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Why Homeschool?
LIKE most parents, I had always looked forward to the day when my children would finally enter school. During those early years of infancy and toddlerhood, when mothering feels like such a full-time job, I would assure myself that I would have a glimpse of my old life back …
Road Scholars: Teach Your Kids While You’re Driving
Given how much time the average parent spends driving their kids around, its a bit of a surprise that more people arent into carschooling. The concept, the subject of a book published five years ago by homeschooling authority, columnist and author Diane Flynn Keith (www.homefires.com …
Safety in Hollywood: What All Moms Can Do to Protect Their Broods
With the explosion of tabloid journalism in the past couple years as well as the rise of celeb news blogs and websites, it seems like slipping past the crowds unnoticed is a thing of the past in Hollywood. Stars such as Jennifer Lopez, as Mommywood reported last week, are reportedly …
GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR ONLY CHILDREN: How Pressure to be Perfect Can Backfire
Families are getting smaller, and have been since the early 1960s, giving parents more time to devote to each child. As a result, parents today all seem to be pushing for star progeny. Children would benefit if parents could temper their dreams. With parents of only children, the tendency …