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How to Reach A Wiggler: Handling the “Difficult” Student at your Homeschool...
Do you have a “difficult” wiggler in your homeschool co-op? Wigglers need to move to learn. Learn how to reach a wiggler and make learning come alive. (Day 2 in my series on handling the “difficult”...
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How to Reach a Talker: Handling the “Difficult” Student in your Homeschool Co-op
Does your homeschool co-op class have a talker? Have no fear – I’ve got three ways to reach and engage your talkative student. (Day 3 of my series on handling the “difficult” student in your homeschool...
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Dealing with Special Needs: How to Handle the “Difficult” Student in your...
Sometimes, the challenge a child faces is more than just a learning style. Here’s how to be flexible and sensitive to a child’s special needs. This is day four of my series on handling the...
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My Child is Gifted: What Do I Do Now?
You’ve always suspected your child is gifted, but now you know for sure. What do you do next? Read on to find out. You’ve always known. Perhaps it was the eerie sense of awareness at birth, or the...
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I Don’t Love Homeschooling, But I Love My Children – So I Do It Anyway
I don’t love homeschooling, but I love my children. Sometimes it just takes a little course correction to get back on track. This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for...
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Derailing Impostor Syndrome in Your Gifted Child
Even children deal with Impostor Syndrome, characterized by feelings of fraudulence and inadequacy. Here’s how to identify and derail Impostor Syndrome in your highly sensitive, gifted child. My...
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Paddy and the Wolves (Free Activity Pack)
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – and every day – with Steve Nagel’s imaginative story book Paddy and the Wolves. Read the book, make a batch of oatcakes, and extend your learning with my free printable...
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How to Raise Writers at Home, No Matter the Age
Raising writers at home is deceptively simple, no matter the age of your children. Here’s a guide to family literacy at every age. I want you to raise your children as writers, and I’m going to help...
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17 Writing Prompts to Encourage Critical Thinking
Critical thinking matters, especially when it comes to defending convictions and upholding the truth. Here’s what it means to think critically, plus 17 writing prompts to encourage critical thinking....
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Growing Up Gifted: Navigating the Real World With a Gifted Child
Growing up gifted isn’t easy – not for the parent or the child. Navigating the real world with your gifted child takes patience, love, and a heavy dose of unwavering support. Our Meltdown Hall of Fame...
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I Can’t Tell You My Child is Gifted: Why a Gifted Mind is More Than a Growth...
I can’t tell you my child is gifted. Here’s why, plus an explanation of how a gifted mind means more than having a growth mindset. Want to know why I can’t tell you my child is gifted? “Some people,...
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Plan a Homeschool Vacation at Great Wolf Lodge
Have you thought about going to Great Wolf Lodge but hesitated because of the price? Good news – there’s a homeschool discount rate. Here’s everything you need to know about a successful homeschool...
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Waving Goodbye to the Big Yellow Bus – and Your Guilt, Too (iHN’s Mom Guilt...
If you’re watching the school bus wistfully and chastising yourself in the next breath, stop. Wave goodbye to the big yellow bus, and your guilt, too (this post is part of iHN’s Mom Guilt Bingo). It...
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Teach Your Child to Read: 5 Outstanding Online Programs
Have you struggled to teach your child to read? Here are 5 outstanding online programs from Homeschool Buyers Co-op. (This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for details....
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She Brought Me Peanut Butter and Banana: The Gift of Twice Exceptional Children
I know what it’s like in the trenches raising Twice Exceptional children. But I promise it gets better. Our children know us better than we know ourselves. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram,...
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I’m Not Bragging When I Say my Child is Gifted
I promise I’m not bragging when I tell you my child is gifted. I’m just parenting the best way I know how. My mother has a beach house in rural North Carolina, and it’s the only place I regularly...
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How to Keep Your Kids Catholic: Apologetics for Kids
Want to keep your kids Catholic? Teach them to defend their faith with apologetics for kids. (This post may contain affiliate links. Check my disclosure policy for details). There had been an argument...
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Supermom, It’s Okay to Say No: Self-Care for the Chronically Over-scheduled
Are you chronically over scheduled? Do you struggle with self care? I do, too, supermom. Let’s figure it out, together. I’m a child of the 80s, and I loved Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. Those...
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5 Reasons Gifted Kids Aren’t Motivated, Plus 5 Ways to Cope
Does your gifted child struggle with motivation? Here are 5 reasons why, and 5 ways to cope. Kate loved writing, and she was good at it, too. Stories would flow from her fingertips like water,...
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Have a Screen-Free Summer with Life Skills Bingo
We’re having a screen-free summer with life skills bingo. Join me and fifteen fantastic bloggers as we teach our kids to grow their own food, manage a household, draft up a business plan, and more –...
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