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 […]
The gift of an hour of normal
Going Home
Friday, the nurses told me I could be discharged the next day. Panic immediately set in. I didn’t want to go home. I was in pain, walking down the hall to see my baby in the NICU completely exhausted me, and I wanted to stay in the same building as my baby. But by the […]
Dear Josiah
I’m sorry I broke down earlier when I visited you. I hope I didn’t embarrass you too much. I tried to hold it in and save the ugly tears for when I got back to my room. I try to be so strong when I’m with you. I try to be calm and reassuring for […]
Josiah Levi
Monday, October 20, 4:07 PM I only know the time because after I emerged from the bathroom, I looked at the clock. I wanted to be able to tell my nurses and Doctor when the bleeding began. I texted my husband and said, “Babe, we’re going to be having a baby in the next 48 […]
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 […]
27 Weeks – 6 Weeks After pPROM
I apologize for the cheesy bathroom selfie with the faucet growing out of my hips. It’s the best I can do. This marks my first week of hospital bedrest. And my 6th week of being pregnant after preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM). This is pretty remarkable, as 75% of women go into labor within […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]