Category: Thoughts from the Virginia Homeschool Trenches

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How to Pick the Perfect Curriculum

February 28, 2018

How to Pick the Perfect Curriculum by Kyndra Steinmann It’s February and all my homeschool groups are full of comments and posts about finding

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Is It Dysgraphia?

February 21, 2018

By: Dianne Craft, MA, CNHP One of the most common and misdiagnosed processing problems in children is a blocked writing gate. This is the

Learning to Love What Might Be Destroyed

February 13, 2018

Learning To Love What Might Be Destroyed By Lynna Sutherland You’ve heard the saying “learning to love what must be done,” right? The idea

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Three Keys to Creating a Parenting Legacy

February 7, 2018

Three Keys to Creating a Parenting Legacy It was the second year of our marriage, and the arguing in our house was getting more

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Flexible Homeschooling: Setting Your Schedule Free

January 31, 2018

By Kyndra Steinmann When we first began this homeschooling journey, I was very focused on making sure the children were “learning something and making

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Why Homeschool: Are You Homeschooling Out of Fear?

January 9, 2018

If there’s one thing I’ve heard over and over from veteran homeschoolers, it’s that we shouldn’t homeschool out of fear. That sounds like wise

Vacation Brain – When You Need a New Brain

December 20, 2017

Vacation Brain – When You Need a New Brain by Kyndra Steinmann Lately, I’ve had a bad case of “vacation brain”! As is usual

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3 Reasons Homeschool Moms Love to Feel Guilty

December 6, 2017

3 Reasons Homeschool Moms Love to Feel Guilty by Lynna Sutherland There’s just no way I can do it all. (I’ve known this for

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Troubleshooting Your Homeschool Plan: Curriculum, Teacher, or Child?

November 16, 2017

Troubleshooting Your Homeschool Plan: Curriculum, Teacher, or Child? by Kyndra Steinmann At this point in the year, most of us have at least a

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Do You Have a Homeschool Planning Period?

November 8, 2017

by Kyndra Steinmann The first six weeks of our first term of school flew by! We took a week’s break—to work on other projects,

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Do Homeschool Moms Carry an Unfair Mental Workload?

November 7, 2017

Do Homeschool Moms Carry an Unfair Mental Workload? Let’s be honest. Being a mom, especially a homeschool mom, is a huge responsibility. The physical

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The Blessing of Boring Routine

October 24, 2017

The Blessing of Boring Routine By Kendra Steinmann Two summers ago, the three biggest children went to a local day camp for two weeks.

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