Posts by Linda in Arizona

There are as many different ways to homeschool as their are families that homeschool. There isn't one right way, there is just what works best for your family. My favorite thing about this board is that there are so many different...

<<Also, I feel that I may not be able to give her what she needs academically?>> I'm learning a ton along with my kids and getting really excited and interested in things again. Because we read real books and do all...

faerie mom, I didn't take it that way at all! I was worried that you had taken ME the wrong way! ROFL! Our lesson time is truly quality time. We do very cool things like owl pellets, play with math manipulatives, etc. The kids really...

Jenga (whole family fun) Bear in the big Blue House Game (great for 3 and 4 year olds) Go Fish Cliffords Birthday Party Game (my 4 year old current favorite) We've ordered some great games from Scholastic. Ladybug Addition...

I think that we should work toward making our lives the way we want them to be. For me, that meant letting go of the idea of playing with my kids because it just didn't work for us. It seemed like something that I "should" do...

I do Flylady and it really really helps. I have a morning and evening routine, and a weekly plan where different jobs are focused on each day. My morning routine has to be done before ANYTHING else or everything starts falling apart...

We've did this last fall! It was way cool and we will do it again next year. The pellets have been treated (I can't remember how) to kill anything that might make us ill. The pellets aren't gross -- they are nothing like poop at all....

Quote: Originally posted by LailaCA So they can choose to wear it and go...or perhaps do a different (but fun) activity at home. I'm lost. What if you really HAVE to leave the house. For example -- the dog has...

My older DD had speech delays and our Dr. sent her for hearing tests when she was 2. At the time, I thought it was sort of silly because I felt she could hear just fine and was learning to talk at her own rate. During the hearing test it...

<<I just am not able to carry everything for everything for everyone. I see this as just opposite of what you said in the end, for them to take care of themselves. >> It hasn't worked out that way for us. I can't remember...