#HOMESCHOOL ADVICE

It's Wednesday morning and my child is in tears... and so am I.   My child is six years old and I am trying to get him to recite the alphabet with no luck.  I try verbally and in writing and…

Difficulty concentrating on homeschool? Having behavior issues during the day? To get a good night’s sleep, your child needs to be able to get to sleep and stay that way. Most children…

Are you wondering how to get your children to listen?   “Am I not being clear?!” “Are you hard of hearing?” “Why won’t you listen to me?” "Can you shut it for a second…

Will This Be the Year of Too Much Togetherness? How to Redefine our Homeschools for a New Normal. This time last year as we all made plans for a new year of homeschooling, we could not have…

Sponsored by Alpha Omega Publications. It is no secret that homeschooling is hard work. We all need encouragement, and we believe it is a powerful tool to gather advice from other experienced…

Despite perhaps what most of our children believe, learning can be fun! Furthermore, a lot of students tend to learn better by doing, rather than seeing, hearing, and taking notes, particularly…

It’s obvious that girls today need positive role models. There are many strong women in the spotlight – especially in Hollywood. However, those aren’t necessarily the women we want…

As of 2012, about 3.4% of children in America were homeschooled. As a parent, you know just how challenging and rewarding homeschooling your child can be. Most of the challenges come from making…

  Improving vocabulary is one of the five tenets to teaching reading as well as improving reading skills. Vocabulary is a strong indicator of student success. Knowledge of words and word…

We all know it's true - everyone makes mistakes.  But, how we react to those mistakes makes all the difference! As a long term homeschooler, I've made plenty. A LOT of mistakes. Yet, over…