1. The “No/Don’t” Problem

    There is something that comes up a lot in my work as a parenting educator. Perhaps not surprisingly, it is something that also comes up a lot in my work […]

  2. Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings…

    This week’s guest post is by featured contributor Esther Schiedel. We hope that you find it useful and look forward to future posts by Esther.  Many parenting education programs talk […]

  3. Rest Time, Anyone?

    A couple of weeks ago I told you about a typical day in home school. I stopped at what is, to me, the most amazing part of the day: what […]

  4. Taking a Breath

    A funny thing happened on the way to my blog post last night. One of the things about homeschooling is that the kids are all home, together, and they get […]

  5. Reading, and What Comes Before

    “Daddy, do you think I’ll be able to read when I’m a grownup?” This question came from my six-year-old daughter. Her eldest sister, now ten, started reading when she was […]

  6. The Scientist on the Bike

    This week’s post is from featured contributor Esther Schiedel. We hope that you find it useful and look forward to future posts from Esther. Several years ago researchers Alison Gropnik, […]

  7. The Parenting Garden

    This week’s guest post was written by Jen Bettis. We hope that you find it useful and look forward to future posts by Jen. It’s the time of year in […]

  8. Respect My Authority

    This week’s guest post is by featured contributor Esther Schiedel. We hope that you find it useful and look forward to future posts from Esther. A friend commented on my […]

  9. Why You Should Get Off My Lawn

    You know who needs boundaries? Kids. Of all ages. Don’t tell them I said this, but teenagers need boundaries too. They need them as much, at least, as they did […]

  10. Time Out: Alternative to What?

    I wrote a couple of weeks ago about time outs, and my observation that, not only do they often fail to achieve what we want for our kids but there […]