Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, Amy Saunders from Orison Orchards tackles one of the most common struggles that all homeschool moms face—can I really homeschool high school? My younger kids take a weekly class at our local children’s museum. Today I was talking with one of the museum employees, who seemed to […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, I’ve asked my husband to share his thoughts on how homeschooling affects our marriage. We’re more than a decade into this journey and we’ve seen some ups and downs along the way. I can say with absolute certainty that communication with your spouse is the key! Knowing […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, Aimee Smith walks us through one of the top secret struggles that homeschool moms deal with – mom cliques! My heart beat faster as we walked through the door. We weren’t greeted immediately because the party was already in progress. It can be hard to know which […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, Ali Southerland (who blogs at This Addictive Mess) tells us why we can’t do everything and how to get past the overwhelm! Do you have the drive to be the best and do your best in everything you do? Do you always feel like a qualified and […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, Julie Polanco (who blogs at Julie Naturally) shares some tips and encouragement for dealing with unmotivated teens. Does this picture of an unmotivated teen sound familiar? He sleeps until noon and then raids the refrigerator. When you ask him about his algebra, he avoids looking at you. […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, Dr. Kristin Moon (who blogs at Kristin Moon Science) shares her amazing story about homeschooling a child with dyslexia. I didn’t expect homeschooling my son to be so hard. I gleefully made the decision to homeschool my children, attending homeschool conventions and curriculum fairs before my sons […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, we hear from Cindy Wetzel (who blogs at Homeschool Mom Extravaganza) about allergies and asthma, what parents need you to know but struggle to tell you. We don’t often talk about allergies and asthma in our homeschool circles, but we should. Having this conversation can help families […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, I’m sharing resources to help when your homeschool child begs to go to public school. Is there anything more discouraging to a homeschool mom than when our child begs to go to public school? It’s like they’re screaming, “You aren’t doing a good job! You aren’t giving […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, we hear from Kristina Peterson (who blogs at Book Bound Boys) about ways to keep your homeschool record keeping super simple! Everyone wants a super simple homeschool record keeping system. The system that I am going to share has worked for me throughout the years and has […]
Welcome to the “What’s Your Secret Struggle Homeschool Mom?” guest post series. Today, I’m sharing my own struggle with wanting to homeschool my kids, but not wanting to teach. You really can homeschool without teaching! We are finishing up our eleventh year homeschooling. At year ten, I was done. I was no longer interested in teaching my children, and I […]