Getting Started in Homeschooling
Are you just beginning homeschooling? It can seem a little overwhelming, but don't worry - there's lots of stuff here to help you get going in style!
Getting the Homeschool Journey Started
It is not uncommon for families to feel "buyer's remorse" after the first few weeks or months as new homeschoolers, and maybe with good reason. With every change or new beginning there will be struggles, some big, some small, and some monstrous . . . READ ARTICLE
He Requires So Little of Us
If we allow ourselves, we can get pretty wrapped up in thinking that homeschooling is just too big of a job. There's finding the right textbooks, dealing with different learning styles, choosing methods, and so on. It's easy to think that we are responsible for everything. Have you ever thought that? I have . . . READ ARTICLE
New to Homeschooling Part 1: Relationships and Homeschooling
Beginning homeschooling can be exciting and terrifying. You may know what it is you want to accomplish in homeschooling, but are not sure how to approach those objectives. Many of the Homeschool Enrichment readers want to help your family get started. This article and the others in this series are a compilation of the wisdom and love of homeschoolers who have begun before you . . . READ ARTICLE
New to Homeschooling Part 2: Getting Answers
Your family has committed to begin homeschooling. Your heart is firm on your decision, but your head is spinning with unanswered questions. The Homeschool Enrichment Readers continue to offer you wisdom they've gained from their experiences. As you remember to keep your relationships the priority, answers can be found to the questions that plague your mind. . . . READ ARTICLE
New to Homeschooling Part 3: What is Best for Your Family?
You feel secure in your decision to homeschool. Your reasons are sound. You know all the rules and requirements for your area. You have even read some homeschooling books. All you need to do now is to buy the curriculum and you can jump into schooling. Yet, as you flip through the catalogs your head spins. So many choices . . . READ ARTICLE
New to Homeschooling Part 4: Dealing With Difficulties
You have started homeschooling your children, but things are not going exactly as you dreamed. In your dreams, your children had been hanging on your every word loving every minute of learning with big smiles on their faces. In reality, there are days you wonder if they heard one word you said . . . READ ARTICLE
Coffeecup Wisdom
The phone rings, and it’s a young home schooling mom wanting some sage advice from me, illustrious mother of six and therefore assumed to be a home school veteran. As I look around at the state of semi-chaos in my kitchen, including math books on the table waiting for my third grader to do a lesson before lunch, I feel like giving the caller someone else’s phone number . . . READ ARTICLE
