open-minded learning

Balancing our own worries while honoring the learning pace of our children. Children will learn when they are ready. This was a mantra...

With so many kids' education being radically changed this year, many are wondering what they have "lost" due to this pandemic or how far...

Tips, directions, and a tune for sinking into this lovely winter activity. One of the beautiful things about homeschooling is how deeply...

Navigating homeschooling anxiety and honoring both the hard and soft skills. Homeschooling parents are some of the hardest working people...

As a teacher, and further, a special education teacher, social skills and social emotional learning have been something I've cared about...

My aunt told me a story about her friend’s experience with homeschooling her elementary school aged daughter this past spring during the...

Even as a homeschooler, the sudden shut down this past spring for Covid-19 was a huge shock to our daily routine and family life. Before...

One of the biggest mistakes I make as a homeschooling parent is when I try too hard to force learning to happen. There is wisdom to be...

We did it! We made it through a whole week of talking about SCHEDULING! To review, we covered: Day 1 - The Big Picture Day 2 - The...

When I tell people I homeschool my kids I never know what kind of assumptions they might make. It’s a loaded word. People have so many...

Taking it slow... When the schools shut down for Covid, and families were struggling to deal with the unexpected and unwanted...

When Covid swept away all our spring dreams, many homeschoolers, perhaps for the first time, felt united with parents across the globe....