Meet 5 Homeschooling Moms With Special Needs Kids
One of the things I am passionate about doing on this website is helping parents of differently wired children. I’ve shared many parts of my journey as I’ve tried to unlock what my …
Relaxed Homeschooling In Seventh Grade
Last year I wrote about relaxed homeschooling in middle school. I shared our plans for not just last year but the middle school years in general. It was interesting to go back and read it just now to …
Standardized Testing With a Homeschooled Gifted/2e Child
We recently completed our first standardized testing. This is not required in our state, but I did want to get a snapshot of where Caroline is at this point in our relaxed homeschooling journey with a …
Gifted Women Struggling with Motherhood and Homeschooling
The oft-repeated story is that if you are in a plane and the oxygen masks drop, you always put on your own mask first. Once your mask is on, you are free to help others without endangering your own …
Classical Conversations Negatives And Why We Didn’t Join
One of the most popular homeschooling programs currently available is Classical Conversations (CC). When CC came to our area a few years ago, I explored it as an option even though we are relaxed …
Should I Have My Gifted Child Tested?
There are many reasons why a parent might want to have their gifted child tested. I’m going to focus on the primary reasons we chose to pay for professional testing and the outcomes. Parts of …
Highly Verbal But Not Reading In A Twice-Exceptional Child
How old is your gifted child? My oldest is 5, and he’s twice exceptional. My younger two are age 3 and 2, and are likely twice exceptional too, but in different ways. When did you realize your child …
Profoundly Gifted Is A Whole New Ballgame – Cait’s Story
How old is your gifted child? When did you realize your child was gifted? My gifted son is almost 7 1/2-years-old. In all honesty, I knew there was something about him early on but my husband and I …
Thinking About Gifted/2e From A Christian Perspective
The idea of giftedness provokes very strong feelings among parents. When some parents hear the words “gifted” or “twice-exceptional (2e)” used to describe their child, they …
100 Reasons To Homeschool Your Gifted Daughter
Have you thought about homeschooling your gifted daughter? Here are 100 reasons I thought of to homeschool your gifted daughter. 1. Time to develop a better one-on-one relationship with your …