Thinking about making your writing public? Whether you write for readers and shares or financial gain, certain issues should be considered upfront. Following are seven questions you might want to ask yourself before you start a blog.
Self-Care for Writers and Other Introverts
Writers by nature tend to be introspective and spend lots of time by themselves. It sort of comes with the territory. Self-care for writers {and other introverts} needs to incorporate restful, low-key activities. We also sometimes require reminders to take care of our basic needs, because we’d rather be thinking than doing.
40 Essential Life Skills Everyone Should Learn
The truth is, we all have gaps in our education, and our children will as well. However, some specific proficiencies will prove useful as children grow into adult members of society. You might consider these “non-academic” skills, although some do relate to academics and may even be taught in a classroom setting.
Evolution Resources for Secular Homeschooling
We spend at least part of each school calendar reading books focused specifically on evolution, including the big bang, early earth, Charles Darwin, and animal/human evolution. This post will share several evolution resources for secular homeschooling we have used.
Simple Science Experiments for Your Homeschool
While we’ve tried several “simple” science experiments over the years that resulted in epic fails, the following actually worked. For each one I’ve included supplies, directions, what {should} happen, and the basic explanation of the scientific principle it illustrates.
Studying Major World Religions in Your Secular Homeschool
Children believe some religious stories to be true and others to be false because we convince them of such when they are young and trust us implicitly. What a different world we would live in if instead we exposed future generations to myriad mythologies and encouraged young people to draw their own conclusions about their similarities, incompatibilities, and logic.
How To Homeschool: We’ve Decided To Do This, Now What?
This post will cover the basics of what you need to do to start homeschooling with confidence. These initial steps will get you on your way to homeschooling successfully {and legally}.
How To Homeschool: Dealing With the Initial Overwhelming Feelings
When I first considered homeschooling my oldest, I stressed about so many aspects of the process. I could not stop myself from researching it to death, following every rabbit hole, reading every blog, dissecting every detail. As a result I created a slew of worry that did not need to be there.
Homeschooling Very Young Children
Homeschooling very young children does not really look different from parenting young children. I hesitate to even use the term homeschooling in this context, because it can deceive people into thinking that means they need to be actively doing something.
Surprising Benefits of Homeschooling
When you first considered homeschooling, you may have approached the idea from an academic standpoint: How will I teach them? What materials will we use? How will we structure our days? However, most homeschoolers eventually learn the many “surprising” benefits of homeschooling.