I used to stay organized, but I find it much harder since the kids have come along! I still feel like keeping things in order, but it feels like these days it takes a new season to get back in order. Although we are still covered in snow here in Chicagoland and spring feels far away, […]
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting and Teaching
I get it: parenting can be overwhelming. When you get a chance to read, you want to make sure it’s worth it. The Mama’s Best Parenting Books blog hop brings you parenting book recommendations from your blogging friends, who are all moms too! One of the most important things I can teach my children to prepare […]
If the Walls Could Talk: The Truth about Our Homeschool
If the walls could talk, they would tell you that I don’t spend my days sitting with my little ones around me on a cloud of rainbows. I don’t great my young students in a bright ray of sunshine as they arise from their slumbers. I don’t have a magic switch to turn myself into a delightful, […]
Back on Schedule: An A+ Way to Start the Year Right
Every August is the same. I quickly realize what we need: we need to get back in to routines. My daughter loves the bedtime routine. My son loves to check things off of a list. Why not put together a schedule to keep us sane? A visual schedule to plan our day helps us keep focused […]
Helping Little Ones Express Big Emotions
I used to be one of those moms. I used to think I knew why kids did what they did. Especially preschool-aged children who have a fit. But now I know better. Kids are people too. They feel. They are acting up because they still need to learn how to control the immense emotions that they feel. […]
Infant Play Ideas for Engaging Your 2- or 3-Month Old
It’s so easy to forget to take time to nurture my 2-month old baby, since I’m often distracted by my older children, household responsibilities, and so forth. But although she may not be as vocal about her desire to interact, it’s important that I make time for infant play as well. But what does one do […]
4 Homeschooling Lessons I Learn the Hard Way
I’ve recently begun my fourth year of homeschool, and yet, I find myself learning the same lessons every year. Of course, every homeschooling family is different. You may find some of the things that never work for me do work for you. Nevertheless, I think I may not be alone in having to relearn these […]
Teaching as Christ Teaches
In Chapter Two of Stephanie Dibb Sorensen’s book Covenant Motherhood: Reflecting the Role of Christ in Our Lives, Sister Sorensen talks about how as mothers, we regularly emulate Jesus Christ as we teach our children. Sister Sorenson knows Teaching is not easy. Mother days are often busy and noisy and demanding. Sometimes we don’t even know we are teaching. […]
Who Do You Think You Are? Thoughts on The Savior’s Grace
Recently, I talked to one of my friends about the hardest part of teaching our young children. We decided that the hardest part of teaching our children is that we are still learning ourselves. Our children see our mistakes and follow our own bad examples. It is so hard to teach our kids what they need […]
Sending My Child Away All Day is Overrated
I remember when Raisin was in his can’t-talk-only-scream terrible two’s and I dreamed of the day that I’d get a break from it all: elementary school! At that time, I did not know then that I would end up homeschooling him, and that in some respects I’d never get a true break. I’ve always wondered how […]