November 11, 2018
Positive Parenting: What You Say to Your Child Matters Why is keeping your cool as a parent so important? Why does what you say to your child matter so much, especially when they have you at your wits end? Choosing your words wisely and giving positive feedback reaffirms and reinforces good actions. So when you catch your child is doing…
November 10, 2018
Using Positive Affirmations Kids need the tools to deal with their internal critic. In my day job, I see how many children suffer from the feeling of sadness and depression. I remember in my own youth trying to navigate those feelings. We as parents and educators need to arm our children with the tools to empower themselves. Being a tween…
November 9, 2018
The Power of Positivity Have you ever heard of Masaru Emoto? He works with water, frozen water actually, he began this idea to freeze water and observe it with a microscope in 1994 and he observed this frozen water under different conditions. He noticed that beautiful crystals appeared after giving good words, playing good music, showing, playing and offering pure…
November 8, 2018
Evaluating Your Homeschool When you decide to take on the job of homeschooling it can become very overwhelming. You have state forms to fill and file, opposing opinions to prove wrong and even at times your own opinions to prove wrong. The overwhelm at times may turn you into a crazy person. Carrying the responsibility of your child’s education on…
November 7, 2018
Avoiding the red pen in your homeschool Have you ever made a mistake? Chances are you have. Have you ever been really passionate about something? Really excited that you completed something? Then been told right after sharing it that you have made numerous mistakes? No applauds for you effort just you need to fix XYZ. Criticism and correction are needed but…
November 6, 2018
What kind of homeschooler are you? If you are brand spanking new to homeschooling then more likely than not you have no clue there are even types of homeschoolers. Chances are this is filling you with dread and anxiety. Before you go any further take a deep breath, you got this, and you don’t have to become a certain type…
November 5, 2018
Is Homeschool Worth It? I don’t know about you but I am pretty sure you are as busy as I am. I have so much to do each day, it is exhausting. I have to keep the kids alive, take care of our home and run errands, try to take care of myself, not ruin my relationships, work, and so…
November 4, 2018
Doubt Spiral In my latest post, I shared about everyone having an opinion on the decisions you make for your children and family. These opinions sometimes awaken or feed doubts that you already may have when it comes to homeschooling. Motherhood awakens worry and doubt I don’t know about you but something happened when I became a mother, my worrying increased…