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Homeschooling



Articles for parents who want to learn about homeschooling for their children


Educating children is changing. When the pandemic hit, fifty million students were thrust out of both public and private schools. At that point most parents were not actually homeschooling. They were schooling their children at home. Huge difference. Learn the differences. Figure out what works best for your child.

The list below is a compilation of articles for parents who want to learn more about homeschooling and what it entails.


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  • Teach your kid to meditate

    Tips for toddlers, preschoolers, elementary-age, tweens, and teens

    Care for the mind is as important as care for the body, especially for kids. Mediation is a great way to help them help themselves. read more »
  • Vision boards show the way

    You kid’s pictures will speak louder than words

    A vision board is a powerful way for both you and your child to get to know themselves and their desires. read more »
  • Squiggles to Words: The Emergent Writer

    Children begin mastering writing skills earlier then you think

    Learning to read and write is a complex task, but the wonder is children are thrilled to learn this skill. The trick is to keep a balance of drill and practice kinds of lessons with a higher proportion of authentic writing tasks. Filling in a worksheet on the letter ‘b’ is far less productive than actually writing about a ball or balloon. read more »
  • Protect your children and teens from the stress of cyberbullying

    One of the biggest challenges parents currently face is how to manage our children’s access to technology. Sadly, the rise in popularity of the internet, smartphones, and text messaging has led to a major bullying problem online, called cyberbullying. read more »
  • Tips for boosting your child’s IQ

    How to develop a Can-Do Attitude

    The most recent thinking in the world of learning is that the environment a child experiences has a great deal to do with whether or not a child reaches that full potential. What can a parent do to optimize their child’s successes in learning throughout life? read more »
  • Book Clubs: Not just for grown-ups anymore

    Kids, teens and adults can join in the fun together

    Book clubs are fashionable these days. For those of us who have always had our noses in a book, this is welcome news, but there are excellent reasons for joining book groups that go well beyond following the latest trend. Kids, teens and adults can join in the fun together read more »
  • This will be the winter of outside play

    For many reasons, there’s never been a better time for winter play

    Excellent advice from parents who knew the joys and benefits of winter play long before Covid-19 read more »
  • You can get your kids’ screen habits under control

    Short-term pain means long-term gain

    Dana Avidan Cohn let things slide in the early days of lockdown, but found a way to rein in her sons’ screen time, and now everyone is happier. read more »
  • Super Vocabularies = Successful Students

    Guide your child to an ever-expanding vocabulary

    While much of a child’s vocabulary growth occurs naturally through listening to language, hearing stories read aloud, speaking with others and general immersion in the family’s native language, Jan Pierce introduces some simple and fun ways to increase word knowledge. read more »
  • Make your home rich in “talk”

    Maximize your child’s learning potential

    Parents know they should read to their children. But did you know that talking to children is equally important in getting them ready for learning? Talking to children from the day they’re born and gradually leading them into two-way conversations about their everyday world can mean the difference between success and failure in learning. read more »