Long before I ever had Caroline, I read a book called Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days: Share a Day With 30 Homeschooling Families. (This was also pre-homeschool blogs for the most part!| Sallie Borrink
If there is one concept that has driven my parenting and homeschooling, it is trusting my instincts even when no one understands. Fully embracing this idea early on changed the course of my parenting…| Sallie Borrink
Do you know your personality type? Do you realize how much your personality type impacts how you interact with people, events, and environmental stimuli? Have you considered how the personality types…| Sallie Borrink
One of the things I am passionate about is helping parents understand their child’s learning and personality needs. I have dozens of posts on this website about tailoring our parenting and…| Sallie Borrink
I am convinced of the need for many homeschoolers to think outside the box when choosing a homeschool approach. There are many websites available that tell homeschoolers exactly how to do their…| Sallie Borrink
Several years ago I became aware of the idea of age disequilibrium. It answered many of my questions regarding how a child’s behavior could change so drastically over the period of a few months.| Sallie Borrink
Did you have ideas about what homeschooling would be like before you started? Before your child was out of diapers? How about before you had a child? I did. We were married almost ten years before we…| Sallie Borrink
At some point, every homeschool mother experiences homeschool burnout. Parenting and homeschooling are demanding, even for the most devoted mom, so it is not surprising we eventually reach the point where we can feel that burned out feeling creeping in. So what do we do? Identify the Source of the Homeschool Burnout You can’t solve a problem unless you clearly identify the source so the first thing to do is determine what has driven you to this point. This can vary from mom to mom, but will...| ihomeschoolnetwork.com