Essentials of Homeschooling

End the battles with your teen by using FBI negotiation techniques

Acknowledge any sense of loss. Move past your lack of training as a teacher. Use the 10/10/10 principle to gain perspective.

Who are you? Or better yet, who do you want to become? An organized mom? A woman of grace? A generous friend? An excellent homeschooler?...

Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue & let anger straggle along in the rear. Listening to your kids takes conscientious effort.

Gratitude is one of the top three traits that predict a person's well-being and satisfaction in life. And gratitude can be taught.

Managing anger is a life skill. Teach it by taking advantage of your blue sky moments, those times with no tornado on the horizon...

Homeschoolers in some states may still have to take standardized tests even though public schoolers don't.

Many people think you need motivation before moving toward a goal. And yet the opposite true: Your actions spawn motivation.

Some quick tips to help your homeschool succeed include consistency, stopping interruptions, managing 1-on-1 time, and watching your words.

Have you inadvertantly set out a welcome mat for hackers? Cyberattackers seek to steal students' personal data during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Years ago I had a friend with six children who fought every morning over what should be for breakfast. “I want cereal!” said one. “No, I...

People procrastinate for all kinds of reasons. Little things, big things, never-before-tried things. They don’t want to do whatever...

Bzzz, bzzz, bzzz. The fly flitted around the dining room chairs, looking for a place to land. Bzzz, bzzz. It finally settled on the wall...

If we as adults have so easily succumb to distraction, how can we expect to keep our kids from doing the same? Especially when they’re not

Your daily tasks demand attention. They interrupt your day. They continually fight for space in your brain, jostling with your thoughts and

Jot down the progress your child makes, the accomplishments in each school area, no matter how small. I suggest keeping a notebook rather...

It had been one of those days. You know the kind: Everything seems to go wrong. I’d been in a sour mood, which only exacerbated the...

“Just.” It seems like a simple word, a nice adverb to qualify our actions. It’s such a wallflower in the scope of language that we...

Ever get stuck scraping honey out of a measuring cup? It's a gooey mess. Fortunately, there's an easy solution. For recipes that call for...