Sunday Evening Review: January 14, 2007

Last week’s week in review got overlooked in Valorie’s transfer to the baby blog. (Check it out). Therefore, this week, you will get two, two, two weeks in one. Here is what has been going on in the homeschooling blog from January 1, to January 14, 2007. We started out the year with the 2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance and The 31 Most Talked About Blogs of 2006 . Still in a reflective mood, Valorie wrote Reflections on Homeschooling and Thoughts on Home schooling a Gifted Child . Constant reflection and re-evaluation in homeschooling is so important, … Continue reading

Challenges of Homeschooling Tweens: Dealing with mood swings

I guess I should stop calling them my babies since they are almost my height. However, they are just so cute…sometimes I just want to pinch them. Other times I just want to pinch them! Homeschooling 9-13 year old Tweens can be quite challenging. Mood swings can throw a wrench in an otherwise productive day. My daughter will be laughing and enjoying a lesson one minute, and the next announce that my last joke “just was not funny”. My son will be having a productive day, have one difficult moment, and announce that his whole day “sucked”. This kind of … Continue reading