Homeschooling – Can You Really Do This?

As you know, school house teachers prepare for their career path through many hours of course work, methodology classes, and student teaching before they begin teaching school. So how in the world could a parent without such training and preparations expect to be able to successfully home school their children? As someone who has accomplished [...]

Wireless Network Security

It seems that everything is going wireless these days. Though this is very convenient, it does bring up some issues about safety and security of personal information. Some like to break into wireless networks in order to get information that may allow an identity to be stolen or to simply drain someone of all of [...]

Thinking Outside the Books – Homeschool Math Lab Days

At a recent homeschool convention, I had the opportunity to speak to many moms about ways to think “Outside the Books”, when it comes to our homeschooling. I wasn’t advocating never using textbooks or changing programs, but rather, helping them see that there are many ways to “show what you know”. It is also important [...]

The Emotional Advantages of a Family Bed

One of the crucial components of attachment parenting is the family bed. This makes reference to the sharing of sleeping space among family members, and particularly denotes a mother being physically close to her newborn throughout the night. “Co-sleeping” refers to sleeping near one’s baby or child, as well as can simply mean sleeping in [...]

Having Fun When Homeschooling

Homeschooling has many benefits for a child’s education. One of the most obvious is that it allows you, the parent, to tailor a specific education geared towards your child’s particular needs. It also allows you to teach in a style that suits your child — as we all know, different people learn better in different [...]

Meditation

Meditation is a wonderful way to calm down and relax after a stressful day. Most meditation in its’ most basic form is simply focusing on an item, and deep breathing, while sitting in an upright position. A focus object is used to help keep your mind from wandering. These simple actions often combined with music [...]