by Kris Cox | Apr 8, 2016 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
“Mom, Joey hit me!”… “He stole my truck” “I want him out of my room!” Does this sound familiar? When our children fight, it’s so frustrating! I remember days when I felt more like a referee than a mom! Seriously, dealing with our kids bickering is often... by Kris Cox | Mar 26, 2016 | Encouragement, General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
Happy Easter! I pray God will remind you afresh about the amazing miracle of His love and His salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ this weekend. We are so blessed to serve a God who loves us so much that He provided a way for our relationship... by Kris Cox | Mar 13, 2016 | Encouragement, General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
There are so many tips for homeschooling, really too many to share in one post! I’ll share some of the more important ones here, plus tips for teaching children in the younger years. Stay tuned for another post on teaching tips for older students soon!...
by Kris Cox | Feb 22, 2016 | Encouragement, General Homeschooling, Uncategorised
Burnout is defined as feeling depressed, exhausted, and exasperated, basically being worn out, even ready to give up. Burnout is a fairly common problem among homeschoolers at some point in their homeschool journey, so if you’re feeling a little bit this way,... by Kris Cox | Feb 3, 2016 | Faith Development, General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
I started out homeschooling with the idea that we were going to be doing school like they did it in the public school, but we’d be doing it at home. I bought the little desks for the kids to sit in; they were made of metal and wood (bought used from the school), and...
by Kris Cox | Dec 18, 2015 | General Homeschooling, Getting Started, Uncategorised
In part 1 of this series I shared about Learning Modalities, which refers to the sensory method that a person prefers to use for taking in information when learning. Just to recap, visual learners prefer to be able to see what they are learning, and auditory learners...