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How Our High School Goals Have Changed, and Why That’s Okay

By Shannen Espelien Leave a Comment

High school are very important years. How have our goals changed over the last couple years?

High school are very important years. How have our goals changed over the last couple years?

Filed Under: Credit by Exam, High School, Homeschool, Parent Support

How We Keep Our Sanity Homeschooling High School

By Shannen Espelien 4 Comments

Homeschooling high school can be a lot of goals and checkboxes. How do we keep our sanity amidst it all?

Homeschooling high school is all about checking boxes and meeting goals. Making sure everything is done can drive you crazy, if you let it get out of hand. Using time management skills and tools helps, but really, I’ve found it’s about having the right mindset first and foremost, and the right tools and techniques make […]

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Family Socialization

By Shannen Espelien 1 Comment

Family socialization is as important, if not more so, than peer socialization. Generations crossing more than at holidays plays an integral part to passing down wisdom and traditions. - www.MiddleWayMom.com

Have you ever thought about how family socialization fits in to your overall socialization goals? Spending time together as a family isn’t just for making memories, but it also serves the purpose of building the foundation for healthy and strong adults that can function in their surrounding community. We’ve already determined the definition of socialization […]

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Definition of Socialization

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What is our socialization definition, and what does that mean for homeschoolers? How does it apply?

Socialization seems like the question that never goes away. It is a question homeschoolers have learned to face time after time, but truly, what is socialization? Is there an official socialization definition? According to Merriam-Webster, socialization is: “The process by which a human being beginning at infancy acquires the habits, beliefs, and accumulated knowledge of […]

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Embracing Being a Stay at Home Mom

By Shannen Espelien 8 Comments

Becoming a Stay at Home Mom doesn't feel natural or come easy to everyone, but sometimes you know it's best for your family. Join me as I learn to embrace the domestic life and love a life at home. - www.MiddleWayMom.com

I was at a women’s conference the other day and a woman asked me how many kids I have. When I answered that I was due with my 4th, she gave me a shocked look, and said, “Well, at least a couple of them are in school now!” Then with my response that I homeschool, […]

Filed Under: Homeschool, Parent Support, Parenting Tagged With: SAHM

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