Hey Mama Monday: College and CLEPing Tips for Homeschoolers, Mama

  See that little boy of yours? That wee little man? That tank on two legs? Yes, the one who is SO loud . . . the funny guy who is always cracking everyone up . . . the kid with the rumpled, flyaway hair and food on his face. Yeah, that one—the boy with
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Foster Good Study Habits in Your Children

Classical education and Charlotte Mason education both vouch for creating good habits and starting them when the children are young. There are so many benefits that result from the forming of good habits. Peace is one of them. Wouldn’t we all like a dose of peace in our homeschool days?  It took me a few
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Hey Mama Monday: Tips for Creative Homeschool Negotiation, Mama

My 11-year-old son doesn’t enjoy reading yet and often dislikes writing assignments. We have to get creative, don’t we? And what is it about these kids that makes them want to negotiate over every subject? Yesterday, he asked me if he could replace his science reading for watching a documentary on lions. I said, “Sure,
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, What Quiet Time?

  Right now, it is very loud at my house! The kids here are playing a game together with our kids from California that have come for a visit. Though it is loud, I wouldn’t have it any other way. But there are times I long for quiet. I mean really crave it. It is
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Make Technology Work for You, Not Against You

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  One of the prophecies of the end times is that knowledge would increase (Daniel 12:4). In my lifetime, just in the area of music, we have gone from listening on the radio then to record players, eight tracks, cassettes, CDs, and now to streaming music through a myriad of devices. And that is just
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Do You Need Help?

mama do you need help?
  I have been homeschooling since the birth of my firstborn son who is now 29 years old. That is a lot of years! You would think I would have a handle on home education. To be fair, I know what kids need at certain years; I know how to keep records and create transcripts;
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, The Solution for Family Stress

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  Is there stress or strife in your family? When the family isn’t rested, there tends to be more stress and strife among its members. I don’t know about you, but our summer so far has been the busiest ever. In fact, we have been doing nothing but running around (all really good things, mind
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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Does Great Literature Make Great Readers

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My husband has a story. He was a struggling reader through his preteens. He was excruciatingly slow. But in his teens, he started building radio-controlled airplanes and flying them. He had such a great desire to learn about this hobby that he purchased a magazine and read everything he could on the subject. This is
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