Limiting Kids’ Screen Time

Limiting Kids’ Screen Time

We all know how obsessed children are with their phones and technology in general. It may seem like pulling teeth to get them away from the computer or to stop playing games on their phones. But what we as parents oftentimes forget, is that we may be guilty of the...
Why Digital Reading Isn’t Ideal for Your Kids

Why Digital Reading Isn’t Ideal for Your Kids

Although reading digitally is most likely comprising 99% of your child’s methods, it may not be the best way for them to read. Recent studies are finding that digital reading comes with it’s own set of challenges as opposed to picking up a printed book. Less...
How Crafting Can Also Be Learning

How Crafting Can Also Be Learning

Most parents, and even some educators in other subjects, may view crafting and art as a pastime class, something fun to participate in. And although it can (and hopefully should) be fun for your children, art and crafting can also be a huge learning experience for...
REALITY CHECK – Should All Kids Go to College?

REALITY CHECK – Should All Kids Go to College?

Many of us grew up in a world where attending college was the “holy grail” of life accomplishments.  A four-year degree was said to be necessary to make any “real” money.  Today the world seems to be short of trained workers to fill the jobs of computer technicians,...
Teaching Your Homeschooler How to Enjoy Music

Teaching Your Homeschooler How to Enjoy Music

During nine years of writing for the homeschooling market, I’ve been disappointed many times to discover that homeschool curricula often do not include Art and Music. These studies have always been the first to fall off course lists when money is limited, or schedules...
Teaching Your Homeschooler How to Enjoy Poetry

Teaching Your Homeschooler How to Enjoy Poetry

Most of us have some memory of learning to recite a well-known poem.  “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer. “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. A friend of mine, 40 years later, could still recite all the words of “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred...