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As homeschool parents, there are many options for teaching our children. I have found the variety out there to actually be overwhelming, but few resources actually meet my needs. My son is gifted, but has ADHD. As a clinician and a professor, I hated seeing him struggle in school. Each day he would tell me he had “Carnitors” (T-Rex’s for the rest of us) in his tummy. After meeting with his teacher several times, it became clear that the school was unable/unwilling to meet his needs to my satisfaction. Kids with ADD/ADHD need a place with few distractions, short bursts of learning followed by physical activity, structure and learning materials tailored to how they learn and learning times scheduled around when they learn best.
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If you are homeschooling your children then you know how time consuming, frustrating and costly it can be to find good quality lesson plans and teaching resources. It is almost impossible for one individual to reinvent the wheel when it comes to developing an entire curriculum for multiple years and subjects. The Internet can be a free source of quality resources. The good news is that there are tons of resources available online. The bad news is that there are tons of resources available online. Who has time to go through them all?
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• Jon’s Homeschool Resources – This is one of the first sites that I found online for homeschooling.  He’s been up and running for over 10 years now, and has a ton of great resources for every homeschooler.
• National Home Education Network – This is one of the few completely non-religious, all inclusive homeschooling organizations that covers all of the United States.  Some of the articles that I have on this site, came from their article database.  They are one of the few organizations that I would recommend to anyone who homeschools, but especially if you are not a fundamentalist Christian homeschooler.  There are few secular organizations, this is one that is truely secular!

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A while ago, I talked about wanting to write an article for the Secular Homeschooling Magazine about dealing with “The Talk” as homeschoolers.  I was able to get that done, plus a short article with answers from several experts in the fields of child psychology, pediatrics, and education on several tough questions.  The issue that these articles will be in will be out soon!  You can order your subscription on their site.  Along with my two articles, there will be others tackling tough issues such as sex, death, controversial types of homeschooling and a lot more. Read the rest of this entry »

This was a very interesting turn of events for me.  Just recently I became the Nevada State Rep for Time4Learning.com’s forums.   It’s a new forum where you can ask questions about any topic that you need more information on.  From questions about Time4Learning itself to questions about your individual state, whatever your question, there is someone there that can help you.

Come stop by and chat awhile!