Housekeeping Tips for Disordered Moms
Posted by CarolB | 5 comments
There’s a great housekeeping tip cycling around on the web recently. And it’s so simple: host a monthly support group in your home for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and at least one of them will be agitated enough to clean your house. LOVE this idea. But until you get that arranged, here are some simpler...
It’s the Starting That’s Stopping Us
Posted by CarolB | 2 comments
My child had been agonizing in front of the computer literally for two hours. She squinted her eyes tightly as she considered how to start her report. She typed a mere four or five words, groaned, and then quickly backspaced it away, finding herself once again staring at a blank screen. I know that once this girl gets going,...
TV, Hoarders and Teaching Our Kids
Posted by CarolB | 2 comments
My daughter watched the TV show about hoarders with studied focus. She stared frozen as the show shared the lives of people who collect things to such an extent that they can no longer move through their homes. Stacks of newspapers, unopened packages, garage sales finds, dirty dishes, and mountains of clothes are piled often...
Does My Child Make People Tired?
If you have a highly distractible child, there is an important conversation you must have with them. I’m not talking about the dreamy, mind-just-sort-of-wanders type of child. But rather, the child who talks a mile-a-minute about each and every thing that pops into their heads (which is constantly full of such pops) and is...
I Can’t Believe I Said That!
Posted by CarolB | 0 comments
We don’t write on the baby. Please don’t lick the car. How can you not know what hit you? The bruise is between your eyes. When you thought about becoming a parent, you probably expected you’d say regular things, normal things, things that would be reasonable to find ones’ self saying. Things like “Eat your peas...
Letting Go of the Teacher in You
Posted by CarolB | 0 comments
Ever think about quitting homeschooling? Yeah. Me too. The question is, when you get to that point, what do you do next? Take a look at a note from a mom who is right at the crossroads. I am homeschooling my 2 very active boys. Age 7 and 5 and I am stuck. I think the biggest reason I am stuck is that I taught special education...
Getting to Know Carol
Posted by CarolB | 0 comments
Your family is… a writer’s gold mine. Fresh material around every corner. Name 5 homeschool products you cannot live without. microscope, white boards, duct tape, Classical Kids CD’s and Ditties! What is your favorite toy as a grown-up? We get to play??? When you were little, what did you want to do when you...
Mean Adults: Part Four
Posted by CarolB | 0 comments
This is IT. . .the last in our series about dealing with adults who are sometimes mean to our high energy, much loved children. Thus far we’ve covered this topic from several angles. We’ve looked at: How to change the situation How to change and equip the child Even, how to change the offending adult What could be left?...
Mean Adults: Part Three
Posted by CarolB | 0 comments
In this series about dealing with adults who are mean to our kids, we’ve discussed how to change the situation and how to even change the kids themselves. But what about the offending adult? Is there anything that can be done there? Change the Mean Adult I am convinced that many times people are simply uninformed. And ...
Mean Adults: Part Two
Posted by CarolB | 0 comments
We’ve all seen kids who can be mean. But it can take your breath away when that mean comment comes from the lips of an adult. Last week we talked about things you can do to change the Situation when such incivility occurs. This week we’re going to talk about ways to Change the Child, or more appropriately, ways to...
Sponsors
Link to Us
Our Team on Twitter
