Tag Archives: home educating mom

There is no one shoe that fits all

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

I recently had an interesting chat with one of my home education mom friends. It started because she has been reading a book about home education that was just disheartening. The author had a set idea about how you do … Continue reading →

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Summer Holiday Break?

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

One of the big questions everyone seems to be asking at the moment is do you break for Summer Holidays?  If so when do you start and for how long? I don’t like answering No we don’t or Yes we … Continue reading →

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Wild Flowers and a Log Pile

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

I tend to write lots of posts about the books and resources that we use but one area I probably don’t talk about that much is our garden. It is such a sanctuary for the kids. Last year when we … Continue reading →

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Yes we are still on that topic

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

There are a few questions that I have come to dread. One of them is “what did you do in school today?” – hmmm. Well my daughter will often answer with “Nothing”. There are two reasons she often says this. … Continue reading →

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Going Against the Trend

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

We recently had a birthday and over the course of the birthday week I have had a number of insightful conversations with the birthday girl. All of which have yet once again reinforced why I am so happy that we … Continue reading →

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Taking a week off

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

This past week has been one of those weeks when we all really needed a break so we took it.  I had a few medical appointments scheduled for the week and I was feeling very apprehensive about them.  So much … Continue reading →

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Tough Days

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

I actually stopped and rewrote this post a few times for the simple reason that whenever I admit I have had a tough few days I normally get the response – “So just stick them in school ” – which … Continue reading →

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