Do you struggle with feeding your children the very best? Have picky eaters at home? Try some of these tips on for size! 1. Lead By Actions, Not Words You can’t expect your child to eat like a dream if you’re constantly drinking coffee for breakfast, never stopping for lunch, and grabbing McDonald’s on the [...]
Physical education sometimes gets lost in the busy homeschooler’s day, however, exercising our bodies is important. Recommendations vary, but most people generally agree that our children need more exercise. As homeschoolers, we tend to make sure that our children’s math, reading, science, and history programs are well chosen, and we thoughtfully plan our daily lessons. [...]
Every homeschooler I know can tell you what they are doing for math without so much as taking a breath before sharing. However, when you start talking about health or physical education (gym), there are often a few more pauses before they say what they are doing. It’s not as concrete of an area. So, [...]
“But what about socialization?” I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard that question, don’t you? It’s one of the most commonly asked questions related to homeschooling, and in my mind one of the easiest to answer. Our boys have participated in Cub Scouts, AWANA, Sunday School, Classical Conversations, ice skating lessons, [...]
As moms, it can be so easy to let our kids become the center of our world. This is especially true for us homeschooling moms (and dads, too, I bet). I often wonder what I’ll do when my kids are grown and gone because being a homeschooling mom defines a huge portion of who I [...]
photo by carianoff Is it just me and my kids, or do you have standard lunches in your homeschool? I think part of it is that familiar is easy…and then, there’s just the fact that the kids have their favorites. Some of our standard lunches include: Sandwiches — I usually fix tuna because it offers, [...]