craft club for homeschoolers in our community and doing an amazing job at it. As we chatted, she suddenly said, “Do you know of any co-ops that are not religious? I’m so tired of all these Christian homeschool moms…
Is your homeschool in a boring phase? Are your kids’ eyes glazing over as you just go through the motions of your curriculum? Do you want to be the “fun homeschool mom,” but have no idea how to make school fun? In fact, is it even possible to make homeschooling fun?? I mean anybody can…