remembering our homeschool freedoms: don’t forget the gift in your child

Sometimes we need other people to remind us of our homeschool freedoms. The title of this post isn’t my title. It’s Carol’s. “Remembering our homeschool freedoms: don’t forget the gift in your child.” And it rings so true for me. I haven’t personally met Carol. She was the keynote speaker at a homeschool conference I attended…

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how to teach our kids strategies for teaching money skills

How do we teach our kids strategies for teaching money skills? We’ve been reaping the benefit of a financial children’s teaching program for years. (This was the only sales seminar I’ve ever purchased.) The program was hoping to teach me something about financially savvy kids (& offering strategies for teaching money skills to the kids)…

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homeschool socialization can be quantified in 9 ways

People question whether homeschooling is at least a little inappropriate for the mere disadvantage of its socialization issue. So how can homeschool socialization be quantified? How could a child not survive without a cloister of twenty-five same-aged peers surrounding them eight hours a day? I know I’m happier not living alongside that many people. Here’s how…

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What Does Homeschool Really Cost? 13 Eye-Opening Facts You Need to Know

No one wants to declare the definitive costs of homeschooling. Um, why? Is there a secret? Well, no. It’s because every family values different things and determines what they want to spend based on their present circumstances and their homeschool approach. So what does homeschool cost? You knew it would cost money to clothe and…

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how to choose the best curriculum for your homeschool

How to choose the best curriculum for your homeschool? I share questions you can ask yourself when you are deciding to purchase a curriculum.

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Unlocking the Power of Play: 11 Scientific Benefits for Homeschoolers

What are the scientific benefits to play? Can I tell you a story when I first took the kids out of school? I gave them loads of time to free play in the backyard. One of them could mix together clay and water, and make wet, gunky, globs of reddish mud-clay bricks, baked in the sun. She did…

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