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Beating Homeschool Burnout by Joyce Jackson
April 20th, 2008 | 
Author: Why do we get burnt out in the first place? Fatigue and discouragement, are the prime reasons. For most of us, if we don’t see results right away, we get discouraged. When we get discouraged we get fatigued.
It’s sometimes much harder to see the results of our homeschooling, our work, than it is for someone working 8 to 5 and getting a paycheck for it. That paycheck, the result of their labor, keeps every employee going but what do homeschool parents have in which to motivate ourselves when we don’t see the results of our teaching? That’s when discouragement can set in.
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Tags: Burnout, Clutter, Columbus Day, Consequence, Discouragement, Distant Future, Fatigue, Fun Stuff, Homeschool Parents, Homeschooling, Hot Site, Joyce Jackson, Laundry, Momentum, Monday Through Friday, Paycheck, Physical Demands, Prime Reasons, Six Days, Six Weeks, Stack | 
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Homeschooling Tips for the Single Parent By Amar Mahallati
Single parents are already faced with many challenges, but when they wish to homeschool their child, those challenges increase dramatically. Without a partner, the parent may feel that they are barely able to support their child alone, much less be home and educate their child and devote that necessary time to education. Private school is also often out of the question because it is simply not economically feasible for the single parent.
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Tags: Ample Time, Challenges, children, College Admissions, Concerted Effort, Evenings, Holiday Time, Holidays, Homeschool, Homeschooled Children, Homeschooling, homeschooling tips, Instruction Time, kids, Lunch, Necessary Time, Peers, Personal Interests, Private School, Single Parent, Single Parents, Standardized Tests, Summer Vacation, Time Management, What This Means |
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Free Child Safety Kit from ADT
As any parent knows, our children’s safety is our highest priority. That’s why when I ran accross this free Safety Kit from ADT, I had to tell everyone about it. The kit comes with a guide on teaching your children how to be safe both in the real world and online, a cool fingerprint kit, a magnet, a reflective sticker for kids to wear in the dark, and games, too. This is for any child that is 14 years old or younger, one kit per child. It takes about 4 – 6 weeks to receive in the mail. But I think it’ll be well worth the wait.
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Tags: Adt, Child Safety Kit, Fingerprint Kit, Free Safety, Games, Magnet, Mail, Priority, Real World, Worth The Wait |
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Free Resource – What About Penmanship? A Guide for Homeschooling Parents
I just found this great free resource! It’s a guide for homeschoolers on how to choose the right penmanship to teach our children and how to go about doing it. I know how hard it can be to figure out how to teach cursive. There are so many different types of penmanship styles, it gets a little confusing! Luckily, this will answer some of those questions and make things a little easier for you.
Posted in Curriculum, Elementary, Freebies, Helpful Hints, Kindergarteners, Lessons, Methods, Middle School, PreSchoolers, Resources |
Tags: Bible, Bogart, Concise Overviews, Copy Worksheets, Family Resources, Fonts Download, Fonts Free, Free Download, Free Resource, Homeschoolers, Homeschooling Parents, Many Different Types, Priorities, Samples Free, Work Samples |
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