Parents Resources

Family time together is the foundation of building strong, long-lasting relationships. It’s how families invest in one another and grow together. Scheduling regular family time is key to keeping your family foundation intact, and well … it’s also a lot of fun! With our over-scheduled, often frenetic lifestyles, having regular family time is not always an easy feat to accomplish. ...

Chronic illness presents many unique challenges in life. However, it doesn’t have to be a roadblock to homeschooling. In fact, homeschooling can be an excellent choice for a family dealing with chronic illness. Let’s consider a few ways homeschooling is a great fit for a parent with chronic illness. Embracing the Freedom of Homeschooling Homeschooling allows you greater control over ...

Children naturally love to pretend and imagine. Unfortunately, many people view this as wasted time or valueless play. Nothing could be further from the truth. Imaginative play is a natural springboard to teach your child how to think critically and solve problems, among many other skills. Pretend play has many positive benefits for children. As they pretend, they learn about ...

Yearly standardized testing is definitely a hot-button issue among homeschooling families. Some embrace it as a means to gauge their homeschooling efforts, while others dread it like the plague.  And, to make it even more complicated, homeschool testing requirements vary wildly from state to state. I am often asked by non-homeschoolers, “What about testing? How do you know your children ...

Spring is in the air. Promises of longer days, warm sunshine, and outdoor fun linger in the back of everyone’s mind. Your child (no matter their age) is probably a little antsy for a break from their schooling right about now. Spring fever is more than just a state of mind. It is actually a true physical phenomenon, especially for ...

March and April can often feel like a homeschool mom’s worst enemy. It’s during these spring-has-sprung months of the year that we are more apt to feel up against the wall with the pace and schedule of our homeschooling efforts. We may feel frantic and worried about “being behind.” Now’s the time many of us realize our best laid homeschooling ...

Organizing homeschool materials and curriculum is part of the rhythm of homeschooling. The easiest way to organize your homeschool is to keep a limit on what you buy and keep in your home and then develop systems for what you do have. Here are three keys to keeping control of it all. Tip #1: Buy Slowly When people start homeschooling, ...

If you’ve been homeschooling for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed that homeschool burnout is a real thing. During certain seasons of the year, we’re even more prone to it. The post-holiday winter months leading up to spring break can be some of the hardest, most vulnerable times when many of us, parents and kids alike, seem to suffer ...

Homeschool moms have a lot on their plate. Because of this, it is important to cultivate helpful habits that work for you and not against you. In fact, making even the smallest of changes can reap great rewards. Here are three habits that will pay you back over and over again with more time and less stress. #1: Keep Up ...

Parents teach your children history to introduce them to heroes, true heroes, who can be admired and become models for them to live by, especially in this darkened day of the “anti-hero.” One such true hero was Alfred the Great. Alfred was the fifth son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons, born in 849 AD. He was born at ...