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Ask a Homeschooling Blogger: I Want to Homeschool But My Husband is Against It

Question: I really want to home school. My son is in public school and I feel like we’re failing him because the classroom situation is so bad. I want to home school but my husband is completely against the idea. I know this is right for my son. Why can’t my husband see it? I think I need to answer this in two parts. I probably also need to say that I’m biased because my husband is fantastic at supporting our efforts in home schooling. I know–I’m lucky. Not only does he think that home schooling is great but he … Continue reading →

Speed Homeschooling

At the end of every school year as graduation announcements are made, there are more and more reports of homeschoolers finishing high school and even college in record time. As homeschoolers are used to learning at their own, and often accelerated speeds, speed homeschooling (especially in high school) is becoming the norm. I first heard about this kind of warp speed homeschooling when we first began our homeschooling journey. I have to admit the prospects of my children finishing their studies in just a few years excited me. It was not long before I realized that I was placing unrealistic … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

Homeschooling in Ohio

This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely provide you with a printed copy of the laws and regulations for home schooling, a local home schooling group can be a valuable asset when it comes to navigating your way through the system. There are two options under which parents are allowed to homeschool legally. The first is to home school your child under the … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Days: Reading

In October, we will be looking at different parts of our schedule that make up our home schooling days. Whether you use the “unschooling” method or whether you are strictly classical, you can add tidbits here and there to make things more fun and augment your child’s education. Feel free to take and leave suggestions here on the comment board. If you have a reader, your story is probably similar to many other moms that I know. One day, they just started reading. You might have done some phonics instruction but reading is as much a developmental milestone as is … Continue reading →

Emergency Preparedness for Your Home Based Business

As Hurricane Irene continues on its path towards the Northeastern United States, everyone in its path is preparing themselves for the effects of the storm. Although Irene is likely to weaken and become a tropical storm before it reaches central Vermont where I live, most people have been taking precautions to secure their homes and acquire emergency supplies. The most likely effects that we will encounter here in the Green Mountain State are flooding in low-lying areas and very high winds that can knock down trees and power lines. At my house, we prepared by bringing all loose items from … Continue reading →

Can You Breastfeed While You’re Pregnant?

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As I discovered yesterday on a thread in the forums, there is a lot of misinformation regarding whether or not you can breastfeed while you’re pregnant. Many doctors in fact tell their patients that you cannot breastfeed while you’re pregnant as it causes miscarriage. Some other misinformation also includes that breastfeeding during pregnancy can cause low birth weight babies. Finally, there’s always the idea that you won’t be able to make enough milk for the new baby and supply enough nutrients to the growing fetus. Since someone asked, I thought I’d take a closer look at each of these arguments … Continue reading →

Lack of Assessment Bothers Non-Homeschoolers

I was reading an article, actually a response from HSLDA to a columnist who is concerned about home schooling and its lack of oversight in his state. As you probably know, some states are heavily regulated while others are not. What caught my eye though wasn’t HSLDA’s response or the article itself. It was the comments left on the article below. It seems that people are really bothered by the lack of perceived assessment in the home schooling community. Why Teachers Assess Let’s say for a minute, that you are a classroom teacher. You get a brand new batch of … Continue reading →

I Do Nothing With My Preschooler and I’m Proud of It!

In the current trend of homeschooling, it seems I’m meeting more and more people who are planning on homeschooling just through preschool and kindergarten. They take their little preschoolers to the park, and to gymnastics classes and then say that their homeschooling. In fact, I would go so far as to say that homeschooling your preschooler is in vogue. But really, as the child grows older, some of these parents have no intention of continuing homeschooling. I have to be honest and say that it kind of makes me giggle. I’ve talked to two moms just this week who felt … Continue reading →

The Sunday Evening Review: November 18th

I’ve decided to rename our ‘Week in Review’ in the homeschooling blog. I always review the weeks on Sunday evenings and well, I just like the name better. So although it’s the same blog where you can look up the week’s worth of homeschooling blogs, it has a new name! We are steadily working on our list of things that your child should know. I want to make mention again that these lists are compiled from a few “expert lists”, including (but not limited to) the World Book Typical Course of Study. This week we covered What Your First Grader … Continue reading →