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We’ve been homeschooling for several years and between managing our home-based business and homeschooling, our daily routine is a work in progress. What I have found is that we have to get the routine set because that is the key to a successful homeschool for us. We work hard organizing so we can start the…
With only a few more days of summer freedom, I am acutely aware of how curious my toddler has become. At the start of the school year last fall, he was a little bundle of blue lying sweetly in a bassinet. I spent the majority of fall and winter homeschooling around his many naps. My…
What comes to mind when you hear the term “unschooling”? • Those crazy people who let their kids run wild and never try to teach them anything. • Kids playing video games all day while their moms look at Facebook. • High schoolers who can’t write an essay to save their lives and have absolutely no hope…
High School. In one week I will graduate my oldest child from 8th grade. High School is looming. Well, actually not looming, but speeding towards me rapidly. Four more years and this kid will potentially not be sleeping nightly in my home any longer. Four. Short. Years. I am not one who started out…
The above phrase is Latin and means, “I will either find a way or make one,” which is a good mantra to have. It is the keep-on-keeping-on of Latin phrases and one I might be able to pronounce correctly in the near future! Why? Let me tell you. In December I wrote a post called Homeschooling…
By Jennifer Smeltser Even before I received my diploma from high school, I knew what was going to be my next step; I was going to college. It was not a decision that was forced upon me, but instead just something the members in my family do. We finish high school and then move on…
Your child is beginning to explore the world! There are so many new and interesting objects that must to be remembered. Let’s make it easier with Baby Learns Simple Objects! Baby Learns Simple Objects is a customizable app that allows you to teach your child the names of the common objects that surround him in…
Are you looking for a summer educational opportunity for your students? One where they can learn about topics such as liberty, history, and economics from qualified professors? One where they can meet new friends and experience life on a college campus? One where they will have the best three days of their lives? One that…
My last post here at Hip Homeschool Moms was about the Anxiety Over Homeschooling High School. My daughter is currently in eighth grade which has me doing extensive research into what we need to be doing for her upcoming high school years. The 4 years of high school become more critical than most other years…
I know you all read that title with the expectation that I would have some sort of epiphany and clear cut answer for you, with lots to back it up….but I don’t! Instead I have a thought process, lots of talking and researching, and some possible resources. In all the talk you hear around…
Career decision making is one of the greatest developmental challenges that people face. In my own career as a counseling psychologist, I’ve served the students of four universities, facilitating their academic, social, emotional, and vocational growth. I’ve seen countless students struggle with the questions “Which career will I pursue?” and “What will be my major…
My toddler is 23 months old and LOVES the iPad. What toddler or child these days doesn’t? It’s how I survive doctor’s appointments and gymnastics lessons without running a marathon. Naturally, whether you homeschool or not, as parents we want to do our best to have the most age appropriate, educational games available for our…
