by Amy LeForge | Sep 14, 2007 | Home Schooling
And good things to report! I got an absolutely GIGANTIC reward this morning. See, last year one of the tricks I tried to make things more palatable was to let the older boys work independently on handwriting, spelling practice, and the phonics workbook. This...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 12, 2007 | Growing toward God
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about things like status and identity, people’s roles in life…that sort of thing. We’ve all gotten the message at least once that you have to make a big splash in life, to have fame or fortune to be successful. I...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 4, 2007 | Home Schooling
Well. I knew the boys were anxious about starting school again, but I had no idea how anxious. It all started with getting them out of bed about an hour earlier than they are accustomed. Turns out a certain brilliant (ahem) individual made a doctor’s...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 1, 2007 | Discipline
We’re getting ready for the new homeschooling year here at Earnest Parenting. Okay, let’s see. What’s our progress on the todo list? Books ordered – check Supplies purchased – check Calendar ready – check Positive attitudes in play...
by Amy LeForge | Aug 31, 2007 | Parenting
Teaching children about debt should happen as early as possible. TechnoBoy borrowed twelve dollars from me to buy some baseball cards (a new passion here in the EP household) a few weeks ago. He’s not a boy with high ambitions when it comes to money. He rarely...
