A Real Life Look At Curriculum For Children With Special Needs
I am sharing a look at curriculum for children with special needs, using our real life 2019 learning plan. This is the time of year when all the family curriculum posts are circulating. I love reading...
View ArticleHomeschooling An Explosive Child
What I’ve Learned About Homeschooling An Explosive Child. There were scratches up and down my arms and my mascara was smudged. I glanced in the rear view mirror and noted that my hair would also need...
View ArticleMy Favorite Resource For Homeschooling Children With Special Needs
Today, I am sharing very best resource I know of for homeschooling children with special needs. Sometimes, timing really is everything. My boys have taught me this over and over again. My sixteen year...
View ArticleHelp! My Child’s Only Interests Are YouTube and Video Games
Is interest-led learning even possible when your child’s only interests are YouTube and Video Games? My son asks me to sit with him and watch a YouTube video at least three times a day these days....
View ArticleWhen The Child Who Needs Structure Fights It The Most
The truth is, sometimes, the child who needs structure is the one who fights it the most. I hear it all the time. Every doctor, every therapist, every educator… At some point in discussing my youngest...
View ArticleDesperate Decisions: School Options For Children With Special Needs
Finding school options for children with special needs is an almost constant struggle for many families. “Your son is very sweet,” the other mom said gently to me, nodding at him as he walked away. My...
View ArticleHow An IEP Helps You Homeschool Your Child With Special Needs
I am surprised to be saying this, but I have found it to be true. An IEP helps you homeschool your child with special needs. Here’s how… A few years ago, I was struggling to balance all the things. My...
View ArticleUnderstanding My Child’s Learning Differences
I am only now, nine years into this homeschooling thing, really beginning to understand my child’s learning differences. It has been worth taking the time to really learn what he needs and why. My...
View ArticleHomeschool History For The Struggling Learner
I have spent years trying to find the best homeschool history program for my boys. Here is what I recommend. My absolute favorite subject in school was history. I loved reading about ancient times...
View ArticleMy Dyslexic Son Is Finally Reading And This Is What I Want You To Know
It’s been years, and I am so happy to say that my dyslexic son is finally reading. What I want you to know now may surprise you. “I don’t think I can say that I can’t read anymore, Momma. From now on,...
View ArticleWhat Helped My Dyslexic Son Finally Learn To Read
Last week, I shared what I wanted you to know most about what helped my dyslexic son finally learn to read. Today, I am sharing all the details of what worked. My youngest son is dyslexic and has...
View ArticleWhy Is Hands-On Learning For Older Kids So Hard To Find?
Hands-On Learning for older kids is hard to come by. But why? Many middle and high schoolers still learn best with multi-sensory activities. I first noticed it when my oldest son entered the middle...
View ArticleWhen My Child Refused To Go To School Every Single Day
My child refused to go to school every single day. A decade later, here is what I’ve learned and what I wish someone would’ve told me then. It’s been ten years since the day that finally broke me. It...
View ArticleMy Best Advice For Helping A Struggling Learner
After almost a decade of teaching my children with learning differences, this is, by far, my best advice for helping a struggling learner. “I am not sure he is ever going to learn to read.” I said this...
View ArticleInterest-Led Learning: When Your Kids Have Totally Different Interests
Interest-led learning can get complicated when you have children with varying interests. Here’s how we make it work! One morning last week, my oldest son yelled and asked me to come into his room. “I’m...
View ArticleWhy Is Hands-On Learning For Older Kids So Hard To Find?
Hands-On Learning for older kids is hard to come by. But why? Many middle and high schoolers still learn best with multi-sensory activities. I first noticed it when my oldest son entered the middle...
View ArticleWhen My Child Refused To Go To School Every Single Day
My child refused to go to school every single day. A decade later, here is what I’ve learned and what I wish someone would’ve told me then. It’s been ten years since the day that finally broke me. It...
View ArticleMy Best Advice For Helping A Struggling Learner
After almost a decade of teaching my children with learning differences, this is, by far, my best advice for helping a struggling learner. “I am not sure he is ever going to learn to read.” I said this...
View ArticleInterest-Led Learning: When Your Kids Have Totally Different Interests
Interest-led learning can get complicated when you have children with varying interests. Here’s how we make it work! One morning last week, my oldest son yelled and asked me to come into his room. “I’m...
View ArticleThe #1 Thing I Wish I’d Known Before We Started Homeschooling
This is what no one told me before we started homeschooling – and I wish they would’ve said something! Today, I sharing it with you. Being a working mom, outside our home, was HARD. Like for reals....
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