Did you happen to catch our Homeschooling Crimes Series? We ran this series the end of summer/beginning of the school year. Maybe you didn't get a chance to read through all of the posts or missed the series all together. In case you missed a week we have compiled a list of all of our Read More
Homeschooling Crimes - And How to Overcome Them
Do you feel as if you are supposed to be a crafty, organized, picture-perfect homeschool mom? Do you struggle with balancing play and work? Do you struggle to teach math or reading? As homeschoolers, we often feel a burden of guilt for not living up to some unattainable ideal, but let's be honest with each other and face our weaknesses. Let's lose the guilt, discover we are not alone, and find practical ways to overcome our obstacles.
The Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Isn’t Organized
Homeschooling is not an easy task. There are records and grades to keep track of, work to file, lessons to plan and research, field trips to organize and so much more! If you have more than one child you are homeschooling then you go ahead and double, triple and quadruple your planning workload. Read More
The Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Feeds Her Kids Junk Food
I think a lot of people assume that if you are a stay at home mom, or a homeschooling mom that you feed your family nothing but organic, home grown, made from scratch foods and snacks. Your kids will have a hot breakfast cooked from scratch daily, homemade granola bars and crackers, healthy lunches, Read More
The Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Isn’t a Morning Person
A homeschooling mom who isn't a morning person? How is that possible? You have to get up and get started on school. You need to get up early to have your quiet time with the Lord, and maybe get your exercise and a shower in. You need to be up bright and early to cook breakfast for the kids, and to Read More
The Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Just Wants to Play!
A mom who just wants to play? You can't spend all day playing with your kids! You have to educate them and teach them so they will learn. You can't let them play all day long! Have you ever heard this? Maybe you have felt like you have to be schooling your kids all day and replicating a classroom? A Read More
The Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Isn’t Crafty
It is just assumed that if you homeschool your kids then you must be the most creative, crafty, hands-on mom ever! I think it's part of the unwritten description of a homeschool mom - you must be hands-on with your children. There will be tons of lapbooks and notebooks created. There will be Read More
Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Can’t Teach Her Child How to Read!
This is the biggest concern of new homeschool moms, that they won't know how and won't have the patience to teach their child how to read. Many new moms are so fearful of this that they put their children into Kindergarten so that someone else can teach them how to read first. There are some days Read More
Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Can’t Teach Math (because she failed it in Highschool)
Do you struggle to teach math? Do you feel as if it's some kind of homeschooling crime to not be good at math? If so, take heart. You are not alone! You may be wondering “what exactly is a homeschooling crime?” Basically it is something that no one would expect a homeschooler to Read More
The Homeschooling Crimes Series: The Mom Who Doesn’t Like to Read Aloud!
You may be wondering "what exactly is a homeschooling crime?" Basically it is something that no one would expect a homeschooler to commit or even admit to doing. Believe it or not, there are moms out there that struggle with different aspects of homeschooling their children. A lot of times we may Read More