Is record keeping something you've been keeping up with?Or is record keeping something that keeps slipping from your mind? Or, have you decided to roll up your sleeves and do it but when faced with the amount of paperwork you get too flustered to deal with the decisions - what to keep? What to toss? ... Read More about Record Keeping for Homeschoolers with Outside-the-Box Kids
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How To Do Charlotte Mason Exams: Celebrating Growth with Sonya Shafer
I may have already lost you with the title...Charlotte Mason did exams?She sure did. But to make peace with this, you're going to have to first let go of what you probably think of when you think of "exams" in the traditional sense. I'm not talking about a high-pressure, stress-filled situation ... Read More about How To Do Charlotte Mason Exams: Celebrating Growth with Sonya Shafer
How to Teach Your Kids About Money…without Bribing Them to Do Chores
Do you have a plan to help you teach your kids about money?I’m not talking about coin and dollar amounts - your math curriculum has that covered. I mean how to use money in real life. Do you have a system in place to help you handle trips to the store that provoke the question, "Can I get this, ... Read More about How to Teach Your Kids About Money…without Bribing Them to Do Chores
How to Teach Your Child to Do Chores: Try Zone Work Instead
Are you looking for a better way to teach your child to do chores?I'm talking about throwing away the sticker charts, being done with the bribery, and ending the arguments when you ask them if they've done their chores. I'm talking about reframing the whole concept of how and why you should teach ... Read More about How to Teach Your Child to Do Chores: Try Zone Work Instead
Noteworthy Online Piano Lessons for Your Kids with Joseph Hoffman, Founder of Hoffman Academy
Do you consider music lessons a priority in your homeschool?There are so many possibilities when it comes to curriculum and we've got to make sure the basics are covered...is music really worth teaching, too? When you've got multiple kiddos in multiple stages of development the thought of dragging ... Read More about Noteworthy Online Piano Lessons for Your Kids with Joseph Hoffman, Founder of Hoffman Academy
On Grief, Adjusting, and Steering Clear of Survival Mode
Do you have a plan to help you steer clear of survival mode?I'm not talking about the temporary survival mode; the "new baby/new home/new job/death in the family" type of survival mode. That happens. That is circumstantial. We've all been there. I'm talking about when something happens (like...a ... Read More about On Grief, Adjusting, and Steering Clear of Survival Mode