My children aren’t perfect, by any means. But I will say that in raising them I have tried to instill life skills before age 5 that reinforce responsibility, dependability, and helpfulness. Basically before they start kindergarten, every child I believe should be equipped with basic life skills. So many skills are fairly easy to teach […]
It’s been two years since I sat down at a keyboard and wrote anything meaningful. 2 years of triumph, of extreme sadness, and of simple change. I asked myself where and how to begin again and I asked myself if I was even the same person and the answer is a resounding NO. So let […]
There is a loneliness to raising kids without family in close proximity, without genuinely close friends, and without help. I recognized long ago that it really did take a village to raise a child — but not because that was how a healthy child was to be raised, but because that’s how mentally healthy parents […]
My husband and I often discuss what it actually means to have a strong family culture and what the implications are. I think we’ve always wanted to create a safe place for our children to explore the ideas the world has to offer, but the conversation inevitably changed when we decided to homeschool. Now, I […]