By Peggy Ployhar As humans we instinctively know we need to pray. When tragedy strikes we ask for prayer, we gather to grieve and cry out, and our hearts seek...
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Time Management: Step 6 In Cultivating Your Child’s Heart for Instruction
By Peggy Ployhar Over the years of working through my parenting anger issues, the biggest lesson I have learned about myself is my natural tendency to want to always be...
A Discourse on the Advantages of Using Curriculum to Homeschool Struggling Learners
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed. In some circles the word “curriculum” is anathema. It is far better, this thinking asserts, to take a relaxed approach to education, to teach a la...
Honor: Step 5 in Cultivating Your Child’s Heart for Instruction
By Peggy Ployhar In restoring relationships with my children after the healing process began with my parenting anger issues, the primary focus of my actions concentrated on being worthy of...
3 Things the Avengers Taught Me About Autism Meltdowns
By Mary Winfield We are into all things nerdy in my house. This extends to superhero movies. And my boys are very into superheroes. They wear costumes more than regular...
Lifelong Burden Or Blessings?
By Cheryl Swope, M.Ed. This morning my son and I discussed literature. Specifically, we noted a good author’s ability to challenge and strengthen the mind and character of the reader...
Forgiveness & Mercy: Step 4 in Cultivating Your Child’s Heart for Instruction
By Peggy Ployhar This series on parenting anger has taken us through who is affected by parenting anger, when parenting anger occurs, why parenting anger is misused, how parents can...
An Interview with Cheryl Swope, M.Ed, SPED Homeschool Board Vice-Chair
Interview provided by Cheryl Swope, M.Ed.Interviewer: Brian Phillips, CiRCE Institute Author of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child, Cheryl Swope is an advocate of classical Christian education for...
Gearing Up for the School Year Through End of Summer Learning Adventures
By Shannon Ramiro Whether or not you have taken advantage of the many seasonal adventures only available during the summer months, there are still a few weeks left to use...
Teaching Your Child to Write: Getting Thoughts On Paper
By Mary Winfield Once you have worked on sizing, alignment, and spacing, it is time to help your child put their thoughts together into sentences and paragraphs. For me, this...
