As the winter falls upon us those of you home schoolers who let your kids wile away the afternoons playing outside during the spring, summer and fall may be looking at the bleak months ahead with dismay. Worry not my fellow moms! (Ahem, and dads too!) Below you will find some perfectly wonderful ways to [...]
It’s true, my daughter has a relatively unknown past. It is also true that she has learning disabilities. In spite of this, I still go through these moments of beating myself up about the fact that her progress is excruciatingly slow. In addition to this, I know she is incredibly smart. She catches onto things [...]
When she walked into the room with her case worker she looked angry. I wondered how a two year old child could look so– well, jaded. Her curly hair hung in ringlets framing her face and two large blue eyes darted from one corner of the room to the other. Suddenly, she took off running [...]
Thirteen years ago today I was holding a little bundle that weighed less than our cat. It is hard to believe that bundle is already 13– but I must admit, he is fun to be around and is growing into quite a responsible young man. Making the decision to home school him has paid off [...]
Giving kids instructions and having them actual followed can be a huge challenge. It’s an even bigger challenge when you have leftover attachment issues and defiance-against-mom issues coming from a 10 year old boy. We have always searched for ways to give instructions without actually talking. Lists, cards with pictures of chores–we’ve tried many things [...]