We’ve all heard the argument against homeschooling, “but what about socialization?” Typically this argument really asks is, “but what about your kids turning into socially inept weirdos if they aren’t around normal kids all day?” (Go ahead, try to deny that, but that’s what that question REALLY means..) But what about the SOCIAL BUTTERFLY? That’s a socialization horse of a different color. Homeschooling the Extrovert (Social Butterfly) I recently had a good …
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My Kids Aren’t My “Everything.”
This post contains affiliate links. “My kids are everything to me.” “My kids are my world.” Often when I hear someone say these things, I smile and nod because I know what they mean–but in the back of my head I have this inner conversation with myself. It goes something like this: “Are our kids supposed to be our world and our everything?” “I’ve never said either one of those things.” “I …
Why Your Kids SHOULD Have Secret Pass Codes on Their Phones
Do your kids have secret pass codes on their phones, tablets and other devices? Ours do. But wait, I confess, I’m misleading you. Our kids don’t have pass codes that are secret from *US*–only everybody else. Why Your Kids SHOULD Have Secret Pass Codes on Their Phones We’ve reached the point now where all three of our children have some kind of device to be responsible for, that they could …