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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 →

The Science behind Feeling Good

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It’s hard to qualify feeling good. Maybe you feel sort of okay, maybe you feel awesomely great. Maybe you fall somewhere in between. A few studies lately have taken a look at emotions — here are the results. A study from the University of Chicago looked at why people tend to enjoy movies more when watching them with a friend — as opposed to watching them alone. Researchers talked to participants who either watched a movie with a stranger or alone. People who had company (even if it was a total stranger) gave the movie better reviews than people who … Continue reading →

Tip of the Day- Hug 3 People Today

If I asked you when the last time was each member of your family had a hug from you and heard you specifically say “I love you”, some of us could answer easier than others. Some of us are more “touchy-feely” than others. I happen to be very closed about my emotions. I don’t like to share them openly with anyone but my family. I make sure my children know how much I care about them; the rest of it tends to slip through the cracks. I make exceptions of course, because I realize that others in my circle of … Continue reading →

Monkey Business — Children’s Picture Books about Monkeys

Who doesn’t love a monkey? I found two adorable children’s picture books about the furry little creatures that I’d like to share with you today. The first is called “Hug,” and it is one of my favorite books of all time. My husband bought it for me for Mother’s Day about five years ago, and it was a perfect gift. He got major good husband points for that one. “Hug” is comprised almost entirely of pictures. At first we see a little monkey making his way through the forest. As he goes along, he sees different animal babies being hugged … Continue reading →

The Deschooling Series: The Fallacy of Traditional School

Welcome to the first of our series where we will be talking about and exploring ways of thinking that inhibit deschooling. Deschooling is the process by which our kids (& us) “unlearn” school behavior. Why is it important in home schooling? It is likely that if you’ve pulled your kids out of public school, it’s because something was wrong. Your child’s needs were not being met. Throwing out misconceptions of how kids should learn and beginning to understand learning is the first step in deschooling. While my own kids have been home schooled from the beginning, I understand from talking … 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 →