by Shari McMinn With the new year, many families — for a variety of reasons — are beginning a whole new lifestyle with...
School at Home is Different: Transitioning Your Unique Learner from Institutional School
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Anchored and Connected: Relationship Goals for You and Your Unique Learner
by Shari McMinn Merry Christmas! And now the New Year is about to begin! Relationship Goals for Homeschooling...
Skills Development and Living Options for Future Dependent Adults
by Shari McMinn Happy Thanksgiving! This month, I would like to offer strategies for helping your unique learner who...
Character Training: An Essential Part of Homeschooling Unique Learners
by Shari McMinn This month, my youngest eaglet — a unique learner — successfully flew out of our family’s nest! She...
Curriculum Methodologies and Options for Unique Learners
by Shari McMinn July and August are typically the months when most homeschool parents plan for their students’ new...
Sensory Processing Issues: Avoiding or Seeking?
By Emily Werner I was watching my son participate in “Safety Town,” a little community summer day camp for soon-to-be...
Homeschooling the Violently Aggressive Child
by Shari McMinn There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and...
Find Conviction and Purpose in Your Homeschool Journey
Triumph Over Tears by Yvonne Strachan Every perceived failure I carried as a mother and teacher washed over me like a...
Thankful In the Good, the Bad, and Even the Ugly
by Shari McMinn Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will...
Fall Into Field Trips
by Shari McMinn Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! (Psalm 34:8 ESV)...
Doubt Yourself? Trust Christ
By Shari McMinn For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not...
The Importance of Like-Minded Fellowship
By Shari McMinn And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and...
Long-Term Caring for Your Special Needs Child
By Shari McMinn And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these...
Instilling a Thankful Heart
By Shari McMinn Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom,...
Destressing Your Homeschool
By Shari McMinn Destressing Your Homeschool Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate...
Preparing Adult Children with Special Needs for Adulthood
By author Shari McMinn Like me, you are probably getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this week. My family is...
Unique Learners: Peace through Unity or Isolation?
By Shari McMinn As a parent of a busy homeschooling family, especially one where challenging students can purposely...
Writing Struggles — Unique Learner’s Column
By Shari McMinn It’s firecracker-hot July, a season some have termed “the dog days of summer.” Not only are dogs hot,...
Navigating Dyslexia
By guest author Tammy Kennington, “Mama, I can’t read like the other boys and girls.” My daughter’s face, round and...
Successful Field Trips with Special Needs
By guest author Peggy Ployhar The home school schedule offers incredible flexibility for field trips. Unfortunately,...