http://www.parentatthehelm.com Your Family's Incredible Lifestyle Begins HERE - With Homeschooling Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:42:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7789/homeschooled-voices-listening-to-the-teens/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7789/homeschooled-voices-listening-to-the-teens/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:21:20 +0000 Grandma Linda http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=7789 By Sue Patterson Everyone's aware that homeschooling gains popularity each year. Still, many parents have questions about whether it's the right choice for their teenager. For some reason, when children reach adolescence, even parents who were happily homeschooling younger children, begin to have doubts about their ability to provide the right educational environment for their older child. Additionally, families who haven't considered homeschooling before are looking at options for their children who are unhappy and...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7789/homeschooled-voices-listening-to-the-teens/feed/ 2 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7626/celebrating-the-life-of-homeschooling-pioneer-nancy-plent/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7626/celebrating-the-life-of-homeschooling-pioneer-nancy-plent/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:58:01 +0000 Grandma Linda http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=7626 Nancy Plent was a school hater who married another school hater. They traded horror stories for years and were determined to find a way out for their son. John Holt and GWS (Growing Without Schooling) came along at just the right time. "I got caught up in the movement. For the last twenty-plus years I have been...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7626/celebrating-the-life-of-homeschooling-pioneer-nancy-plent/feed/ 2 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7298/review-do-you-have-a-hairy-housekeeping-challenge/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7298/review-do-you-have-a-hairy-housekeeping-challenge/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:21:35 +0000 Dawn Marie http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=7298 By Dawn Del Rossi Since so many of our readers count dogs among their family members, we jumped on the opportunity to review a product for your furry friend - and it appears Dawn is very happy with this one!]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/7298/review-do-you-have-a-hairy-housekeeping-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6986/resource-review-family-time-fitness/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6986/resource-review-family-time-fitness/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:37:03 +0000 awerner2011 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=6986 By Amanda Werner Physical Education, better known as P.E., is usually always a hot topic for discussion in any circle. Homeschoolers more so than any other circle just because we are asked, off the cuff, a lot about our lives and have to answer the public accordingly. Many parents feel inadequate when it comes to...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6986/resource-review-family-time-fitness/feed/ 0 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6878/resource-review-think-about-it-series/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6878/resource-review-think-about-it-series/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:32:07 +0000 awerner2011 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=6878 Most homeschooling parents that I know are always on the lookout for great books that will somehow interact with their child. I mean interact not in the electronic sense but rather to get the brain synapses working so that their child will put two and two together while enjoying the particular book. I fall in that category myself and enjoy seeing the process take place. It really makes it...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6878/resource-review-think-about-it-series/feed/ 0 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6806/readers-please-help-can-homeschooling-help-public-schools/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6806/readers-please-help-can-homeschooling-help-public-schools/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:41:39 +0000 Grandma Linda http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=6806 By Linda Dobson I've been thinking a lot about the recent uproar between parents and teachers that commenced with a teacher of the year's advice to parents last week. I keep recalling my interview with Jason Taylor's mom for Homeschoolers Success Stories in which she stated, "You can't really see a system until you're not in it." But then, I also recall a teacher's review of The Art of Education: Reclaiming Your Family, Community and Self: "Well I'm still shaking. I picked this book up...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6806/readers-please-help-can-homeschooling-help-public-schools/feed/ 5 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6751/homeschool-resource-review-mailables/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6751/homeschool-resource-review-mailables/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:49:00 +0000 awerner2011 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=6751 Mailables has a lot going for them. First off the company is here in the United States and the product is made in the United States. This is a huge plus and I don’t really care what sort of product you have, I will try to shop your business for this fact alone. Second, the company was founded by a woman and is run by this woman with the help of family. Last but not least...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6751/homeschool-resource-review-mailables/feed/ 0 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6599/help-for-hurricane-irene-victims-in-hometown-area/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6599/help-for-hurricane-irene-victims-in-hometown-area/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:34:35 +0000 Grandma Linda http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=6599 Hello! Thanks to every one of you who responded to the last post about us needing to take a few days off due to potential Hurricane Irene damage. The forecast got so nasty we made a last minute decision to evacuate (due also to my EMT son's urging). We returned to hear good news about...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6599/help-for-hurricane-irene-victims-in-hometown-area/feed/ 0 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6205/writing-doesnt-have-to-make-you-sweat/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6205/writing-doesnt-have-to-make-you-sweat/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:47:40 +0000 Debbie Harbeson http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=6205 By Debbie Harbeson I’m not sure why but I get many of my writing ideas while sweating profusely. Apparently sweat glands are important to my creativity. Since my favorite form of exercise is bicycle riding, I’ve learned to slide a note card and pencil inside the leg of my bicycle shorts so I can jot...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6205/writing-doesnt-have-to-make-you-sweat/feed/ 0 http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6001/new-race-to-top-stresses-pre-natal-tests-fetal-test-prep-program-ratings/ http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6001/new-race-to-top-stresses-pre-natal-tests-fetal-test-prep-program-ratings/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:57:21 +0000 Grandma Linda http://www.parentatthehelm.com/?p=6001 Washington, D.C.: To win a grant in the U.S. Department of Education’s new Race to the Top competition for pre-childhood education aid, states will have to develop rating systems for their fetal test prep programs, craft appropriate standards and tests for pre-born children, and set clear expectations for what teachers should...]]> http://www.parentatthehelm.com/6001/new-race-to-top-stresses-pre-natal-tests-fetal-test-prep-program-ratings/feed/ 0