Homeschooling can be a challenge for the most organized mama, throw in some extra schedules and running around, and it’s easy to see how one can get lost in all the details, forgetting to get math in for the day. Today Colleen talks to an inspirational...
The bedtime story has been a nighttime staple in families across the ages, but why? Is it just something we do because it’s always been done, or are there specific benefits of this reading ritual for our children? I’m sure you’ve heard about the studies showing that...
Sara Masarik has become a friend of mine over the last couple of years mostly through the agency of the Facebook book club she and friends started, Potato Peel Pie Society, and especially its offshoot, Symposium At Parnassus which is for book-loving homeschool mamas...
All home education begins with self-education — for mom. In our efforts to learn and grow as the teachers of our children one tool we can use is our own morning basket — a Mother’s Morning Basket. In this episode, Jen Mackintosh is back on the...
I have to tell you that I am encouraged by the way our routine is falling into place around here. Without too much prompting from me our days tend to follow a particular pattern that just works for us. I notice that when I look at the clock we are generally doing the...
