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This past fall we made the decision to seek out occupational therapy (OT) for Caroline. She was struggling a great deal with the act of writing and we also suspected she had some midline issues. With her permission, I'm going to write about our experience with occupational therapy for dysgraphia or writing problems. We strongly believe in …
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If you receive my newsletter, you already know that the past couple of weeks were tough. I mentioned in the last newsletter that I was calling the previous week my Homeschool Mom Professional Development Week to put a positive spin on it. (If you aren’t getting my weekly newsletter, you’re missing out! You can subscribe here.) But the truth of the …
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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 complicated, gifted daughter 2. Girls are often discouraged from displaying their intelligence in school settings 3. Being a second teacher to the …
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We've homeschooled Caroline from the beginning. Although we've wavered a bit here and there due to the challenges of life (my chronic illness, my strong introversion, etc.), we've remained committed to homeschooling, believing it is the best option for her for a number of reasons. The "Right" Age to Start Kindergarten? Because we homeschool, …
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Today's guest post about homeschooling a gifted child is from Andrea Townsley of The Townsley Times. It can be a challenge to stay one step ahead of the gifted child. Things can get more complicated when they are spirited, sensitive or don't deal well with transitions. Homeschooling these children can be a huge blessing as we can tailor their …
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I know some of you will think I am exaggerating, but when Caroline was just over two weeks old I told David she looked bored. And she did. I went out that day and bought a Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies and Lights Deluxe Gym. She LOVED it. From the time she was tiny, she always wanted to be held and carried around. Not swaddled. She hated …
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Today's guest post is by Brenda Nuland of Coffee, Tea, Books and Me. My children were born twelve years apart. My daughter’s first day at the University was the same day my son began Kindergarten. Same husband. Same marriage. Definitely God’s sense of timing and not mine. But we were thrilled to have a son and looked forward to raising …
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Would it be wrong to start off a post about relaxed homeschooling curriculum choices for the upcoming year and admit that a lot of the time I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing? Would it make you feel better to know that I have a degree in education, am an experienced teacher, and I still find homeschool planning challenging? That's …
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I haven't written a post just about our day to day life in a long time. Some of you have been reading my site since 2005 and have followed me through childlessness, a pregnancy, numerous church changes, theological changes, a move and so on up to the present time. I thought as we get ready to head into a new school year I'd catch everyone up on …
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One of the things I'm passionate about as an educator and curriculum developer is that learning materials for young children should be visually engaging, colorful, well-designed and simple. Reaching this balance is a challenge, but it can be done. I'm really picky about the aesthetics of any materials I use with Caroline whether it is a worksheet, …
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My husband and I are blessed with a creative little girl. She has more imagination in her pinky than I have in my entire body. She lives in a world of possibilities where her stuffed animals are her real friends and she's never met a plot she didn't want to recreate! So how do you home educate a creative girl? Creatively, of course! It …
