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Melissa is embarking on her first year of homeschooling. She has three girls -- Sunshine (10), Pixie (7) and Lady Bug (3). She always said she'd never homeschool and you know what they say about never saying never... She can be found wherever strong coffee is served, repeating "I'll never win the lottery, I'll never win the lottery..." Find out more about her on her blog.

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American kids watch more than 28 hours of TV a week. Do homeschooled kids watch more? Um...

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I had a secret fear when we started homeschooling that I would just let my kids watch TV for hours in an attempt to get them out of my hair or occupy...
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The seperation between mom and teacher--being both all the time

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I think one of the hardest parts of homeschooling is that I am fully mom and fully teacher all.the.time. I don’t go home at the end of a rough...
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Including siblings in homeschooling events--being inclusive is the rule of the day

So you know, siblings are generally always welcome at homeschool events. I had the mark of a newbie every time I didn’t bring all my kids along...
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How do you homeschool a reluctant (or just distracted) learner? Ugh.

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I am frustrated because I am dealing with a reluctant learner. She isn’t reluctant to learn, per se, just reluctant to learn anything I say she...
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What counts as 'schooling' in your homeschool life? Pretty much everything!

Since I have become much more aware of keeping track of our homeschool hours, I have come to agree with the common homeschool mantra that...
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Good homeschooling days--learning to let go of my lesson plans

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We only get one-maybe two-of these days a week; days where things go sort-of according to plan. Or, at least days I feel like we've made some kind...
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The guilty homeschooler--am I coping out on my local school community?

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I have to admit to a sense of guilt about pulling my kids out of our local public school, from a community-building perspective. I should preface that...
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Pros of homeschooling--4 things I don't miss about school

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As we continue to settle into homeschooling, I have discovered that there are things I don’t miss about sending my kids off to school every day....
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First weeks of homeschooling--what's it really like?

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We are into our second week of homeschooling and before I started, I wondered what it was really going to be like. It's been a smooth transition...
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How to keep house and homeschool: practical living skills for kids and a clean house for mom

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How do you keep your house clean and homeschool your kids? Is it possible to do both? Absolutely! Teaching practical life skills (homeschool speak...
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