The Homeschoolers Are Not Hermits Quick Start Guide to Homeschooling These days it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the information out there for new homeschoolers. There are whole books on it. In fact, my first ...
Education
Encouraging thoughtful educational choices
Homeschooling takes more thought than traditional education because there are so many more choices. Valuing children’s input and respecting their choices while working through this decision-making process as a family helps build both closeness and autonomy.
Find Your Child’s Learning Styles
One thing you can do as a parent is help your child figure out what kind of learner they are, so that they can find the ways that work the best for them when they need to learn something. We like to look at both ...
Finding Your Child’s Multiple Intelligences
How can we help our kids to learn? Besides approaching learning with both patience and enthusiasm, I recommend finding out how their brains are wired. Everyone has different strengths, which are great to focus on, ...
Why I Let My Son Quit Piano Lessons
This year we decided that the boys should learn some fundamentals of music. I am glad we did it, and I learned a lot from it. The boys also learned a lot, including some music. It was sort of a unilateral decision, ...