Carrie Willard

putting the "her" back in motherhood

  • About Carrie
  • New? Start here
  • Home
    • Homeschool
    • Mothering
    • Homemaking
  • Well-being
    • Books
    • Beauty
    • Food
    • Health
  • Money
    • Earning & Investing
    • Blogging & Writing
    • Frugality
  • Time
    • Habits & Goals
  • Recommended
  • Legal

October 27, 2014 by Carrie

Homeschooling the determined child

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  A few days ago I introduced the idea of how a child’s personality type affects their learning. I shared some tips on homeschooling the fun-loving, active child and the sensitive child. Today let’s talk about […]

Share
Pin
Tweet
0 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 21, 2014 by Carrie

Homeschooling the sensitive child

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  Yesterday I introduced the idea of how a child’s personality type affects their learning. I shared some tips on homeschooling the fun-loving, active child. Today I want to talk about another type, the sensitive […]

Share
Pin1
Tweet
1 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 20, 2014 by Carrie

Learning and personality: homeschooling your fun-loving child

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  I don’t talk so much about learning styles anymore. The topic is controversial. Some believe that learning styles don’t really exist, and that most people utilize all the “types”. People don’t fit neatly into […]

Share
Pin1
Tweet
1 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 18, 2014 by Carrie

Don’t sweat college

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  Google auto-complete can tell you a lot. I just typed “college is” into the search field, and the four choices are: … a waste of time … the next bubble …. overrated … not […]

Share
Pin2
Tweet
2 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 15, 2014 by Carrie

Minimalist method of teaching kids to read

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  Personally, I feel that we over-complicate the process of teaching a child how to read. In fact, I would argue that one learns how to read, regardless of being “taught”. Right now I’m reading […]

Share
Pin
Tweet
0 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 14, 2014 by Carrie

Homeschooling is wearing you down

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  I apologize for my lack of regularity in posting daily about homeschooling. I blame bed rest for making it very difficult to concentrate. I read another great post about homeschooling from Melissa, homeschooling mom […]

Share
Pin
Tweet
0 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 12, 2014 by Carrie

Homeschooling through a crisis

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  I read an excellent post the other day on SimpleHomeschool.net about homeschooling through a crisis.  Quite timely for me, since my family is definitely going through a difficult time right now, with a high-risk […]

Share
Pin
Tweet
0 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 9, 2014 by Carrie

How to teach subjects you don’t know or enjoy

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  I admit it. I’m not smarter than a 5th grader. At least, not when it comes to math. Two, going on three, of my kids are already learning things beyond my ability to teach […]

Share
Pin
Tweet
0 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 8, 2014 by Carrie

Bedschooling

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  Schoolteachers call in a substitute when they’re sick. But homeschool parents don’t have that luxury. What do you do when you’re ill? Besides taking a couple of days off (it seems that public schools […]

Share6
Pin
Tweet
6 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

October 7, 2014 by Carrie

Complying with government regulations

This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here.  I apologize for my lack of a post yesterday! I had an appointment with the Perinatologist which took all morning, and then I got a headache that didn’t leave until today. I’ll try to […]

Share
Pin1
Tweet
1 Shares

Filed Under: Homeschool

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Subscribe and get a free monthly meal plan

Recent Posts

  • How to save money on mental health
  • 30 Days of Beans
  • Eat the Freezer Challenge
  • Five Frugal Things: mental health version
  • Navel gazing and gratitude(ish)

Pretty Chic Theme By: Pretty Darn Cute Design