Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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Art is one of those subjects that many homeschool moms find challenging. If she isn't particularly skilled in art, it can be intimidating. If she feels overwhelmed by all there is to do, it is easy for art to get pushed to the side as less important. So an easy-to-implement and in-depth art curriculum can be very helpful for homeschoolers. Art …
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This was originally supposed to be 10 Lists of 10 Things from 10 Years of Parenting. And then life. So now it is 11 Lists of 11 Things. Here is motherhood for me summed up as I reflect back. 11 Bloggers Who Shaped My Parenting These are the women who shaped my parenting starting before I was even pregnant. Some of them gave me a vision for …
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A common theme among parents who discover their first child is gifted is, "We didn't realize it. We thought this was normal. We didn't have anyone to compare her to." If adults have never experienced giftedness first-hand or spent much time with neuro-typical children, they might not recognize it when it is staring them in the face. It's just …
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In My Life This Month I'm currently playing catch up after Caroline was sick for a week and then I was down for a week. Thankfully David did not get it so we managed to keep things running fairly normally in terms of the home. I kept up with some of my work, but not all so I'm putting in extra hours to get back on track. I'm soaking up as many …
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We don't do Santa. It was a very deliberate choice. In fact, it was a choice David and I made before we ever had a child. For us, it came down to the exact same reason my parents did not do Santa with my brother and me when I was a little girl. It is lying. And we don't lie in our home. Period. Here is why I think doing Santa has the …
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When I became pregnant ten years ago, I knew my life would change. But I never anticipated the primary reason for the transformation I've experienced. It wasn't just that I had a child. It was the fact that I had a child who was tough to figure out. Who made me seriously question my parenting abilities. Who drained me (and my husband) daily. And …
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When you live in a place with long winters, you need to develop ways of not just coping with winter but thriving in it. Winter in Michigan begins sometime in November and ends sometime (hopefully) in March. That's many weeks of cold, snow and dark. On top of that, West Michigan can be rather cloudy due to the effects of Lake Michigan. Winter is a …
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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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Because gifted children demand so much energy and focus on the part of the parents, it can be easy to think only of the challenges of homeschooling and parenting them. In order to keep a balanced perspective, it's important to also recognize the unique and tremendous joys of having a gifted child. The Joy of Parenting a Gifted Child As I …
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According to the book Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic, spirited children are those who are more. All children have these characteristics in varying degrees, but spirited children have them in a major way. This includes our Caroline. People who know me …
