Much of homeschooling is built upon predictable routines and rhythms. That’s not a bad thing. Routines help us create practices that align our time with our values. Our ability to choose and decide how our days will ultimately flow is a gift. However, routines and rhythms can also be the main culprits in our lack of fun.
I wasn’t expecting something quite so moving when my son walked up to me and said, “Mommy, I want to share this story within a story with you. You’re really going to like it!” He was reading Dav Pilkey’s graphic novel, Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers.
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A few years ago, my husband and I began exploring some better ways of helping our children understand some big principles that very much influence how we as a family operate. One of those principles is basically built around the idea of consumption vs. contribution. Do we expect more from others than what others can expect from us?
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In December, our family got a dog. Slow winter rhythms brought much-needed rest, sweet moments of togetherness, and expansion in everyone’s heart for this new addition to our family. If that was the end of the story, it still would be a great one.
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Last year while running the Thrive at Home Coaching Program, we spent a month diving deep into the topic of meaningful connection with our children. I created a Thirty Days of Connection Calendar and had a pretty profound experience. This year throughout the month of October, I reintroduced the calendar publicly, inviting others to participate again.
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A few days ago I went to the grocery store to shop for some of our day to day needs. When I saw the state of the shelves, I’m not going to lie – a bit of anxiety set in. If stores were having a hard time keeping their shelves stocked with food and other
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Never would I have imagined that we as parents and teachers would have to fight for a child’s right to play. Sadly, #takebackplay is a trending hashtag in certain education circles. I am saddened not by the hashtag itself (I’ve used it too), but by the fact that we even have to use it. Play
I have a confession to make. My children were monsters the other day at the grocery store. There, I said it. You know, the kind you might have seen a few times in your life and inwardly cringed. Maybe you even gave the mom a disapproving look and wondered why she wasn’t “handling” her children.
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You know how parents always talk about the gray hairs given to them by their children? Or how many hours of labor mom withstood before birth? Okay, well maybe it’s me – I talk about those things. There’s more. I definitely took one for the team during pregnancy. I developed all sorts of crazy skin
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Attitude Adjustment I can remember growing up and hearing my mom remind me to “change my face.” That reminder probably came after being reprimanded about something, and thus an ensuing attitude. I most certainly needed an attitude adjustment. Guess what? I apparently still do. Children have this uncanny ability to say and do things in
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