How many of you cringe every time you hear the question, “What about socialization?” I have to admit, at times I’ve wanted to roll my eyes. And as homeschooling moms we have seen the gifs and memes about the question that make us laugh. Go ahead and laugh a little. It’s the inside joke only we homeschoolers get to laugh…
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Why “What About Socialization?” Is a Good Question
You Don’t Have to Enjoy Every Minute of Motherhood to be a Great Mom
Dear Mom of Little Ones, you’ve heard us as older women say some pretty dumb things, like “Enjoy every moment your kids are little.” Y’all we get a little nostalgic and forget just how hard it is to be in the trenches of toddlerhood. Thank you for not slapping us in the face. The truth is, you don’t have to…
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Online Spanish for Kids: A Review of Foreign Languages for Kids by Kids®
[The following post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure here.] If you’ve read much on this blog, you know I’m a big fan of a natural learning approach. To me it just makes sense. How do children learn to speak? By listening and imitating those around them. Not through board-book textbooks, formal grammar lessons, and worksheets. That sounds…
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5 Ways to NOT Be Taxed as a Homeschooling Mom
We really like “Days” that come up on our calendars. Valentine’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and even April Fool’s Day (Well, if you are my son who set my alarm to go off at midnight one year 😜 He may have enjoyed that one more than me.) But then there is another “Day” each April that we don’t look forward to…
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Teach Language Arts with Real Books from Candlewick Press
I don’t ever remember wanting to reread a textbook from school. Do you? Honestly, the only books I remember from my English classes were a few of the novels, the real books, that we read, along with some short stories from anthologies. But the real books? As an adult I’ve reread several of them. I enjoyed several of them even more when…
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