Category Archives: Encouragement

When Your Homeschooling is Questioned

3 July 2022

“I’m bombarded with questions I don’t feel are appropriate to answer and I would never ask someone with a child in public school. But they feel it’s totally okay to ask me, leaving awkward conversations for myself, my family and my child.” A homeshooling mom recently asked us this question. Her problem is one that […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in CLA Blog Index, Homeschooling, New homeschoolers, Worries and Obstacles |

It’s a Stressful Year to Homeschool

18 September 2020

It’s 2020, and school has started. After six months of the pandemic, we now have terrible fires and intense smoke to worry about too – we hope you are safe! It’s impacting just about everyone in one way or another, and it may affect your homeschooling. Homeschooling can be fun. Children often love it, but […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in CLA Blog Index, New homeschoolers |

Homeschooling Through a Crisis

16 February 2017

The unexpected in your life can be messy, terrifying, tragic, distracting, time-consuming, or joyous. It doesn’t matter the reason, it throws you off your plan. If your child is in school, life is expected to go on without even an acknowledgement of the stress your family is enduring (and remember, even good news can be […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in New homeschoolers, Unschooling, Worries and Obstacles |

No Regrets, It Was Worth It!

23 March 2016

This was originally published at UniversalPreschool.com’s blog in 2012, shortly before we dropped our son off at UC Berkeley and all too quickly said good-by. He was on his own, and our days of homeschooling him were over. Two years later, we watched him graduate with a degree in molecular and cell biology. It was […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in New homeschoolers, Preschool |

A lightbulb moment from a homeschooler

3 March 2014

I love witnessing “lightbulb” moments in homeschooling parents.  It happened again recently to a mom who returned her child to school after trying homeschooling a few years ago.  She has started homeschooling again, and wrote the following note to me. I’m sharing it with her permission, and with her child’s name removed.  Her struggles with […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in New homeschoolers, Unschooling |