By guest author Chuck Black In 1998 BT (Before Teens) I held to the ideological view that if we as parents immersed our children in the truth of God’s Word and walked fully in a real and tangible faith, that our children would emerge at eighteen as...
By guest author J. Aaron Gruben You’ve been to the conference. You’ve worked out your lesson plans. You’ve begun another successful year of homeschooling your child! Great job. But remember: don’t stop teaching when the lesson’s done. Thousands of...
By guest Author Renee Ellison A child with an undisciplined mind learns internal discipline by gobs and gobs of experiences of external discipline via attentive time with mom, dad, or a tutor. (Discipline here is not used in the punitive sense but...
By author Shari McMinn We live in an age of Pinterest perfectionism — I call it a “Martha” world. We are super busy and too much is expected of men, women, and even children! As a homeschool mom to lots of kids, a long-time farm wife, working...
By Guest Author Bradley Pierce *Knock, knock* Someone is at your door. You step toward it and look through the peephole. It’s a stranger, and they look official. You open the door. “Hello, can I help you?” you ask. “Hi, I’m from Child Protective...
By Carolyn Martin We are being bombarded with messages redefining the definition of man and woman while also affirming the exponential growth of the number of genders. Email signatures and in person introductions now come with imperatives about...
By Guest Author Andrea Elston There is nothing more precious than the treasure of a good book! As a parent educator, you understand how important it is to develop a love for reading in your children but finding the right pieces of literature to...
By Shari McMinn As a parent of a busy homeschooling family, especially one where challenging students can purposely wreak havoc upon best laid plans, I sometimes just need a bit of peace. Sound familiar? I either want to be ALONE somewhere, or have...
