When we started homeschooling a decade ago, I thought that homeschooling high school would be out of the question. I truly believed that it would put my boys at a disadvantage. Turns out, I was wrong. Last week, my son received his first acceptance letter to one of the four year colleges he applied to….
What’s the difference between learning disabilities and learning differences? Does it matter? I have been thinking about this a lot lately. My youngest son continues to struggle academically, in ways that go way beyond helping him learn in a different way. We have tried every single approach I can think of: educational therapy hands-on…
When my oldest son continued to struggle with homeschool high school math, this is the very best decision we made to help! Math has been a difficult subject for my oldest son for as long as I can remember. It started with timed tests back in second grade. It continued with difficulties with algebra. It…
My son is twelve years old. I clearly remember him in his sweet little preschool classroom at four years old. He loved the arts, the crafts, the playtime and the other children. But the letters, the writing his name, the sounds? Not so much. Even back then, it was obvious that reading was not his…
My oldest son is graduating this year. In just four short months, our time together homeschooling will be finished. One of the subjects that caused the greatest concern and frustration for him (and for me!) was always math. Part of it is the very real fact that he has dyscalculia. Part of it was not…
It’s one of the most common questions I hear from other moms, particularly moms with wonderfully different little ones. It’s a question that I asked myself and others, over and over again, for both of my boys. It’s a question that I would think about at night, unable to sleep, trying to figure out what…
My son read his own birthday cards last week. I know this may seem like a small thing, but let me explain. It was his 15th birthday, and this was the very first year he has been able to do it on his own. If you are a parent of an older struggling reader, you…
I am asked this question all the time. Is it a reward or a bribe when I try to incentivize my child’s behavior? I work with a family that has super smart and also pretty intense kiddos. It comes with the giftedness territory and these children are no exception. Their eleven year old was struggling…
This is a letter to the single mom at Christmas. Dear Single Mom, I have been thinking of you since Thanksgiving. As Christmas gets closer and closer, I have been praying for your heart. This time of year is hard for you, I know. I was a single mom for almost five years, remarried and,…
Homeschooling a struggling learner is not what I thought it would be. It’s so much better and in some ways, worse. When my son was in public school, I spent a lot of time daydreaming about what it would be like if I could stay home with him and homeschool. No drop-off meltdowns. No calls…
What does a strength based homeschool really look like? Here’s your chance to take a peek! We went to the guitar store last week… Four times. We didn’t buy anything. No, we walked up and down the rows of electric guitars. My son explained to me the difference between the styles, the electronics within and…
Stay sane and have a little fun as you homeschool through the holidays. These are five ways to make it educational and enjoyable! All month long, in an attempt to figure out our 2020 Thanksgiving plans, my boys and I have been watching Thanksgiving cooking videos on YouTube. This will be the very first year…
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