Structure Clear expectations Staying calm Being patient Discipline 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 sneaky/passive child who just didn’t check in with you and pretended to get their work done,…
A brief description of a fun and challenging family friendly board game – dive in below Kid Rating: 5 Stars Replay Value: Played over 50 times Challenge Level: Easy-Moderate Time Played: 30-45 minutes Build a building, gather a resource, pick a new quest – take back first player! You only have so many turns before the round ends. Fast paced to complete your quest in Lords of Waterdeep What adventurer will you be? Good or evil? Become a shady back-alley…
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 us…and we are always modifying and adapting new ideas as our children change and grow. Are there pencils all over your floor? Are you staring at books and papers all the time and don’t know where to start organizing? Our family has moved a lot over…
Dealing with an INTJ Child (Introverted/Intuitive/Thinker/Judger) (Extroverted/Intuitive/Thinker/Judger) MBTI Website: https://www.16personalities.com/intj-personality “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 …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 an entire year for a game that hadn’t been released yet because he…
The frustrated parent and relearning what “learning” is for the ADHD child: I was casually sitting on the couch one afternoon on a day off from work when 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 the foot rest to see my middle child, age…
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…