#LIFE SKILLS

Curveballs and Second Chances
Guest post by Gabriel Morse It’s been a few months since I’ve been able to sit down and write, my dear friends. Not because I didn’t care or didn’t want to, but because I wasn’t…

STEM Activities for Homeschoolers
Sponsored by Time4Learning. Most are familiar with STEM, but just to refresh, it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. It’s an educational philosophy that incorporates each…

Teaching Kids About Emergency Preparedness
One of the great benefits of homeschooling is that you can expand outside of the typical school syllabus and teach your kids some life lessons that they might not always learn inside of the traditional…

Film Courses for Homeschooling Teens
This post is sponsored by Film School 4 Teens. When I was in 8th grade, we were required to take 3 months of wood shop, 3 months of metal shop and 3 months of home economics (which is a strange…

10 Brilliant Tips to Help Kids Get Organized!
Keeping a household organized is hard. Teaching your kids to stay organized is even harder. For those of us who are organizationally-challenged, doing both of these things at once can be a difficult…

Essential Life Skills For Teens And Kids
Basic high school education is important. Classes like math and English, science, and nutrition all help to create well-rounded students. They can also pave the way for successful higher education…

Preparing Teens for Independence
We love our children. Yet, the goal for our teens is to become self-sustaining adults, who move out of our house, and exude confidence and success without us. Right? With the academic curriculum …

How To Help Your Teen Transition Into Adulthood
Transitioning your teen into college, and adult life is an adventure that will take both parent and child on the ride of a lifetime. Do you like roller coasters? Dark tunnels, anyone? What…

Why Do Kids Whine? 6 Tips to Help Them Stop!
Now that we've been home - together - every day - for over a while now - we can all attest to the undeniable fact that "Whining happens!" Whining is something every child does or has done at…

Adding Life Skills to Your Homeschool Curriculum
This post is sponsored by Time4Learning.com When I first started homeschooling I was always caught up in focusing on the core subjects. Sure, we did chores together and occasionally made lunch…