Have you had one lately? When you’re parenting and home-educating, it can get pretty monotonous if you don’t treat yourself to some heart-pounding fun. Maeve and Mat talk about date night, conventions, and big names on the homeschool scene.
As they say in the hospital elevator, after the quirky laundry guy gets off, “It takes all kinds.” Not just the kinds who can read with bull’s eye comprehension or solve mathematical equations that leave one asking, “When will I ever use this?” Get some tips to recognize and nurture your children’s unique talents and intelligences based on Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.
Who decides what’s basic? Maeve figured out last week that basic is relative. So, listen in for some not-so-basic tips. We also discuss ways to keep creativity alive throughout your child’s education and why that’s essential in today’s educational economy.
Passion-driven learning naturally makes children happier and more motivated to learn. It also alleviates homeschool pressures for parents. Another bonus: it will help your kids soar ahead of those who are stuck on the government school’s protracted system of conveyor belt to college.
Do you constantly pour into your kids but are not seeing the fruit you’d hoped for? Or do you have goals that you’re not achieving despite your hard work? It’s easy to get discouraged on the long journey of parenting and home education. Listen in to how God sent us some encouragement in the midst of a ‘woe-is-me-my-life-sucks’ season.
Keep it simple sweetie. How do you people keep up with all the details? I can not. Let’s chat about some ways that we’ve simplified. Pfft. Simplified? That sounds so Better-Homes-And-Gardeney. Try paring down to the bare-bones minimum of what it takes to do your life, at your pace. That’s what I’m talking about.