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Delayed Academics: It’s All About Learning
Many experienced homeschoolers have long valued the ability to delay formal academics to create a more holistic early childhood education for their young children, with the understanding that this...
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The Homeschool Parent-Teacher Conference
My first t-shirt as a homeschooling parent proclaimed, "Don't bother me. I'm having a parent-teacher conference."This expressed well my initial thoughts about the roles of mother and teacher while...
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From School to Homeschool: What is Deschooling?
Deschooling is the adjustment period a child goes through when leaving school and beginning homeschooling. To really get the benefits of homeschooling, a child has to decompress and disconnect from...
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How to Start Homeschooling: Tips for Deschooling
For children who are starting homeschooling after an experience in a traditional school setting, deschooling is an important part of the transition. In an earlier post, we defined deschooling and how...
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Parental Deschooling: Finding Your Non-School Normal
Have you decided to homeschool?You probably need some parental deschooling.Most parents who are choosing to homeschool their children today attended school themselves. We have also lived for many years...
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Will Homeschooling Help ADD/ADHD?
Will your child's ADD get better if you homeschool?I'm no educational psychologist, but I've been homeschooling for sixteen years in three states. I've met hundreds of homeschooling families at...
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Yes, You Can Homeschool!
There are many reasons that lead families to consider homeschooling. Often it comes up when a child's school is not a good match for their needs. Sometimes it's driven by a parent's desire to guide...
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New Homeschoolers, Beware
New homeschoolers are bombarded with information from which curriculum to use (see #11) to how to train their children (see #3). Homeschoolers are a wonderful group for crowd-sourcing information, but...
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Ask Jeanne: What Curriculum for Homeschooling Active & Outdoorsy Boys?
We just started homeschooling about a month ago. Our son is in first grade. We purchased the curriculum (here she named a specific well-known Christian curriculum), but it's not going as well as I had...
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Transitioning from School to Homeschool
Sending your child off to school is a big transition. Making the shift to homeschooling when your child has been in school is another big transition. It may take some time to feel settled on the...
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You Decided to Start Homeschooling. Now What?
When you've suddenly taken your kids out of school to homeschool, there is a long list of things to do, and it all seems like it needs to be done quickly so your kids won't be behind.When you start...
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Is Homeschooling Right for You? What You Need to Know
Trying to determine the best path for educating your children can be confusing. Education is important, and we're all trying to keep from messing up our kids any more than necessary. It's not an...
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Arranging a Strong Week: Your Homeschool Schedule
As a homeschool evaluator in Virginia, I've worked with hundreds of kids in families who have used all kinds of weekly homeschool schedules. I'm also in my 19th year of homeschooling, and since we've...
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3 Tips for the Accidental Homeschooler
It may be a new year, but for those of us with school-aged children, we are actually in the middle of the school year. This is usually the time of year when many frustrated parents make the transition...
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Can Somebody Homeschool My Kids?
You work. Or you cannot imagine yourself as a homeschool parent. Or your kids are demanding, and you don't mesh with them well. Or you have a child who has special needs you don't feel prepared to help...
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Quickstart Guide to Homeschooling
Jump into homeschooling with TheHomeSchoolMom's "Quickstart Guide to Homeschooling." Whether you are brand new to homeschooling or have been homeschooling for awhile, the guide's simple action steps...
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Making the Mid-Year Homeschool Switch Successful
For whatever reason, and there are many possible reasons, you are choosing the homeschooling option this mid-year. Maybe your child has a learning disability and the teachers can’t give him or her the...
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Naming Your Homeschool
Does your homeschool have a name? Does it need one? What makes a good name for a homeschool? Whether you name your homeschool has to do with law, custom, and personal preference. You will want to...
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10 Tips for Adjusting to Homeschooling or a New Curriculum
Has your family recently made a decision to switch gears and begin homeschooling or use a new curriculum? Either way, embarking on a different educational path takes courage and faith, and it may take...
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Can You Start Homeschooling in the Middle of the Year?
You may have never thought you would consider homeschooling, or maybe you were thinking about starting in the fall, but circumstances are forcing you to consider bringing your child home mid-year....
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