If you run into conflicts trying to get your kids to focus on their homeschooling, a dedicated homeschool station may be the solution. Creating a space just for learning will help your child to do better while maintaining more harmony in your home. Homeschooling is one of those things that has its ups and downs. There will be good days and there will be challenging days. With our homeschooling, I definitely found that I not only had to create a designated learning space, but I also had to set ... Read the Post
A Parent’s Guide to Creating a Nurturing Homeschooling Station
How to Build Resiliency in an Ever-Changing World
There is no mistaking that we are living in challenging times. One key element to getting through swiftly changing times is to become not only adaptable, but to also work on building our resiliency. This is an article from Chelsea Green Publishing on how you can take practical steps toward building resiliency for you and your family. There are times in life when we wake up and realize we no longer recognize the world around us. When life throws us such curveballs, resiliency is what ... Read the Post
How to Revive Your Imagination (+ Why Reading to Children is Important!)
What happened to our imaginations? Do you remember when you were a kid and it seemed to flow like it was a sixth sense? Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” That’s a powerful statement coming from one of the most knowledgeable people in the world. What’s interesting is your imagination never really left you. You just need to tap into it. Tune Into Your Inner Child The next time you are at a playground or school event, try to study the way ... Read the Post
Weekly Rhythms: Simplifying Healthy Family Dinners
If you're the one who does the shopping and cooking in your family, then you can help your family achieve better health. Recently, there have been many books that teach moms and dads how to "sneak" healthy ingredients into meals, like pureed vegetables going into brownies, for instance. It is always worth it to find new ways of incorporating healthy food into your family's diet. There are many choices your family makes that won't be left up to you. Every time they choose something ... Read the Post
The Importance of Teaching Children Patience
There is a fine art to teaching children patience. I am sure I am not alone when I say that this is a far cry from being an easy era in which to raise children. Some days I take pause in order to step back and view the world with a bird's eye, and wonder how on earth are we all going to make it through - as parents or caregivers - without finding our way into the very heart of a straitjacket? We are bombarded continually with media, friends, and family informing us with their own concepts of ... Read the Post
Learn to Embrace Discipline
It can be easy to utilize punitive methods when your child breaks the household rules, or otherwise causes frustration. After all, many of us were parented in a very different way than with the methods we choose to use in disciplining our own children today. Not to mention, it is not uncommon to feel a need to be wary of the thoughts and words from others, everyone seems to have an opinion these days! But many parents don't like to punish their children; they simply do so because they don't ... Read the Post