It’s surreal to think that kids could be out of school for most of 2020. If your school closed at the end of March, as ours did, and they go back in September (which I doubt), that will be six months of no school! And as many of you have heard, there is sincere doubt…
When I copied these titles from my kids’ records, such warm and happy memories washed over me. I remember reading several of these books with them and they are some of my best parenting moments. I will say it over and over again and tell anyone who asks. The best thing you can do for…
Within most circles, the adoption of a child is a joyous event. Have you seen those “gotcha day” Instagram posts? Most people are very happy for the parents and it is celebrated. But one thing that I have always noticed missing is the acknowledgement that this happy event has roots of intense trauma and that…
I love reading and it was definitely one of the things I wanted to pass onto my kids. I know that it’s an uphill battle these days but I really encourage you to get your kids to read. In many ways, it will save you a lot of grief later. Reading can mitigate so many…
Homeschooling the elementary years were good years. I wish I had enjoyed them more by just chilling out and not being so stressed out about all of it. Of course I didn’t know what the final result of our homeschooling would be so I was worried. But now I know that any diligent parent really…
Because I read The Well Trained Mind early on my homeschool journey, the one subject I had no insecurity about choosing was foreign language. I was pretty much set on my kids learning Latin. Everything the book said about why kids should study Latin just made sense to me and my own observation of other…
It’s December 29, 2016. I’ve been working on college applications for my homeschooled twin sons since June 2016. Technically, if you count when I started to mentally work on it, it’s been two years…since December 15, 2014… the day my daughter got her acceptance from her first choice school. Just about all negotiable parts of…
I cannot imagine life without reading. I grew up loving books and the library was one of my most favorite places to go. When I was a kid living in Philly, I would regularly walk to the public library after school by myself, take out the maximum allowance, go home, read, return, repeat! But the…
Standardized testing. Other than “socialization”, are there any other words that will strike fear into our homeschooling hearts? There are many homeschoolers who think that testing is not important and that tests ruins the child. If that is the camp you fall in, you are definitely not going to like this post! I fully understand…
When our daughter was three, I begged my husband to find a job in the DC area because I really wanted to move. I was a young mom with three small kids and the loneliness was overwhelming. None of our friends were married much less parents. Our church was young and filled with college and…
When I made the decision to try homeschooling*, I remember feeling so excited that God had answered my prayers to so much of my confusion, that I couldn’t wait to share it with everyone. Hahaha! Now looking back, I should have just kept it to myself. Only one person was kindly supportive. A few were…
I can remember the day when I knew I had a problem. When we first returned to the area, my husband’s job was in Center City Philadelphia. I specifically chose to settle on the Jersey side of Philly because the NJ homeschooling laws are much more lax. After a few years, my husband wanted a new…
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