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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 …

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Five Things To Do While You’re Waiting

In todays busy world, it often feels like there isnt enough time in the day to get things done. Finding time may be easier than you think. Todays moms are busy, but todays children are busy, too. Think of all of the time you spend waiting. Soccer practice. Ballet lessons. …In todays busy world, it often feels like there isnt enough time in the day to get things done. Finding time may be easier than you think. Todays moms are busy, but todays children are busy, too. Think of all of the time you spend waiting.

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Earth Day 2008: The Magic of the Garden

At the end of a sunny day, you should smell like dirt. Margaret Atwood Summer time at my house was always the magic season. Not only were my five siblings — two brothers, three sisters — and I free from homework and cafeteria lunches for three whole months, …

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10 Questions: Juliette Binoche

As the daughter of a sculptor and an actress, Juliette Binoche grew up with an artist’s view onto the world. Mornings were spent listening to Mozart. On Sundays, Binoche wandered museums with her mother. Today, she invites her son Raphael, 14, and daughter Hanna, 7, to join her on …