The Foundation If you’ve been following my blog, or the Digital Homeschool Convention, for a while, you’ve probably heard me say that your most powerful educational tool is your relationship with your child. This is the foundation of homeschooling, which, if strong enough, will support tremendous learning and growth, as your children step outside of …
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More Charlotte Mason resources
We’ve been speaking a lot about the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling this month. I hope you found the summit and the blog posts informative and helpful. If you haven’t had a chance to attend the summit, you can now find all the recordings, as well as additional resources, in the Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Bundle. …
Grammar – the Fun Way
Note: this post contains affiliate links, and at no cost to you, I make a small commission when you purchase through my links. The word “grammar” does not conjure positive associations for most parents. They recall their own struggles in school with boring and tedious worksheets, full of meaningless sentences and paragraphs. They cringe at …
Charlotte Mason Potpourri
Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy is broad and holistic. While many homeschoolers associate this homeschooling style with specific activities, like narration, nature study, and handiwork, there is a lot more to this approach than the sum of its parts. Today, in honor of our Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Summit next week, I’d like to bring you a …
Living Books for Education
We are running out of space on our bookshelves. Again. I don’t know how this happens. We have a wall-sized built in bookshelf, as well as several smaller ones. But there is never enough room for good books. And we can’t possibly stop buying them! The concept of living books is what drew me to …
Running a Home-Based Business while Homeschooling
Note: this post contains affiliate links, and at no cost to you, I make a small commission when you purchase through my links. This month, we’ve been discussing many ways homeschooling parents can earn money. Today, I’d like to focus on starting and running your own home-based business. The advantage of having a home business …
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Childcare for Working and Homeschooling Parents
Last week, we talked about how you can earn money while homeschooling, and at this week’s live session (now part of the 2020-2021 School Year Sessions), Julie Mendez gave us many more ideas. But the question remains: who will watch your kids while you’re working? How do you find childcare for homeschoolers? As with jobs, …
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How to Make Money While Homeschooling
Are you here because you’re looking for an easy and full proof way to get money deposited into your bank account while you’re spending time with your kids? Sorry to disappoint you, but that’s not what I’m here to tell you about. Easy and full proof don’t exist in this world 😉. What I can …
Working While Homeschooling – Yes, You Can!
This month’s focus on Homeschool Boost is working while homeschooling. But before we dive in, let’s address the question so many people ask: is working while homeschooling even possible? The answer is yes! How do I know? Because so many amazing homeschool families are doing it successfully! Meet some of them in this post. Nicki …
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5 Self-Care Strategies for Homeschool Parents
Self-care is hard. No question about it. We can talk about it, complain, bemoan our lack of time and resources, but do we actually take any practical steps toward self-care? Honestly, most of us busy homeschool parents don’t! In (yet another) attempt to change that, here are 5 simple and practical self-care strategies you can …
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