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Seven Strategies for Home Schooling Moms

September 27, 2011

Written by Natalie Klejwa, Guest Writer
When my oldest child was three years old, I began one of the most exciting and stretching challenges of my life.  I started home schooling.  Fifteen years later, I am teaching children in the 9th, 6th, 4th, 2nd, and 1st grades along with two toddlers.  And that 3 year old?  [...]

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Four Steps to a More Peaceful Home

August 5, 2011

A peaceful home is something many of us long for. A place where relationships are healthy and spirits are happy, where we can rest our weary bones and just be ourselves.
There's no denying that creating a peaceful home takes work. The road to peace is not smooth or easy, but it's worthy!
I have found the [...]

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How a Visual Schedule is Bringing Order to Our Home

July 27, 2011

Inspired by Simple Homeschool's article on Creating a Visual Schedule for Kids, I realized that this was exactly what our home needed to bring some much-desired peace and order to our days.
Too many times each day, I was being asked "when are we eating lunch?" or "why can't I watch a movie right now?" or [...]

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Homeschooling Throughout the Summer

July 22, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
When I tell people that we homeschool year round, I usually get one of two responses.  I often hear from homeschooling families, “Oh, we try to do that, too.”  And then I often hear, “Why on earth would you do that to yourself and your poor kids?”
Well, don’t feel too [...]

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Cleaning During Stolen Moments

March 17, 2011

I wish that I could simply set aside an hour or two each weekday to focus solely on house cleaning, in order to keep my home in tip-top shape. Yet when I try, up pop all manner of interruptions. A toddler who needs help on the potty or simply a snuggle from mommy. A 6 year old who [...]

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The Thoughtful Parent’s Guide to Thinking Through Vaccinations: Pro-Vaccine and Cautionary Resources

March 9, 2011

Guest Post Written by Christina
Over the past two weeks, we've been approaching the subject of childhood immunizations, trying to come to the issue logically and methodically in order to make the best decisions for our children:
The Thoughtful Parent's Guide to Thinking Through Vaccinations (part 1)
10 Questions to Ask (part 2)
Many of you have asked for [...]

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The Thoughtful Parent’s Guide to Thinking Through Vaccinations: 10 Questions to Ask

March 2, 2011

Last week we started discussing the controversial topic of vaccination.  It has been very encouraging to see the responses it has generated, and to get to discuss a topic so near to our hearts!
We began by taking a look at the Foundational beliefs we can use to anchor and base our "Vaccine-Stance."  We briefly looked [...]

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Getting Back Into a Routine When You’ve Gotten Off Track

February 24, 2011

Here's how it usually happens: We go through a busy or hard season of life and I get off track of my usual routines, become disorganized, and things feel generally chaotic. So, I spend time putting together an elaborate routine, making all these amazing plans of how I will be more on the ball, more [...]

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The Thoughtful Parent’s Guide to Thinking Through Vaccinations

February 22, 2011

Guest Post by Christina
It's one of the big questions new parents face today, once you've gotten past "were you trying to get pregnant?" (which I still can't believe people ask...) and the less invasive "did you do it all-natural?" "are you going to breast-feed?" and even "are you using cloth-diapers?" [...]

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Finding Freedom with Flexible Routines

February 10, 2011

Written by Stacey T, Contributing Writer
Does a “flexible routine” sound like an oxymoron?  Should “freedom” and “routine” exist in the same sentence?
Routines can be pegged as being boring, rigid and stiff.  But a little planning and creative thinking can help you do much more with less time and effort.  A routine is [...]

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