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  • Play and Learn

    Rainy Day Renaissance: 7 Indoor Activities That Spark Joy and Learning

    Some days, the walls close in. Maybe it’s the gray light slinking through the window, maybe it’s the silence between you and your coffee. Maybe it’s your kids scaling the back of the couch with spatulas. Whatever the reason, you’re inside, again, with a crew that needs more than coloring pages and cereal. For unschooling and homeschooling parents, indoor days can feel like both a blessing and a cage match. You want joy. You want learning. You want your house left standing. Turn Your Kitchen Into a Lab It doesn’t take a degree or a lab coat to spark wonder. You’ve got magic in your cabinets — baking soda, vinegar,…

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    Deschooling: How to Transition from Traditional School to Unschooling

    March 31, 2025
    Two boys smiling as they work on a science experiment from Supercharged Science. you looking for a homeschool science program? Check out this review for Supercharged Science - an interactive science program with lots of experiments!

    Supercharged Science: a Homeschool Science Review

    May 28, 2019
    Are you wanting to increase your children's typing skills and speed (or your own)? Check out this review for Typing Tournament Online from EdAlive!

    Typing Tournament Online – Review

    May 23, 2019
  • Pregnancy and Parenting

    Raising Leaders: How Parents Can Instill Leadership Skills in Children from an Early Age

    Leadership doesn’t start in boardrooms or corner offices—it begins at home, often long before a child can even spell the word. For parents, the goal isn’t to raise a CEO but to raise someone capable of guiding themselves and others with confidence, empathy, and accountability. These are life skills, not just corporate ones, and the earlier you introduce them, the more naturally they take root. Fortunately, parenting offers an everyday playground for leadership lessons—you just have to know where to look. Encouraging Independence Without Isolation It’s tempting to step in and do things for your children, especially when you’re pressed for time or they seem frustrated. But by letting them…

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    Time saving tips for a more productive life.

    Time Saving Tips For A Busy Mom

    July 10, 2018

    Birth Uncensored: Postpartum Poop

    February 9, 2021
    Being a parent is hard. Am I doing the right thing? Am I doing enough? How can I be a be a better parent? Am I making the right decisions as a parent?

    Am I Making The Right Decisions As A Parent? Believe In Yourself

    February 8, 2019
  • Play and Learn

    Raising Resilient Kids: How Homeschooling Families Can Inspire Healthy Choices

    When you’re homeschooling, you’re not just responsible for academics—you’re setting the foundation for your child’s entire life. That can feel like a heavy burden, but it’s also an amazing opportunity. Because you control the environment, structure, and daily rhythms of your household, you get to weave good habits and sound values into the very fabric of your family’s lifestyle. Helping your children make healthy choices isn’t about checking boxes or delivering lectures—it’s about building a life that naturally encourages curiosity, strength, and discernment. Here’s how you can do just that. Make Meals an Invitation, Not a Fight Kids watch everything you do, especially when it comes to food. If you’re…

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    I was given the opportunity to review Stopmotion Explosion's Stop Motion Animation Kit. With budding filmmakers in my home, I knew this was going to be fun!

    Stopmotion Explosion Review

    April 15, 2019
    Two boys smiling as they work on a science experiment from Supercharged Science. you looking for a homeschool science program? Check out this review for Supercharged Science - an interactive science program with lots of experiments!

    Supercharged Science: a Homeschool Science Review

    May 28, 2019
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    Unschooling With Big Brother Watching

    March 2, 2021
  • Pregnancy and Parenting

    Peaceful Coexistence: Designing and Managing a Harmonious Multi-Generational Home

    Living with multiple generations under one roof can be a rewarding experience. It strengthens family bonds, offers mutual support, and builds a stronger sense of continuity. But it can also present challenges—from differing routines and privacy expectations to accessibility concerns and space constraints. Creating a home that works well for grandparents, parents, and children alike takes intentional design and thoughtful management. With the right approach, your multi-generational household can become a thriving ecosystem where everyone feels seen, heard, and respected. Zoning the Home for Harmony The first step to making a multi-generational home work is ensuring that everyone has a space they can truly call their own. It’s not always…

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    Birth Uncensored: Postpartum Poop

    February 9, 2021
    Time saving tips for a more productive life.

    Time Saving Tips For A Busy Mom

    July 10, 2018
    No matter your beliefs about what happens after we die, talking about death can be hard. What is even harder, is talking to children about death. But is so important to do.

    Talking To Children About Death

    April 17, 2019
  • Home and Lifestyle

    10 Simple Ways to Practice Minimalist Parenting

    In today’s fast-paced world, parenting can often feel overwhelming. There’s so much pressure to sign kids up for every activity, buy the latest toys, and keep up with an endless stream of information. Minimalist parenting offers a refreshing alternative: focusing on what truly matters and letting go of the rest. Perhaps it is time to prioritize being unbusy.  By simplifying your home, schedule, and mindset, you can create more space for connection, creativity, and calm.  Here are 10 simple ways you can start practicing minimalist parenting today. How To Practice Minimalist Parenting 1. Prioritize Connection Over Stuff At its heart, minimalist parenting is about relationships, not things. Focus on building…

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    Minimalism With Children – The Importance Of Habits

    April 29, 2018

    Whole Body Barefoot – Book Review

    March 25, 2018
    Repeat these affirmations for self-love and watch the world blossom around you. When you love yourself, the world is yours to conquer. The law of attraction can help you manifest your dreams and live your best life.

    Affirmations For Self Love

    February 14, 2019
  • Play and Learn

    Raising Curious Minds: How to Keep the Love of Learning Alive in Your Child

    It starts early—the wide-eyed wonder, the endless “why” questions, the way your child stares at a ladybug as if it holds the secrets of the universe. Learning, at its core, is natural. But somewhere along the way, as structured schooling, standardized testing, and the pressure to perform take over, that spark can dim. As a parent, you have a powerful role in keeping it alive—not by drilling facts or pushing achievement, but by fostering curiosity, exploration, and the joy of discovery. Here’s how to make learning feel less like a chore and more like a lifelong adventure. Create a Home Where Questions Are Celebrated Nothing kills curiosity faster than dismissing…

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    Does your child love to read but struggles to comprehend what they have read? Check out these 7 tips to improve reading comprehension from an unschool mom.

    7 Tips to Improve Reading Comprehension

    May 25, 2019
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    Unexpected Educational Opportunities: Stealth Learning

    January 12, 2022
    One of the hardest things, when joining the unschooling world, is learning to trust your children. How will they learn the fundamentals? Trust them.

    Trust Your Children to Learn – Unschooling Life

    April 3, 2019
  • Home and Lifestyle

    How to Cultivate Gratitude and Joy in Everyday Parenting

    Discover how to cultivate gratitude and joy in everyday parenting with practical tips, mindful strategies, and heart-centered connection ideas. Bring more peace and presence into your family life this year!

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    This month I read a lot of books based on spirituality and motivation. These inspirational books motivated me to start 2019 going down the right path.

    What I Read This Month – Spirituality and Inspirational Books

    February 1, 2019
    To improve and grow as individuals, we need to understand who we are.  These journal prompts for self-reflection are designed to be used with stream of consciousness journaling to help you become the best you possible. 

    11 Journal Prompts for Self Reflection

    March 27, 2019

    Becoming A Barefoot Family

    July 18, 2018
  • Play and Learn

    Deschooling: How to Transition from Traditional School to Unschooling

    Learn how to transition smoothly from traditional schooling to unschooling with this ultimate guide to deschooling. Understand the process, challenges, and benefits of letting go of conventional education to embrace a child-led learning approach.

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    Ancient Greece has been a topic of conversation in our home for many moons now. Incorporating an Ancient Greece homeschool unit has been so much fun.

    Ancient Greece Homeschool Unit

    July 31, 2019

    Online Learning Resources

    January 18, 2021

    Homeschool In Pajamas

    June 27, 2018
  • Play and Learn

    Child-Led Learning: How to Nurture Curiosity Without a Curriculum

    Discover how to foster a love of learning without a curriculum! Explore child-led learning strategies that nurture curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning in your child.

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    Sight words can be a wonderful introduction to reading for your child. Luckily, we have been able to review a program from The Crafty Classroom all about sight words!

    Using Sight Words – Crafty Classroom Review

    July 17, 2019
    4 boys of different heights stand beside a size chart and a very large fossil of the leg and foot bones from a dinosaur. School's Out! It is summer and we are excited for warmer weather and new adventures. We just had our unschooling year-end meeting and are officially done!

    School’s Out! Unschooling Year End Report

    June 24, 2019
    Are you wanting to increase your children's typing skills and speed (or your own)? Check out this review for Typing Tournament Online from EdAlive!

    Typing Tournament Online – Review

    May 23, 2019
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    Pregnancy and Parenting

    10 Practical Tips for Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond Through Breastfeeding

    Breastfeeding is a powerful way to nurture emotional closeness and foster secure attachment between parent and child. While the act of nursing itself promotes bonding, incorporating intentional practices can deepen the connection even further. These practical tips for strengthening the parent-child bond through breastfeeding aims to help parents.

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    Self-Isolation is HARD for Introverted Parents

    March 28, 2020
    Bringing a new life into this world can be a terrifying thing without the scare tactics used to persuade pregnant women. This is my birth trauma story.

    Scare Tactics and Birth Trauma – Still Healing 10 Years Later

    December 19, 2018
    Mom lays on a gray couch, covered in a fuzzy blue blanket.

    Uh Oh – Mom’s Sick: Surviving Covid

    February 9, 2022
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