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How to Start Again after the Holidays

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

Guest post from Deborah Wueheler and the homeschool Minute newsletter

What is wrong with me? I am definitely not ready to even think about school yet. In fact, I am feeling a little down. My biggest problem: My focus is on me! How I feel. What I need. How I fail. This is the real reason for my blues. I need a change of perspective:... continue reading

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Are You Enabling or Helping Your Child?

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

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What is the difference between helping your child in their studies and enabling that same child?

How do we set our children up for success no matter the circumstances?

Sometimes, however, we do things inadvertently that have far-reaching effects on our children. I know and understand a mother’s heart. We want to protect, love, and nurture our children, but what happens when that desire to protect becomes a hindrance in their progress toward adulthood?

I think the hardest thing for a mother to do is to set an obligation (in the adult world, we call this a deadline) and then force....continue reading

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What I Wish I Had Known as a New Homeschool Dad

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

Are you just starting out on this homeschooling journey? Here are 10 things I wish I’d known when I was a new homeschooling dad..... continue reading here

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Homeschool Scheduling: I wish I'd known in my early years

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

Guest post by DianaWaring.com  
Diana Waring
Dear Friends,
I have one bit of advice for you that I wish I'd known in my early homeschooling years.
Ready?
Don't schedule every minute or every hour. In fact, be very slow to add anything to your minimum "must-do" list.
The reason?
Having sufficient free time is critical to the long-term success of homeschooling.
And, here's why:
  • Your kids are not robots when it comes to learning. Some days they will be eager to learn; other days they will be tired, emotional, or overwhelmed. Having the freedom in your schedule to work with the days when everything goes well AND the days when everything goes wrong makes your homeschool sustainable over the long haul.
          
  • You are not a robot when it comes to parenting/teaching. Some days you will be eager to teach, cook, clean, drive, discuss, and let your kids make a messy art project. Other days you will be tired, emotional, or overwhelmed,.... read more

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Why You Nag and Four Ways to Stop It

Posted by Michelle Osborn on

Do you like to nag? I can't imagine you do. Do you hear yourself nagging more than you would like to, though? Why?
Sometimes children (and adults) choose disobedience. They refuse to do what they're told. They delay the inevitable thinking they can avoid it altogether. So, we nag.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Nagging also might be necessary because we tell children what to do, rather than teach

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