Motherhood
Posts related to raising children through their ages and stages
How I am Planning Our Unschooling Year
I've already told you about what unschooling is to my family and why I feel the need to set up a plan for our year. This post will break out a few more nitty gritty details of how I'm hoping to accomplish a planned unschool year. Step 1: Figure out the boys' interests...
Household Rules for Our Unschooling Family
My interpretation of unschooling is that it is a form of learning from life without imposing a specific curriculum or forcing a specific method of teaching on my children. A lot of information about unschooling that I have read talks about how it is just letting life...
Don’t Call Me Shy!
According to Wikipedia, "The primary defining characteristic of shyness is a largely ego-driven fear of what other people will think of a person's behavior, which results in the person becoming scared of doing or saying what he or she wants to, out of fear of negative...
In the Thick of It
I have some great posts that I want to write but my time is not my own these days. Currently my little ones are watching a show so I can type this out really quick and then head to my sewing machine to get some stuff ready for a trade fair that I'm attending this...
Help for Postpartum Depression
I have been battling with depression for a long time. I know for sure that I was depressed at about 15 and it has been a thorn in my side ever since. Sometimes I'm winning the battle and other times I need to be reminded that the battle isn't my own. After a nasty...
Is Homeschooling Right for Your Family?
Have you thought about homeschooling but are still trying to figure out if homeschooling is right for your family? I came across a website that made me think about my reasons for wanting to homeschool and actually put them on paper. This was an awesome exercise...