Getting Started Homeschooling

Deschooling?  Unschooling?  If you are considering homeschooling or are new to homeschooling, you are probably finding that there are some new—and maybe even confusing—terms.  No worries!…

Across the country, families are staying home and being thankful for the blessings of health, family, and comfort. I've heard from a lot of my fellow homeschool sister mamas and they've mentioned…

Isolation is no joke. Even for those of us who are used to homeschooling or are introverts, staying home endlessly can start to get to the best of us! As homeschoolers, we aren’t accustomed…

Looking for Inspiration? "Yes, You Can Homeschool!" Do you want to homeschool... but there’s just something holding you back? What keeps you from homeschooling? For some parents, it’s…

February is a difficult month. It’s smack dab in the middle of the year, cold, dark, and far from the excitement of the beginning or end of the semester. Homeschool burnout is most common in…

Taking time to review or assess your homeschool every six months is a great way to keep away "homeschool blindness!" You know - that inability to "sniff out" what is really going on in your homeschool!…

Have you ever thought about your homeschooling successes and failures? Have you taken the time to "grade" yourself? Then you've assessed your homeschool! But is it time to do it again? Click…

January is the perfect time to take inventory of your homeschool year so far.  Whether your family is transitioning from public school to homeschooling, or you are simply beginning a new homeschool…

Etiquette is one of those things you think your children understand until, of course, you are surrounded by "older" relatives waiting to see the "proof" of your homeschooling prowess. Only at…

Special thanks to our guest contributor. Deschooling is the process of adjusting to the non-school environment of everyday life after leaving the education system. This adjustment period happens…