The Homeschoolers Are Not Hermits Quick Start Guide to Homeschooling Are you suddenly at home with your kids and wondering what homeschoolers do all day? My Quick Start Guide covers how to transition to being at ...
Togetherness
Encouraging teamwork and togetherness
Reducing the friction within the family makes for a much smoother time for everyone, but it sometimes seems that time will never come. Encouraging sharing, teamwork, and togetherness can bring big rewards over time.
Interview: How to be a Homeschooler and an Entrepreneur
Susie Zahratka My friend Susie Zahratka is a homeschooling mom of four and an entrepreneur, the owner of two businesses. How does she do it? I get my writing done first thing in the morning before the kids are up, ...
From Summer into Fall: a Gentle Transition for Homeschoolers
Children's Museum The transition from school year to summer and back again can be as varied as homeschool families themselves vary, but there are some interesting things I’ve noticed as a homeschool parent that ...
Plant a Native Garden With Your Kids
This is my Guest Post for the SEA Homeschoolers Newsletter. January is here, and those seed catalogs have already started arriving! When we go to the gardening store or look at the seed and plant catalogs that ...
Up Close: A Day in the Life
We’ve got three boys aged 6 to 15, and we have a lot of fun homeschooling. We’ve been homeschooling for a long time—really, since our first son was born. What else is it we’re doing with our kids but helping them ...
International Travel with Kids – Challenging but Rewarding
The biggest thing I learned on our trip to Japan this summer is that traveling with five people is very different than traveling alone or with one companion. You would think I would know this, ...
A Day in Tokyo: Disaster or Amazing?
My kids really help me look on the bright side of life, but sometimes it’s more in retrospect than when something is actually happening. I saw this a lot on our trip to Japan, most notably on our Ueno Park outing. ...
Reading Out Loud Is the Best!
Reading to my kids is one of my favorite activities. My dad read to us every night until about middle school age, when we started to get too busy with homework and other activities. Those are some amazing memories, ...