Preparing your teen to launch into adulthood is an exciting milestone, but exploring all the available options can also be intimidating. Learn how to move forward confidently from three mentors who’ve been in your shoes.
By Julianna Duerksen “The earlier they’re in school, the earlier they’ll read.” “Kids need preschool to learn to sit still so they can learn in kindergarten.” “Children will never be socialized if they haven’t experienced a classroom.” Such are the...
by Julianna Duerksen To get you started on a Thanksgiving Unit Study, here’s some background about the history of Thanksgiving. Try reading it out loud, then, check out the activities below! “They found the Lord to be with them in all their ways,...
By Shari McMinn Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he (Proverbs 29:18 KJV). Three decades ago when my late husband, Cary, and I began homeschooling our then five children, we discussed what outcomes...
By Julianna Duerksen So many times, I’ve heard moms of littles share how overwhelming the thought of homeschooling is: “I could never do that!” Or, for those who’ve dared try, stress themselves out by recreating public school at home — desks,...
By guest author Julianna Duerksen Looking for a fun unity study for one of those cold, snowy January days when you’re stuck in the house? This Art History Unit Study is something multiple ages can do — older students will enjoy digging deeper into...
By guest author Yvonne Strachan You may be thinking that a leader is defined as one who holds a formal authoritative position. But what if I told you that a true leader is someone who influences others? Everyone influences others at some point. So,...
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...
