Every parent wants to say their child is “gifted”, right? We’re all proud parents! But, like there are children with intellectual delays and disabilities, there are children with superior intellectual gifts and talents. And just like homeschooling special needs kids, when you homeschool a gifted child, it can present an extra challenge for their parents. […]
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The toddler stage of parenting is tricky at the best of times. When you are homeschooling, toddlers add an extra layer of busy-ness to your day. I’ve homeschooled with toddlers on more than a few occasions, over the last decade. Here’s how to homeschool with a toddler. 1. Organize “tot school”. Depending on the age
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Homeschool second grade is the last year of “early elementary”. We get all our skills firmly in place, as a foundation for expanding our learning.
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How to homeschool kindergarten? Here’s what I’m using this year to homeschool kindergarten, and why I like it. I keep it nice and simple for you.
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When you travel with kids, for the day or for a week long trip, it can be hard to remember everything! Here’s a handy road trip checklist to help you out.
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Toys that have high play value and high educational value are the ones that seem to last around here. Here’s my top 5 non-electronic educational value toys!
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I’m open about being a single parent. I divorced my ex husband in 2014, after years of domestic violence. Leaving my marriage was not a hasty decision, but one I planned for 6 months. Ending it entirely took a year, and I left plenty of room for the process to stop at any time. I did
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It’s been a whole year since my Summer Surprise arrived. This last year has been challenging, stretching and exhausting. But it’s also been fun, in many ways. When it all started… When I found out I was pregnant in the fall of 2016, to say I was shocked was an understatement. My pregnancy was different
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Want to make sure your trip to the beach is perfect? Use this beach trip checklist so your day is memorable for all the right reasons.
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Finally Taken Seriously: Getting a special needs assessment. She was almost 5 years old when we finally landed in a pediatrician’s office that seemed to actually take us seriously. I spent a good 30 minutes describing her history and what we’d tried so far, giving him copies of the reports that I had — the
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