Swimming forward: How to stick with homeschooling after you've begun
Jot down the progress your child makes, the accomplishments in each school area, no matter how small. I suggest keeping a notebook rather...
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Hoodwinked: Avoiding Common Misconceptions About Homeschool
Photo by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Hoodwink: [verb] to deceive or trick; synonyms: dupe, fool, delude, misguide When it comes to...
Spock vs. McCoy: Handling Emotions Before They Dominate You
Photo by Benjamin Balazs from Pixabay “You’re so stupid. You can’t do anything right. Things work for everyone else, but not you. You may...
Get Your ACBs Straight: How to Belay Negative Responses When Bad Things Happen
Photo by Andre Hunter at Unsplash If you’re like many people, you’ve got your ABCs all out of whack and don’t even realize it. People...
It's Not the End of the World: How to Help Your Child Overcome Learned Helplessness
“I’ll never be good at math.” “Writing is too hard. I give up.” “People always let me down. Why should I bother trying to make friends?”...
Getting It All Done: How to Streamline Homeschool Lessons
“I hate Tuesdays.” Irene sighed and slumped in her chair, a downcast look on her face, completely out of character for this normally prim...
How to Talk to Your Teen Like an FBI Negotiator
End the battles with your teen by using FBI negotiation techniques
Harmony with Homophones: Fun ways to keep your spellings untangled
To remember which "wood" has to do with trees, think of Red Riding Hood. She might have said, "I stood among the wood in my good hood."
The Jailbird's New Wings: How prodding my daughter led to new possibilities
After serving her "sentence" of running all summer, Autumn improved in soccer and discovered she could do more than she'd ever imagined.
The Positives of Negatives: When not to step in
A parent who rescues her child from experiencing negative emotions cripples the child's ability to mature.
The Computation Conundrum and how to fix it
Students often score low on math computation sections of standardized tests. Here's why and how to help your child fix the problem.
Some Unseen Factors Behind Every Decision, Including Homeschool
Acknowledge any sense of loss. Move past your lack of training as a teacher. Use the 10/10/10 principle to gain perspective.
Self-Esteem: The damaging effects of overemphasis
The way self-esteem is reinforced "often erodes children's self-worth," said Dr. Martin Seligman, author of The Optimistic Child.
Is Your Self-Identity Sabotaging Your Habits?
Who are you? Or better yet, who do you want to become? An organized mom? A woman of grace? A generous friend? An excellent homeschooler?...
Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him
Crowds & colors overwhelmed Nathan. Meltdowns came without warning. His unpredictable behavior made life exhausting for his family.
The Nines Finger Trick: A shortcut in multiplication
Is your homeschooler having a tough time with multiplication? Skip the frustration with this shortcut for multiplying numbers by 9.
Zip Your Lips: Commonsense strategies to get your kids to listen
Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue & let anger straggle along in the rear. Listening to your kids takes conscientious effort.
From "Me" to "We": 5 steps to building empathy
As the story goes, a man and his four children boarded a subway car. The unruly kids ran up and down the aisle, shouting, throwing...
The Gift of Gratitude: Finding more satisfaction in life
Gratitude is one of the top three traits that predict a person's well-being and satisfaction in life. And gratitude can be taught.
Turning Tornadoes into Blue Skies: How to dissipate temper tantrums
Managing anger is a life skill. Teach it by taking advantage of your blue sky moments, those times with no tornado on the horizon...