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How to Motivate Your Teen to Learn Art
I received free access to an art course and was compensated for my time. All opinions are my own. Whether you want art to be a part of your teen's homeschooling or you want art to be a part of your child's free time, you may need to motivate your child to pursue...
How to Maintain Math Skills in the Summer
Reading skills can deteriorate quickly in the summer without attention and so can math skills. While summer is the time when many homeschooling families take a break, making time to maintain the math skills students have gained during the school year is crucial. Here...
How to Get Organized When Things Are in Chaos
Is your life so chaotic right now that you can't even begin to get organized? If that's your situation, you'll appreciate these six steps you can take today to break through the chaos and get organized. [button link="http://ultimateradioshow.com/chaos" type="big"...
17 Time Management Tips for Homeschool Entrepreneurs
Effective time management is critical for entrepreneurs. You may not consider yourself to be an entrepreneur, but I think all homeschoolers are exactly that. You're running a private school and your time is precious. Successful homeschooling relies on excellent time...
How to Homeschool Without Help: Tips for Single and Married Moms
Last week my husband and I shared about how to keep a homeschooling marriage strong. I think that's such an important topic. But a few months ago, a listener pointed out that it's hard for her to hear homeschooling advice designed for moms whose husbands are...
6 Secrets to a Successful Homeschool Marriage
My husband and I will be married for 25 years this July. I consider a happy marriage to be a major factor in the success of our homeschool. I wanted to share six secrets for a successful homeschool marriage. [button link="http://ultimateradioshow.com" type="big"...
Keeping Homeschoolers Happy in High School
When your homeschooled child enters or will soon enter high school, their happiness becomes critical to ensuring the success of your homeschooling. Obviously, we can't base all our choices on what will make our kids happy. But doing what we can to make the high school...
How to Make Digital Curriculum Work for Your Homeschool
There are a number of problems homeschoolers have in using digital curriculum. I've had them myself! But now that I have the solutions, I'm excited about using digital curriculum again. I can't wait to share the solutions I've discovered. Listen to the the...
6 Great Summer Learning Ideas
It's almost summer and that means it's time to plan for summer learning. Whether you homeschool year-round or need ways to keep your home education going during the lazy days of summer, I've got you covered. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST or WATCH ON YOUTUBE #1 Summer reading...
Handling Your Tween Daughter’s Emotions
If you have a tween daughter, you've likely experienced an emotional storm or two. Anger, crying jags, or even uncontrolled giggling that makes no sense. What's a mother to do? I was asked to share for the parenting tweens blog party at Like Minded Musings and I'm so...
Easy Ways to Add Music to Your Homeschool
The benefits of a music education are numerous and include intellectual, emotional, physical, and social advantages for children who receive it. But with so many subjects we want to teach in our homeschooling, it can be challenging to find the time. I am excited to...
Find the Gist: A Textbook Study Strategy
Let's face it: plowing through textbooks is no easy task, especially if you're not sure exactly what you're looking for. Finding the gist of sections of textbooks, stories in magazines, newspaper articles, and other nonfiction reading material is an important skill....