The relationship between the parent and the child is key to learning. A good parent-child relationship is something that needs to be built early and regularly. When the relationship is good, stress Continue Reading
Protecting Your Child vs. Teaching Interpersonal Skills
Trust is something that is gradually and painstakingly built, even among adults. Yet when it comes to children we are often told we are helping them be brave when we leave them with people we and they Continue Reading
Deciding Whether or Not to Homeschool
Are you thinking about teaching your own children, commonly called homeschooling? Or are you teaching them at home already and need some reinforcement for your own perspective or to feel more Continue Reading
Who is The Happy Homeschool?
In this first official episode of The Happy Homeschool, I tell you how I think this blog and podcast will help you to have a happy homeschool, as well as a little bit about our Continue Reading
How Parents Should Think About Rebellion
[Week 40 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] How to start putting authority in perspective People tend to have two equally unhelpful, extreme views toward authority. Continue Reading
Veteran Homeschool Mom of 7 Wants to Encourage You!
Welcome to The Happy Homeschool! The sign up for The Dangerously Helpful Homeschool Dispatch! is now available in the left sidebar and at the bottom of the page. (Sign up and you will get My Best Continue Reading
The Truth About Children and Peer Pressure
[Week 39 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Where does peer pressure come from? Parents often talk about peer pressure like it is some kind of mystical evil force. They Continue Reading
Helping Children Learn How to Evaluate Adults
[Week 38 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Variations on adult interactions with children If you, as parents, have good relationships with your children, they come to Continue Reading
Helping Children Grow into Independence
[Week 37 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] What does it mean to be independent? A basic definition of independent is to be free from the rule of others. In other Continue Reading
Telling Your Children the Truth about Drugs and Alcohol
[Week 36 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Honest basics about substances What would an honest discussion of drugs and alcohol look like? If you are having a conversation Continue Reading
