This article is a continuation of a series about common problems that can cause homeschooling families to struggle and sometimes give up. In the first article, I talked...

This article is a continuation of a series about common problems that can cause homeschooling families to struggle and sometimes give up. In the first article, I talked...
Have you ever met someone who, when hearing that you homeschool your child, responds by looking wistful and saying something like “I tried homeschooling my kids for a...
My partner and I recently had a discussion about the amount of debt we have been accruing. I use the word “discussion” lightly, as, like with most couples raising...
We pulled into our driveway at 11:00 last night, exhausted, dirty and dazed from more than 5 hours of driving. We were returning from our favorite primitive skills...
“Is it OK if I make a mistake?” My nine-year-old daughter asked me this morning. We had been working on adding and subtracting carrying numbers and she was struggling....
Most siblings are competitive to some degree. We have all experienced, either with our own siblings or our own kids (or both), battles over the best seat in the living...
When I first learned about the concept of unschooling, I read a forum thread about unschooling and chores. One mom was discussing the conundrum of how to get her kids to...
The Magic and Science of Learning Through Stories
My kids and I recently listened to a book, something we often do on...
I have been homeschooling my twin boys, who are eleven, from the beginning, and have always thought of myself as more or less an unschooler. When they were five we simply...
For families launching into the vast sea of unschooling, or even well in the midst of it, there are times when, if you are anything like me, you just don't know where to...