Advocacy, Homeschool, Prayer
Will you join homeschool families from all across the nation in a day of prayer on Friday, November 3? A Heritage of Prayer in our Nation Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as we follow in our founding fathers’ footsteps and seek the wisdom of God when...
Dads, Encouragement, Family, Homeschool, Marriage, Parenting
by Rebecca Kocsis Many people ask me about my husband’s role in our homeschool. With five children grown and graduated, they always want to know how he contributed. He would actually tell you he played no role in our family’s homeschool, but nothing could be farther...
Extracurriculars, Homeschool, Household Management, Other Tips and Topics, Planning, Reading, Science, Technology
by Elise Hamel If we’re being honest, our phones and devices can often be a distraction or an escape from the responsibilities of homeschooling and family life. There are many pitfalls to relying too much on technology or letting it steal our time. What if we could...
Homeschool, Reading, Special Learners, Writing
by Dianne Craft, MA, CNHP Parents who have had their child tested for a learning disability lately are finding that there are some new terms for dyslexia. Educators recently have created categories to group several common types of dyslexia together to increase the...
Encouragement, Homeschool, Mothers, Other Tips and Topics
by Julie Froisland As busy homeschool moms, we have plenty of “to-do” lists as we balance homeschooling with “life stuff.” After homeschooling for almost 20 years, I’ve come to realize that as many “dos” as we have, we also have a number of “don’ts” we need to...
Encouragement, Family, Homeschool, Parenting
by Joann Burnside Hoyt, Indiana Association of Home Educators Parenting is all the “things”—hard, wonderful, hilarious, scary, challenging and rewarding. That’s when you have help! When you are a single parent, the workload doesn’t seem to double, it seems to magnify...