The common critique is that homeschoolers are poorly socialized, but nothing could be further from the truth. And yet, the critique is valid for all parents. Maybe there is a greater temptation for those who homeschool,

  Positive thinking has been a bit of a taboo for some and a cure-all for others. Here are a few balanced thoughts of caution…AND…why positive thinking can make a real difference for your kids. https://www.independenthomeschool.com   

  They can be a hassle and (often) Mom’s are the primary caretaker, but there is a surprise benefit or two in preparing your child to handle life. You might want to rethink your hesitation and bring the training a pet offer into your home.

  Do we need teachers? Well, yes and no. We need to learn to be a teacher of ourself, but no, teachers are not a necessary ingredient for learning. They can help if they are good, but most learning is self-learning.

  Sorry, there are ways to parent wrong. While there may not be an exact way to parent right, it’s far more precise than we all seem to be admitting these days. Cutting slack to ‘style’ is just an easy way to harm the kids we love.

  It’s been said that education is freedom; true enough. However, doesn’t education go even further? Isn’t it the key to our independence in life; in thought, in choice, in opportunity? There is nothing like ignorance and lack of skill to make a person...

Logic is important for your kids as they grow. Frankly, if they don’t learn to make sense of things, they are going to have a tough time in this world. The makeup of humans helps, as they start arguing around 12 years old (known as the Logic/Dialectic ...

One of my mentors, Robert Fritz, pointed out to us that ‘romance’ is really based on the unusual. Of course, that means that our ideas about relating can get messed up because most of life is about the usual, true?

There are many skills that are important for learning and becoming educated. Obviously there is communication, and of course, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic (the Three R's). One of all of these stands out as the most strategic or leveraged.

Besides a medical condition, there are two reasons people get tired. This is especially true for homeschool moms (and dads), given all they are trying to accomplish through the home. Here are the two basic things that explain what’s up…and that can giv...