Climbing up While my parents set up bank accounts for my and my brother when we were young, and later checking accounts, and I got a lecture about money management, compound interest, and investing in the stock ...
Parenting Resources
Our favorite parenting and psychology sites, books, etc.
Mindful parenting, with kindness and intention, takes a lot of focus. It’s important to know, not just what child-rearing books say, but what science says about raising children. Much of it is counter-intuitive, and counter to our current culture’s myths. Knowing the facts can help us stay the course when others disagree with our choices.
Suddenly Homeschooling? I Have a Great Book for You
The Homeschoolers Are Not Hermits Quick Start Guide to Homeschooling Are you suddenly at home with your kids and wondering what homeschoolers do all day? My Quick Start Guide covers how to transition to being at ...
Interview: How to be a Homeschooler and an Entrepreneur
Susie Zahratka My friend Susie Zahratka is a homeschooling mom of four and an entrepreneur, the owner of two businesses. How does she do it? I get my writing done first thing in the morning before the kids are up, ...
Why I Value Homeschool Conventions
This is my guest post for the SEA Homeschoolers newsletter. While some people flock to conferences and conventions, others wonder if they are really worth the time and expense. As homeschoolers sometimes it seems ...
Find Your Child’s Learning Styles
One thing you can do as a parent is help your child figure out what kind of learner they are, so that they can find the ways that work the best for them when they need to learn something. We like to look at both ...
Great Summer Reading!
You should buy my new book. Why? Because, to my surprise, it’s actually quite a bit better than I thought it would be. Every time I flip through it I find myself sucked in and reading it again, even though I know it ...