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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...
Unlock Success: Homeschoolers Overcoming Any Challenge
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, MD, has been inspiring people for decades to face change with courage, adaptability, and...
Unlock Your Child's Love for Reading: Proven Techniques to Transform Reluctant Readers
Photo by Mikhail Nilov Let’s face it: Learning how to read can be hard work. Not only do your kids think so, the experts do, too. Just...
The Myth of the Perfect Homeschool Parent: Unwinding Anxiety for a Smoother Journey
By Sharon Hancock Image by John Hain at Pixabay.com "Homeschooling is fulfilling, but also overwhelming. Does it have to be this way?"...
Unlock Better Conversations: 4 Steps to Becoming a Supercommunicator with Your Child
The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion it has taken place. ~ George Bernard Shaw We’ve all been there: In...
Empower Your Child from the Inside Out: Dispel the LIES of Learning
If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends. If broken by an inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from the inside....
The Tie That Rocked Women’s Sports: Riley Gaines Speaks in Loudoun County About Transgender Athletes
Riley Gaines Barker and Pastor Gary Hamrick at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia LEESBURG, VIRGINIA—When Riley Gaines’s hand hit...
Emotional Intelligence: Reach Your Child's Heart and Communicate More Effectively with Everyone
Don’t let emotions cloud your judgment. Let reason be your guide. Take a step back and assess the situation objectively. More than likely...
Record Crowd Attends Kirk Cameron Story Hour at Loudoun County Public Library
Kirk Cameron speaking at Gum Spring Library/Photo by Kate Foelsch STONE RIDGE, VA—Actor, author, and director Kirk Cameron attracted a...
Me! Me! Me! The Impact of Interrupting Your Child and How to Bite Your Tongue
“Don’t you think the city council ought to expand Maple Street to alleviate the rush hour traffic?” demanded a booming voice a few yards...
You Got This: Steering Straight in Your Homeschool Journey
I fondly remember canoeing at the nearby Tomoka State Park, where my family often spent Saturdays when I was a girl. Exploring the shaded...
The Impossible, Made Possible: Uplifting Life Lessons from an Astronaut's Perspective
Chris Hadfield remembers the night his family and most everyone on Stag Island, Ontario, Canada, crowded around a neighbor’s TV. It was...
Hoodwinked: Avoiding Common Misconceptions About Homeschool
Hoodwink: [verb] to deceive or trick; synonyms: dupe, fool, delude, misguide When it comes to homeschooling, you may have been hoodwinked...
Spock vs. McCoy: Handling Emotions Before They Dominate You
“You’re so stupid. You can’t do anything right. Things work for everyone else, but not you. You may as well give up. You’ll never...
Get Your ACBs Straight: How to Belay Negative Responses When Bad Things Happen
If you’re like many people, you’ve got your ABCs all out of whack and don’t even realize it. People tend to think that when bad things...
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.
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