Essentials of Homeschooling

Picture it: A task looms in front of you. You want to do it. You know all the reasons why you should do it. And you have good...

People procrastinate for all kinds of reasons. Little things, big things, never-before-tried things. They don’t want to do whatever...

Bzzz, bzzz, bzzz. The fly flitted around the dining room chairs, looking for a place to land. Bzzz, bzzz. It finally settled on the wall...

Kids with grit embrace a “can do” attitude. Instead of complacency, they exude excitement that propels them toward success.

If we as adults have so easily succumb to distraction, how can we expect to keep our kids from doing the same? Especially when they’re not

Your daily tasks demand attention. They interrupt your day. They continually fight for space in your brain, jostling with your thoughts and

In the realm of reading, English can be tough! The language is full of exceptions. Just when you think you’ve got a rule down pat...

It had been one of those days. You know the kind: Everything seems to go wrong. I’d been in a sour mood, which only exacerbated the...

“Just.” It seems like a simple word, a nice adverb to qualify our actions. It’s such a wallflower in the scope of language that we...

Ever get stuck scraping honey out of a measuring cup? It's a gooey mess. Fortunately, there's an easy solution. For recipes that call for...