‘LATEST NEWS AND INFO FROM PARENT AT THE HELM’ Archives
Homeschooling Starts In Many Different Places
Homeschooling Starts In Many Different Places By Linda Dobson For some folks, the decision to pursue homeschooling is a piece of cake compared to actually facing the first day of complete responsibility for their children's education. I know: I've been there. There can never be a definitive "how to" book for this occasion, no matter how loudly [...]
Serious Folks Can Bring Too Much School into Homeschooling
Serious Folks Can Bring Too Much School into Homeschooling By Linda Dobson Have you heard the old saying, "If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy?" This could easily translate into, "If Mama is stressed-out over homeschooling, her children will be, too." It's the nature of family that what affects one of us affects all of us, and this [...]
Mother’s Love Leads to Better Learning
Mother's Love Leads to Better Learning By Linda Dobson Scientists have now begun to prove what at least some human beings still intuitively know to be true: A mother's (or surrogate's) loving attention during the formative years is required for a child to grow healthy, happy, and strong. Now scientists are adding better at learning to the [...]
Homeschooling Resources: Artobet!
Homeschooling Resources: Artobet! By Amanda Werner Incorporating a study of the artists has always been hard for me in our homeschooling. There is so much information available that it becomes overwhelming. I have struggled with this since day one of our homeschooling journey. Do you find yourself in that same position? I have often tried [...]
Weirdest Homeschooling Laws
Weirdest Homeschooling Laws Throwing a little bit of fun at you on a Monday, here are the "weirdest homeschooling laws" as compiled by Kathleen Iuzzolino, co-host of Kaleidoscapes discussion board for home educators and used with her kind permission in The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right [...]
