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Parenting Articles

Children are special and precious. You almost cannot do enough research into effective meaningful ways to make those young years count. And then again most times it's just instinct. Trust your loving parenting instincs and when in doubt ask other loving parents.

Child Care ( 22 Articles )

Tips for managing chores, outings and organizing your kid's rooms and other general parenting tidbits.

Before Dinnertime Healthy Snack Ideas for Kids

It’s after school and two hours before dinner. You are already prepared because you’ve been menu planning for a while now but what about the snackies? Those little items that will hold children until dinner time but not ruin their appetites for that great dinner you’ve been planning for a week!

Ending the Morning Madness

Mornings can be a severely frazzled time. In addition to attempting to remove the morning fog from your brain you have appointments and places to be. A little pre-planning and organization can keep things considerably calmer. Not just for the kids either, it works for you too ...
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Homeschool Resources ( 18 Articles )

Setting Up Your Home to Learn!

Homeschooling? Thinking about Homeschooling? BUT…do you have to turn your home into a school? No, my dear friend, you do not need to turn your home into a school. Your home can still be a HOME. A home ready to learn! Ready? This is EASY as ABC...
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Homeschool Schedule

Since you will be homeschooling your child, careful thought needs to be given not only to your home school schedule, but your family schedule will need to be integrated into the mix as well.

Discovering if Homeschooling is Right For Your Family

Education is certainly a number one priority in this country, even so we have seen a big deterioration of schools in the past ten years, moreso than at any other time in history. There are many (many) reasons for this but also playing their parts is the consistent and often times unnecessary reorganization of schools; changes in curriculum; and, most importantly, oversized classrooms which stifle the educational process. Not to mention that discipline has also become a huge problem in most public schools today.

Homeschool Classroom Checklist

A checklist of supplies and materials for homeschool parents preparing for their first class. If you are already set up for homeschooling you can still use the list as a reminder so you won't be caught short on opening day.

Erase the frazzled feel of disorganization with the 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planners and bring order and efficiency to your school year. Packed with relevant articles, clever calendars, useful forms, handy lists and so much more, this planner is the key to meeting your many goals for the 2011-12 school year.

Children from kindergarten to high school are learning the ropes of organizing their own schedules. Choose the Primary, Intermediate or High School Schoolhouse Planner and watch them build their educational adventures with ease.

Don't forget a Mom's best friend, The 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planner, packed full of forms, lists, and resources to organize every aspect of your school and home!

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