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A Few Benefits of Nature for Children
Are you finding homeschooling to be stressful? Are the children struggling to sit still? Perhaps it’s time for a change of learning environment – a change from indoor to outdoor,…
Character Development (part 3)
This is part 3 of a 3-part series on character development. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Of all the factors involved in the development of…
Character Development (part 2)
This is part 2 of a 3-part series on character development. You can read part 1 here and part 3 here. I like avocados. No, I absolutely love avocados –…
Character Development (part 1)
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on character development. You can read part 2 here and part 3 here. Have you ever taken a long drive for a…
Worried About Homeschooling This Year?
A recent Gallup poll, published August 25, 2020, revealed that 10% of American families with children of school age are intending to homeschool their children this year.[1] That’s double the…
Children Learn by Doing
Experiments in the area of child development and neuroscience shows that one of the most important factors in a young child’s learning process is his/her interaction with the environment. Children…
Quiet and Simple
Is your child stressed, irritable, overactive, or easily frustrated? This may be a result of something known as overstimulation. Overstimulation happens when a child is swamped by more experiences, sensations, noise…
Benefits of Physical Activity
With summer over, a new school year started, and winter on the doorstep of those of us in the northern hemisphere, we often find ourselves getting less outdoor activity. But…
Doing Your Own Thinking
Doing schoolwork isn’t the only way for a child to learn. In fact, a child’s brain develops best when he is regularly engaged in real-life activities that involve working, playing,…
