November is National Adoption Month, and I'm thrilled to have Naomi Quick as my guest poster today! She is a homeschooling mom of six, and the author of Don't Waste Your Wait: Embracing the Journey of Bringing Your Child Home. You won't want to miss her insights into the connection between homeschooling and adoption. Naomi is also generously giving ... Read More...
Why I’m Not Worried About Socializing My Child
Nothing pulls at my heart strings more than my children. Or induces more guilt. I want to do everything I can to ensure their safety and well-being. It's easy to be guilted by well-meaning but misguided sentiments of the day. Which, if you're a homeschooler, you hear a lot. "They'll be deprived of so many social experiences." "You wouldn't ... Read More...
Why You Should Homeschool When It’s Hard
I almost had a meltdown over a bottle of apple juice. Lunch was very late that afternoon, and I had already been feeling behind from the minute I woke up. The clock I was trying to beat all day declared its victory over me as I struggled to transition my kids out of "school and play mode" to sit down at the table for a hodgepodge meal I wasn't ... Read More...
Why We Should Rethink Our Children’s Education
A mother from my church recently asked me about the pros and cons of homeschooling. Her son will be entering Pre-K in a few months, and while he is still over a year away from starting Kindergarten, she is starting to consider schooling options seriously. Moms usually take factors like high test scores, lots of extracurricular activities and nice, ... Read More...
4 Reasons You Think You Can’t Homeschool
Before I started homeschooling, I had all sorts of doubts about my ability to educate my own children. I thought I would single-handedly be responsible for messing up my kids' future since they would be unprepared for real life. Even though I had managed to parent two pretty decent small human beings, using only common sense and a whole lot of ... Read More...