I've always worked one day a week outside the home doing counseling for the school district while homeschooling the kids. After May, I will not...
I'm wondering what would be your deciding factors for deciding whether or not to join a co-op. We are going to visit a co-op tomorrow. The...
Okay - I have a venting question....meaning, I think I just need to vent, but then also ask if you would have handled it differently: I am on a...
okay, so I couldn't decide which forum to post this one under.... I'm in a little homeschool sorta funk I guess... school and lessons have...
I am re-vamping my weekly schedule to fit in line with a Charlotte Mason approach --- but am stuck on which subjects should be daily and which...
I think I am becoming a curriculum collector! LOL! I now have purchased several science curriculums for use with my ds6 (and ds4 --as...
Aaahh! Just when I think I've got this homeschool thing figured out -- I run into frustration. I am homeschooling my 1st grade (6 year old)...
I'm not sure if this is really homeschool advice I'm needing - or just motherhood advice! Today I totally lost it with my ds6 during his school...
Tonight I talked with my 5 year old son about homeschool and what he does and doesn't like about it. He says his least favorite part is reading....
Okay. So, I am still having trouble finding a recordkeeping system that "fits" me. Even though I live in Texas and am not required to keep or...
I was wondering if any of you feel guilty for the "time" you spend with your children. I am a pro at having "mother-guilt" about EVERYTHING! One...
Just wanted to let everyone know that Flat Liam is now in Texas. We are excited that he will be spending the Christmas holidays with us! I plan...
I need some help with ideas for easy beginner readers. My son has been a little resistant to read to me lately. Today he told me it was "boring"...
Does anyone have a kid friendly recipe using at least 1/2 a cup of pecans. The kids are entering a baking contest here in town. The categories...
Okay - so I am one of those people who dwell on things and I have a situation in which I need your advice/opinion. Last weekend the kids and I...
What do you envision a typical CM day would consist of for a homeschooling family with 2 boys (ages 5 1/2 and 3)? I am wanting to follow the...
We live in a part of Texas where the season does not bring us a change in the color of leaves. We have mesquite trees and cactus, but no...
I was wondering, honestly, how much time your little ones watch tv during the school day. Even educational television? I find myself feeling...
Ok. I need some words of wisdom. I feel like a failure today...I feel like homeschooling is the absolute worst thing I could be doing for my...
I have been using explode the code and happy phonics with my son (5 years old) . We completed the ETC book one and are on book 2. He is reading...
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