Tips on Editing your Child’s Writing
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Does sitting down with your child to edit his writing strike terror in your heart? Do you have visions that resemble something close to a dog fight? Editing your child’s writing does not have to be an emotionally charged event. Actually, I believe you can create a nurturing environment that creates a love of learning. Here...
When Are You Grown Up?
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I was not a happy teenager. I didn’t particularly like the high school scene, the ridiculous courses, the boring teachers, and the regimented schedule. I used to dream of finally being a grown up and being allowed to make my own decisions. I idolized adulthood. Then I hit eighteen and nothing magical happened. Surely I’d...
Tailored to Fit
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One Size Fits Most. That’s what they call it these days. Gone are the days of t-shirts, hats or other clothing items with “One Size Fits All” written on the tag, or so it seems to me as I browse through the racks. Clothing manufacturers are finally noticing that we are not all in the middle of the bell curve when it...
Becoming Like Ruth
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When the In-Laws Have Trouble Accepting Your Child’s Special Needs The subject of Autism has brought out a number of different responses from those around us since the day my son, Xander, was diagnosed. I remember being fully charged and ready to seek out any information on the subject, and though devastated inside, I knew...
Vision Therapy: From Skeptic to Cheerleader
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Get Back Here! I know what you’re thinking . . . Vision Therapy? Why in the world would I care about THAT?” WAIT! Let me ask you not to move on just yet. I understand that the topic of “Vision Therapy” sounds remote and weird and totally unrelated to any home school problems you may be having. I...
How to tell WHY Your Child is Struggling
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~This is a compilation of Dianne Craft’s article…see www.diannecraft.org, and www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner.~ Many educators who follow brain research believe that there are four “Learning Gates” that need to be properly functioning for a child to have an easy time learning. The Four Learning Gates...
Homeschooling for an Extraordinary Family – Part 2
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When you have a dream, there is always a gap between the vision and your current reality. How you live in that space makes all that difference. In order to have the dream be reality you must develop into a person who has the capacity and skills to cause that dream. There is growth to be experienced, capacities to be created and...
The Art of Being Thankful
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“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Collossians 3:15 Lately I have noticed that Thanksgiving is quickly being overshadowed by the capitalism of Christmas. Driving around in my town I have seen the Christmas trees outside of...
Kids Have Bad Days, Too
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It seems whenever I have a really difficult day, I don’t have a hard time making it known. True, I pray for help and strength to get through whatever the obstacle might be. But the last thing I need is for someone to snap at me or push me through the day without encouragement of some sort. Typically what we expect from...
Homeschooling with Co-Ops
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One of the greatest misconceptions that people have when they hear the term “homeschooling” is that children who are homeschooled do not have the same opportunities for social interaction as children who attend school. In reality, homeschooled children have many resources and opportunities to lead a social life,...
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