Author: mymentech

Vacations are supposed to be an exciting time for the whole family. How can you make sure that the days leading up to the big trip are stress free as well? Here are a few tips to help you stay sane while prepping for your next family vacation.

I have been on this homeschooling journey for almost 20 years. Yes, 20 years! Therefore I consider myself a homeschool veteran. Let’s quickly talk about what a homeschool veteran looks like.

I had just come away from using public school for our daughters when we began our journey as homeschoolers. School was from 9 am to 3:30 pm, and then there was another hour or two of homework that had to be done–even in kindergarten. So when I heard all the talk about being finished with all homeschooling instruction by noon, that sounded great!

It was my husband who saved the day when it came to organizing the laundry duties. I attribute his time in the Army to his delegation skills. It’s not that I didn’t have expectations for my kids, I did, but not enough. My husband gently reminded me that the kids should be expected to do more.

This is the age-old question that most homeschooling families have been asked at least a time or two. My children have always known what “grade” they are in because I prepared them from an early age. I used to stutter out some kind of silly answer like “Well, this one is in 1st grade math but 2nd grade language arts. And, this one is in K for language arts and 2nd grade for math…”