Gap Year, SAT tests, and the Journey to College {Episode 47 with my son, Jonah}
Hey Friends! Today my 18 year-old son, Jonah is with me to talk about his journey through the college preparation, application, and acceptance process. Many…
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Where the Magic Happens. {Raising Kids of Character}
We all want to find the magic formula for raising character-rich kids. Here’s what I know. There is no doubt, my early parenting years were…
Encouragement and faith | Home School | Miscellaneous | Parenting and Family | The Monica Swanson Podcast
Raising Boys to Value Learning and Discover Passions {Podcast Episode 016 with Amber Lia}
Aloha Friends! I’m super excited to share today’s podcast episode with you. We are spring-boarding off of chapter 9 of Boy Mom as we…
A Few Thoughts after 12 Years of Homeschooling.
Homeschooling thoughts this year…(I usually do one homeschool post per year. Here it is. 🙂 ) –also a note on ads in the PS at the…
Swanson Boys: Homeschool Updates, and Books they’ve been Loving
I don’t know about you, but my boys go back to school tomorrow. (Tomorrow!!) I hope you enjoyed the last post about Homeschooling High School….
On Homeschooling High School
Homeschooling High School…. I am so happy to be sharing an awesome post by Jen McDonald today. I’ve been meaning to put some words together…
How Brothers Become Best Friends
This is the last school year all four of my boys will be around on a daily basis. Change is in the air. My…
Homeschool Updates 2016: Part II High School
I’m back today to finish my annual (give or take 😉 ) homeschool update. In my last post I shared an update on what my elementary…
Homeschool Updates 2016, Part I/II: Elementary and Middle School
I’ve been getting a lot of requests lately, so I decided it’s time… Time for a homeschool update. NOTE: If you are not a homeschool…
A Chore System, and Money Management for Kids
I hear from a lot of families who struggle to find a simple AND effective system for getting their kids to do chores consistently. We would…
5 Favorite Moments in our Homeschool Life
Our homeschool life is not perfect, but I can say that most of the time, I’m really happy with it. Most of the time I am so…
A Typical Day in our Homeschool Life
A look at our typical homeschool days. 🙂 I don’t even know how to start this post. The first words I typed were “Oh dread.” (I…
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