Category Archives: Worries and Obstacles

Distractible, Messy, Disorganized, and Fill-In-the-Blank Kids Often Thrive at Home Without Drugs!

It’s devastating when school authorities gang up on you and tell you that your child is such a problem that drugs are the only answer. Unfortunately, it happens all too often, and many parents assume the “experts” have to be correct. When a parent contacts me because the school is slapping labels on their child, […]

What You Need to Know if You are Struggling with Teaching

Updated 9/27/2022 If you’re thinking that homeschooling is harder than you expected, it could be that you have fallen into the “school pressure” trap. Concerned friends and family may be telling you what the other kids are learning in school, and before you know it, you’ll be very stressed that you’re not replicating the same […]

“My Daughter Homeschools”

The following was written by a grandma who used to worry about her daughter’s choice to homeschool.  Thanks to Michelle Huelle and her mom for giving permission to share these heartfelt comments! Photo by Sand Dragon “My daughter homeschools” – I used to whisper this to my friends so no one else would hear and […]

Pay Attention! Are You Listening to Me?

Photo by John Flinchbaugh Updated 9/26/2022. When parents imagine reading to their kids, they may think of snuggling on the couch, with their child listening to every word that the parent is lovingly reading. That doesn’t always happen! Sometimes read-aloud time looks more like this photo of a child absorbed in play, and you may […]