What is your homeschool lifestyle like? Everybody’s family is different and that is what makes life beautiful.
Balancing Homeschooling and Work: Strategies for Success Wondering how to homeschool and work? You already know it can be a juggle balancing your children’s home education needs and everyday life. And that is without even throwing work into the mix! Do you want to supplement your family income? Or keep a foot in the workplace …
The other day, I was chatting to a friend about the destructive nature of comparison and judgement. It got me thinking about comparison and homeschooling. Do you feel confident homeschooling your own way? Or do you find yourself comparing what you do against other homeschoolers? I’ll admit – I’ve been guilty here! Doom-scrolling Instagram usually …
You know the days I mean. The rough days. The hard days. The tired days. You stumble out of the bedroom, eyeballs dry and itchy, fumbling for a cup of coffee to start the day. The baby didn’t sleep. The big kid crawled into your bed in the middle of the night to escape the …
I am always talking about how important it is to look beyond the curriculum and textbooks in your homeschool. You aren’t filling your kids with a pre-defined collection of facts and skills. You have the space and opportunity to teach behaviours and attitudes that your children will take into their adult years. So how do …
Homeschooling Life Skills: Modelling behaviours and attitudes Read More »
As a homeschooling parent, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day demands of teaching your children, managing your household, and maybe things like working, running a business, or volunteer roles. It can be easy to neglect your own needs in the process, leading to feelings of burnout, depression, and exhaustion. In this blog …
Self-Care Tips for Homeschool Parents to Avoid Burnout Read More »
How to handle other people’s opinions Everyone has an opinion on homeschooling and, unfortunately, most of them want to share it. Of course that’s lovely when we feel praised and supported – but a lot of the time we are having our choices criticised, judged, and belittled, and that never feels good. Have you been …
Homeschooling Reality: how to handle negative comments Read More »
