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Amber homeschools to give her children an individualized, one-of-a-kind education that will prepare them for the future. Check out her story.

June 29, 2018October 19, 2018

One-of-a-Kind Homeschool: Setting Our Kids Up for their Future

Amber shares her story of homeschooling to create a one-of-a-kind, individualized education for her children. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool One-of-a-Kind Homeschool: Setting Our Kids up for Their Future Of all the many wonderful benefits of homeschooling, there is one which has become more obvious as the children have gotten older. As…

June chose a minimalist homeschool. She desires the slow, simple life homeschool can create. Read about her journey and reasons for homeschooling.

June 18, 2018June 19, 2019

Minimalist Homeschool: I homeschool because I want a simplified life.

June celebrates her minimalist homeschool. Homeschooling allows her to live a slow-paced, simplified life with her family.

The unrealistic expectations of public school caused Heather's son a lot of stress and anxiety. Here's how one family handled it and why they chose to homeschool. Part of our 10 reasons to homeschool series.

June 15, 2018October 19, 2018

Unrealistic Expectations of Public School Caused Stress & Anxiety in my Child

Read Heather’s story about coming to homeschool after the unrealistic expectations of the public school system caused stress and anxiety in her young son. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool We have a primrose on our dining room table. We got it a few months ago, and since then we’ve been watering it,…

Twice exceptional children, sometimes known as 2E, have some special challenges when it comes to their education. Read Ginny's story about why she chooses to homeschool her children.

June 8, 2018August 17, 2020

I Homeschool because… My Children are Twice Exceptional.

Ginny shares why homeschooling is the best choice for her twice exceptional children. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool My daughter failed out of kindergarten when she was six years old. What kind of kid goes in reading at a sixth-grade level only to get unceremoniously thrown out? Mine, it seemed, and the…

Hear Kirstee's story about how her time spend homeschooling brings her family together. Part of our Reasons to Homeschool series.

June 1, 2018October 19, 2018

Homeschool for your Family: Spending Time Together Brings Us Closer

Kirstee tells how the decision to homeschool brought her family together. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool ‘Why do you homeshool?‘ is a question we homeschool mamas get used to answering. For us it always comes back to valuing the time we get to spend together as a family. How family time lead…

May 25, 2018July 27, 2021

Unschooling Homeschool because I’m Against Common Core & Standardized Testing

Hear from Katrina, a mama unschooling homeschool because she doesn’t agree with common core and standardized testing.

10 Great Reasons to Homeschool - Why do you homeschool? Does your child have dyslexia or another learning disability? Do you have a gifted child? Was your child bullied? Find just a few of the many reasons people choose to homeschool in this article.

May 19, 2018August 17, 2020

Reasons to Homeschool – What’s Yours?

There are so many reasons to homeschool – perhaps as many unique reasons as there are homeschool families. I’m excited to share stories from homeschool moms – my readers and friends, as well as several well known bloggers that you might recognize. This is the first in a 10 post series that shares the many…

I homeschool because: My kids have dyslexia and learning differences. A look into the life of homeschool mom, Kim, and her reasons behind choosing to homeschool her children.

May 16, 2018August 17, 2020

I Homeschool Because… Dyslexia & Learning Differences

Kim shares why she chose homeschooling for her children with dyslexia and learning differences. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool This parenting gig is hard. This homeschool parenting gig is not playing around either. We came to homeschool because we had exhausted our other options. I loved school. I’m a teacher, my…

December 14, 2017October 1, 2020

Why We Homeschool

Making the decision to homeschool, doing what’s best for YOUR family, and the fine line between explaining your decisions and defending your life choices.