We've all been there as homeschoolers. "Mom, this is boooooring." "Mom, I hate math." *Foot stomps* "I'm not doing it!" "Moooooommm"....kid looks at math problems they have done a million times..."it's too hard." Kid escapes to the backyard or bathroom for the eighth time in 20 minutes the moment you turn to help another child. … Continue reading What to Do When Your Child Won’t Do the Work
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Creating a Meaningful Morning
There was a time in my life when gathering for homeschooling morning time or circle time was easy...ish. This is not that time. Our oldest needs to get to her community college classes a few days a week, the next one goes off to school every day, #3 has hit the teen years and … Continue reading Creating a Meaningful Morning
Two Questions to Ask Yourself When You are Struggling
When you are struggling in your homeschooling or life in general, it might help to ask yourself two big questions. What is the real challenge here for you? In Micheal Bungay Stanier's book The Coaching Habit (affiliate), he has some great questions that he designed to improve your management and leadership skills, but they are also great … Continue reading Two Questions to Ask Yourself When You are Struggling
Did you try turning it off and on again?
My dh is an engineer turned IT guy. At least once a day we talk about the old IT adage, if something isn't working, "Did you try turning it off and on again?" Then we smile and chuckle about it as our children roll their eyes at us. 90% of the time it fixes the … Continue reading Did you try turning it off and on again?
Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homschooler – Parting Thoughts
How is everyone holding up? For many of you the holidays are beginning to reach a crescendo, with Christmas a few days away. Maybe others of you are done for the most part - enjoy watching the rest of us run around like crazy people. 😉 My one parting thought before the wave … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homschooler – Parting Thoughts
The Bucket
I was first introduced to the bucket theory through my daughters' allergist. Basically, the body can be like a bucket, and too much exposure to even mild allergens, toxins, or pathogens fills that bucket, and leaves little room for the immune system to work...like a bucket that has become full from many drops over time. When … Continue reading The Bucket
Surviving the Holidays as an HSP – Part 3, Self Care
Welcome to the third part in my Highly Sensitive Homeschooler series on surviving the holiday season. The first two parts can be found here: Surviving the Holidays Part 1 - The Homeschooling Surviving the Holidays Part 2 - Know Your Lines This third part will focus on something I know so many caring, sensitive … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays as an HSP – Part 3, Self Care
Surviving the Holidays – Part 2, Know Your Lines
Welcome to Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler. Today I'd like to talk a bit about boundaries and how to keep them with style and grace. Boundaries As a highly sensitive person, having personal boundaries is essential to your mental and physical health. Boundaries communicate to others just how far you will … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays – Part 2, Know Your Lines
Surviving the Holidays Part 1 – The Homeschooling
Welcome to my series on homeschooling through the holidays as a highly sensitive homeschooler. Today is Day 1 - Homeschooling. Homeschooling in December It's no secret that homeschooling can sometimes be difficult for a highly sensitive person under normal conditions. Add in the holidays, and BAM (Oooo, sorry.... bam) and you have a recipe for … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays Part 1 – The Homeschooling
Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler
Not sure why God in his goodness ordained that the stressful season of holidays should come right after the November Homeschooling Blahs (if you don't know what that is I'll have to do a post on it soon)...maybe the holidays are supposed to be soul filling, but as a highly sensitive mom and homeschooler, it's hard to … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays as a Highly Sensitive Homeschooler