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Don’t Just Teach Geography: Give Your Kids a Cultural Education
I received the Adventurer Package for free and was compensated for my time. All opinions are my own. I knew my kids would love to get something fun and educational in the mailbox. Look how my nine- and eleven-year-old tore into the package when it arrived! They were...
The Best Free Grammar Websites
If your students struggle with grammar or find it boring, you'll love these free grammar websites that can serve as a complete curriculum, a great complement to your studies, or a fun, occasional break. I've reviewed dozens of grammar websites (so you don't have to)...
Easy Ideas for Getting Kids to Read More
You know it's important for your child's future to have him read as much as possible. But what should you do if your child is a reluctant reader? As a busy family who has made it top priority to raise six readers, we have discovered a few ways to encourage reading...
The Easy Way to Teach Your Teen Life Skills
I received curriculum to review and was compensated for my time. All opinions are my own. I jumped at the chance to review Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum's Character & Skills for Home & Careers because I want my teen sons to have training in basic automotive...
A Winter Workout for Kids
The weather outside is still frightful where we are, making it hard for kids to get the exercise they need. I've talked about ways to give your kids exercise before, but I started thinking that I wanted another option. I remembered using this workout from Marie Claire...
How to Teach to Your Child’s Talent
Early in my homeschooling, I was blessed to hear Joyce Herzog say: Our children are unlikely to be employed in their areas of weakness. Most likely they will be employed in their area of strength. Yet we tend to focus an inordinate amount of teaching time on fixing...
The Solution for Sibling Rivalry
The fighting and bickering gets on your nerves at best and scares you at worst. What are you supposed to do? I'm a psychologist and I'm supposed to KNOW what to do. I've tried just about every recommended technique: Ignoring the fighting as a plea for my attention...
Automatic Scheduling for Busy People
You have some things you have to get done today, some projects that have deadlines looming, and the day-to-day tasks that you should attend to. Then there's the big list of things you'd like to get to sometime. When it comes time to decide what you should be doing...
Pillow Talk Printables
Valentine's Day is coming up--the day that reminds far too many married women that they're not married to a romantic. Unfortunately, the communication problem isn't limited to one day a year. A psychologist friend and I were bemoaning the struggle our men have in...
2014 Psychowith6 Posts I’m Crazy About and Why
I get it. You have so many posts coming into your inbox or feed reader and you can't get to them all. I've already shared the top 10 posts from Psychowith6 for 2014, but that list doesn't include some of my favorite posts. If you have missed any of these, I'll give...
Can the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Make You More Productive?
I know. You've read it all before and you've seen it on TV. You know that you can't get the most out of life if you have too much stuff. But you're no hoarder. Sure, your closet and drawers and craft spaces are a bit cramped, but you're not one of those people who...
Best Pinterest Boards for Homeschool Printables
One of the reasons I am crazy about Pinterest is because I can find and print out just about anything I need to educate my children--usually for free! I did a little research to find the best boards for homeschool printables and this is what I found. You'll want to...