parenting - Independent Homeschool

What is your goal for schooling? For parenting? For your children? Whether public, private, or home--- everyone has some goal or goals in mind. Maybe you call them 'hopes', but it's

The 7 Ways to Guarantee Homeschool Success

Thinking about homeschooling? Want to avoid the homeschooling mistakes most people make? Below you'll find what we've discovered from homeschooling our 5 children from birth to college. In 1987 homeschooling was

Is All Schooling Going to be Homeschooling (punish the parents)?

I just read a couple of articles about measures to hold parents responsible. Here's an excerpt: It was conversations about what to do with lousy teachers that led to some of

The 2 Things Needed to Parent Well (Video)

Sometimes we just simply over-complicate things. Parenting is one of the easiest parts of our lives to do this kind of 'complexification' on. Frankly, the deference to 'experts' is part of

Scheduling a Rest Time for the Kids?

So, here's a Mom who is trying to come to grips with the issue: I knew I needed to have a schedule for the girls. For 2 reasons, our minds and

Where Can You Find Real Wisdom for Your Home?

"Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions." -Cullen Hightower Seriously, this old conservative quipster is saying something important. How much conflict and confusion comes about because we

The Cure for “Are We There Yet?” (Video)

So, it's the season to travel...seems like many of you might appreciate bringing this to the front! Have you notice how traveling with children can have a few low points? In

Why the Stork, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Dumb Down Our Children

Could harmless lies make our children dumber? Here are a couple of thoughts by Anne Sullivan (Helen Keller's teacher) worth reflection: I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems

Shock News: Permissive Parenting Can be Harmful

Well, it really is shock news to some folks out there. What an amazing world we live in where we have to be reminded that children both need, and appreciate,

The Value of Systems Thinking in Our Homes

What do you think? httpv://youtu.be/LviuqgWrCt0 Fred Lybrand

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