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Let me share a little about our dyslexia journey. You might be in a place where you suspect your child has dyslexia (that’s where I was), or you may have an official diagnosis after completing a dyslexia test. Our journey may be very similar or wildly different, but I really think it helps to hear…
“I thought my daughter was never going to understand math!” my friend said. Math just didn’t make sense to her daughter at all. When she’d been about 8 years old, she’d finally started to understand the simplest math concepts. As the years went by and she became a tween and then a teen, she never…
I wish it wasn’t true, but I really believe we often learn best through our mistakes. That is as much the case with homeschooling as it is with everything else in life. And my homeschooling blunders have been many. Some of them are easier to dismiss – like buying the cheap pencils, or thinking the…
Hi! I’m Wendy, one of the co-owners of Hip Homeschool Moms, and I’d like to talk to you about homeschooling children with ADHD. This time of year, lots of potential homeschooling families are considering whether or not they should homeschool. More and more families are choosing to homeschool now–including those with special needs kids. Some parents…
Let’s talk about reasons to homeschool a child with ADHD. Many parents of children who’ve been diagnosed with ADHD wonder if they should homeschool their children. If you are the parent of a child with ADHD, you may wonder if you even could homeschool your ADHD child because of behavior issues, learning difficulties, etc. Maybe…
I have a big heart for moms who are homeschooling children with ADHD because I’m one of those moms! I know the mission you’ve been given. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably one of those moms too. I am not an expert on Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, nor do I claim to be….
I remember vividly the sting of the knowledge of this fact: My child has ADHD. Knowing there was a problem was the easy part. Anyone could see his hyperactivity. It’s not that he was a bad kid. He just couldn’t focus. I could see that the current mold for public school just wasn’t working for him. He…
Oh how I thought I might lose my mind! My son had been working on his math for 1 1/2 hours, and he was only on problem #5……of 50!! Yes, that’s right. He had been sitting at his desk for 1 1/2 hours and was only on problem #5. I was only 23 years old…
Are you looking for practical but fun ways to incorporate fine motor skills practice into your preschoolers’ day? I recently decided to come up with some fun ways for my children to practice fine motor skills without having to spend a lot of money on materials. Below, you’ll see how I created my own DIY…
My family’s homeschooling journey began in a different way than that of many other homeschooling families. You see, when I began homeschooling, my intention was actually to begin teaching my autistic child, Hannah, what she needed to know in order to go to public school. Because of her severe autism, she didn’t speak; she had…
Today, I had the pleasure of speaking at a local homeschool conference. This is the second year I’ve been given the opportunity. Each year I leave feeling blessed because I expect the conference to go one way, and there’s inevitably a sharp left turn that takes me on an exciting adventure. This year I was…
What child isn’t fascinated with snow? At the first sight of snow falling, my kids’ excitement goes through the roof and they start making plans to head out to make snow angels, snowballs, and snow forts. I’ll admit, I’m not a fan of bundling up all the kids (and then un-bundling them when they have…
