Whether it’s marriage, parenting, or homeschooling, things can be stressful. But in time, everything tends to work out and stories form....
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It’s never too early to understand money, so Start Young Accounts offer your kids grown-up banking features that grow with them. It’s the best way to help your child discover the rewards of saving and spending responsibly—together!...
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At a certain point, we begin to crave what mom and dad can’t offer on their own. We appreciate what our parents have done for us, but we want to test ourselves in the so-called “real world.” We want outside teachers and mentors to challenge us. We want to see...
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I believe firmly in the role and responsibility of homeschooling the core subjects and giving our children a strong academic footing. But when it comes to success as an adult, it’s the time in between the book work that seems to shape them the most....
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Birds of a feather often flock together. But if our children only spend time in community with people like them, then people who are different will be “others.”...
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Books that reduce the learning experience to a list of dry facts or memorization of key points typically do not fit the living books description because they distance the facts from life. Well-written biographies and vivid historical fiction, on the other hand, help readers grasp real-life context for the information...
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I’ve discovered that most homeschoolers fit into one of five planner personality categories. Obviously, none of us will fit a category perfectly, but take a look at these five and see which one fits you best!...
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That’s what living books do. They become your friends, they touch your life, and you aren’t the same afterwards. You have relationships with them, and they make you feel emotions as any friend would....
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My daughter’s best friend had her homeschool graduation last May. I had to laugh a bit as I read her Twitter feed in the weeks leading up to the happy event. Her account was peppered with tweets marked #adulting. I chuckled as I read her remarks upon opening her first...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Let’s face it, moms. We typically tend to be the ones who set the plan, adjust the plan, and deal with the crises that crash the plan. We pick up the pieces, often in a way that no one else even notices. And we do this whether we’re good at...
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This is where it’s tempting to just chuck the planner and call whatever happens to get done good enough. Truthfully, most of us do better with at least some kind of structure to work within. How do you achieve that though when you are so far off track?...
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TOTALLY MEDIEVAL: THE EPIC MATH ADVENTURE is the first Math game of its kind and we know you will love it. It's a mixture of Chess, Math, and the Medieval times. ...
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Maybe it’s not that parenting is more difficult, but rather, I worry more. Perhaps it’s worry that is the difficult part of parenting....
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Habits we learn when we are young often stick with us for life. As parents, we can help assure that our children develop good time-managements skills by starting early and being consistent. ...
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A healthy marriage isn’t without tough times. There are lifestyle differences and disappointments we will walk through, but there’s a drastic difference between tough and abusive....
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