So What is MBTI? In short, MBTI is a personality identifier and a genius one at that. What are the 16 Personality Types and What does that even mean? Sensor Sensor Intuitive Intuitive ISTJ – Logistician ISFJ – Defender INFJ – Advocate INTJ – Architect ISTP – Virtuoso ISFP- Adventurer INFP – Mediator INTP – Logician ESTP – Entrepreneur ESFP- Entertainer ENFP – Campaigner ENTP – Debater ESTJ – Executive ESFJ- Consul ENFJ – Protagonist ENTJ – Commander What are…
Homeschool better by knowing your strengths and weaknesses… Use your MBTI Personality Type to help you homeschool better… One of our favorite personality studies that has helped us the most in our homeschool journey is MBTI. This is the Meyers Briggs – two geniuses who spent a considerable amount of time studying the differences and preferences of people and how it affects they way they view the world. That’s a lot of personality types! Sixteen personalities? That’s a lot of…
The Four Combinations of Your Learning Style and How to Homeschool Better I strongly connect and relate to this woman’s tale as she explains her experiences teaching in the classroom, feeling the frustration of trying to communicate and help students. While some moments were annoying, she realized those “annoyances” were actually different learning styles conflicting with her learning style. Ever feel like you are speaking to a wall with your child? Maybe you aren’t fully understanding one another. This book…
Resources and Ideas for every family to meet people, socialize and grow relationships for your children and yourself… 1. Homeschool Co-Ops Local co-ops – look for Facebook pages, type in “local homeschool co-op” or search online. Most states will have one and some may be nearby or they may be far away. But it is worth searching because you never know who you might meet. What a great way to gain a strong sense of community and is a great…
How to Help My Lazy or Unmotivated Child Structure Clear expectations Staying calm Being patient Discipline How do I help my unmotivated child succeed? Many of us know that temptation to scream at our unmotivated child when that child has skipped another math lesson (or any other school subject) for the third day in a row and now they are crying and wailing on the floor saying they just can’t do it because it’s too hard. Or what about the…
Did your morning start off with an organized and tidy little cubby and a stack of neat papers and then a few hours later, your house looks like a tornado came through it? How to organize: the essentials How do you begin to organize your homeschool? The way you organize your school for homeschooling is solely up to you and your individual family needs. Here are some ways we have organized our schooling areas over the years that have helped…
Dealing with an INTJ Child (Introverted/Intuitive/Thinker/Judger) (Extroverted/Intuitive/Thinker/Judger) MBTI Website: https://www.16personalities.com/intj-personality Do you find your INTJ/ENTJ child asking or saying… “What is the plan for tomorrow?” “If I do that, then this will happen.” “That is inefficient.” “When I’m an adult, I plan on…” – Our 10 year old Our INTJ Academic Monster… …sometimes drives us crazy. Some days we aren’t sure we can keep up. He struggles to tie his shoes but he can complete algebra questions. He saved up…
The frustrated parent and relearning what “learning” is for the ADHD child: The way your ADHD child learns is different, not wrong… I was casually sitting on the couch one afternoon on a day off from work. I looked up from my book and saw two feet bicycling in the air in front of me behind our large red foot rest. There was a steady and peppy whistling accompanying the feet riding round and round. I proceeded to peer over…
Help! My child reads everything… ….Your advanced reader who just can’t. stop. devouring. books…. an advanced reader – A child who reads will be an adult who thinks…. For years, our now ten-year-old son (MBTI – INTJ) who is an advanced reader went to the library with us and got the same side-glances from so many onlookers and librarians, “you read what and you are how old?” This began our tireless quest for just one more book and one more…