By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed When many of our friends are becoming somewhat reluctant “empty-nesters,” my husband and I realize that we need to continue homeschooling our children even beyond...
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The Then and Now of Special Education Homeschooling
By Peggy Ployhar When our family started our special education homeschooling journey almost 15 years ago, the homeschooling landscape was very different than it is today. From my experience homeschooling...
How to Homeschool Amidst Your Imperfections
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed Homeschooling is hard sometimes. Parenting is already a challenge because in our fallen states, both we and our children war within ourselves to do what is...
Why We Should Be Talking About Parenting Anger
By Peggy Ployhar Years ago, a fellow homeschooling mom stopped by with her boys, so our kids could have a playdate and we could spend a few hours enjoying some...
What You Need to Begin Your Special Needs Journey
By Melissa Smith I’m brand spanking new to Special Needs – sort of. For over a decade I’ve raised my children with friends who have Special Needs, loved Special Needs...
When Your Student Derails Your Homeschool High School Plan
By Peggy Ployhar Two years ago, my 16-year-old son with Dyslexia approached me and said that he didn’t want to do school anymore. We had had this conversation many...
The “S” Factors of Childhood Depression
By Peggy Ployhar This blog is the final in my 7-part series on childhood depression. Through these articles, we have covered many issues and truths regarding childhood depression. But,...
Setting Priorities as a Busy Mom
By Melissa Smith Let’s talk about priorities. Balancing life as a wife, homeschooling mama, and a woman with dreams of her own takes a lot of grace and patience. As...
A Special Needs Homeschooling Mom’s 12 Days of Christmas
SPED Homeschool Team As our kids are counting down the days to Christmas, we special needs homeschooling moms have our sights elsewhere. We’re not only looking forward to the end...
Reality Teaching Through Unit Studies
By Peggy Ployhar Unit studies are a hands-on approach to learning. Through multi-sensory activities and immersion learning, children relate to concepts, confront challenges, solve open-ended questions, and come face-to-face with...
