Little House Learning Co. — Motherhood
Intentional Celebrations: First Day of School
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Our first day of school is coming up, and if you know me, you know I love celebrating this day! When I was a child, I would lay out my new school clothes and pack my backpack WEEKS before school started. I loved the feeling of a brand new, clean notebook (still do)! With homeschooling, I want to offer my children this experience too, even if its not quite the same. Here is how we celebrate! First Day of School Traditions First Day of School Gifts Since we don't buy back-to-school supplies in the same way (we usually get books,...
Let Them Be Little: Preschool the Charlotte Mason Way
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“To form in his child right habits of thinking and behaving is a parent’s chief duty… To nourish a child daily with loving, right, and noble ideas we believe to be the parent’s next duty.” Charlotte Mason, Vol. 2, p. 228 "In this time of extraordinary pressure, educational and social, perhaps a mother’s first duty to her children is to secure for them a quiet growing time, a full six years of passive receptive life, the waking part of it spent for the most part out in the fresh air." Charlotte Mason, Vol. 1, p. 4 Our Charlotte Mason Preschool Experience...
5 Tips For Road Trips with Young Children
Motherhood Preschool Road Trips The Early Years
Both my husband and I grew up traveling as children and it comes as second nature to us. Since our extended family lives farther away, traveling, even with small children, has always been a necessity for us. In fact, when our firstborn came into this world right before Christmas, we wound up traveling states away with a baby who was less than 10 days old! We’ve had some easy, wonderful car trips, and some absolutely horrible car trips, but along the way here is what we’ve learned. Tips for Road Trips with Kids FULL BELLIES: Our first key to traveling with...
Living on One Income: How We Made it Work
Whenever I talk to moms about staying home or homeschooling, I often hear comments like these. Honestly, I was probably the one saying these things to others a few years ago. But, then the Lord put the desire on our hearts to have me stay home, caring for our children full time, and home educating. And, when the Lord ignites a passion and conviction in you, I believe He makes a way to make it possible!
10 Ideas For Little Ones When Mom Needs a Sick Day
Motherhood Preschool The Early Years
One summer our three kids were up nearly hourly with what my husband calls the “kid parade”—just one kid in our room after another after another! When I am fatigued and stressed, it is the perfect storm for my autoimmune disease to flare up. That summer I felt sick nearly all summer. Unfortunately when mom is sick she doesn't always get a sick day. My kids were very young and needed me constantly which made it very hard and humbling. Whether you have sickness running through your house and it’s finally landed on you, you have a chronic illness, you’re in a...