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This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from Homeschool Coffee Break helps fuel this blog.  I've joined in with some blogging friends for an online book club, and we are wrapping up this week. By the way, all our readers are invited to join in as well. Each month we'll have a theme to build our book picks around, and our September theme was Apples.  *************** Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan - I chose this book because of how much I loved the cover. The art deco look lettering sealed the deal on this book with...

  I switched to homeschooling my kids during the pandemic, and it went as well as it could have considering the circumstances. That allowed us to continue to keep their grandparents in a bubble with us before vaccinations were available. And it avoided remote learning, which my children (and I) had zero patience for. When this school year came around, we had to decide what to do all over again. We have a 7-year-old and an 11-year-old. Eleven is so close and yet so far from qualifying for a vaccine. Like all other parents, we had to weigh that risk...

Homework tension?  “Never heard of it”….said no one sadly ever. I know we are not alone and this blog is here to help. Homework tension can be different for every child and can vary depending on the subject and the time of day. Read on for some ideas to try out and see which ones help ease the tension.   Movement: We’ve all seen it before. The upset child that just can’t remember what was taught and therefore thinks they aren’t smart. It’s unsettling to see our children struggle and think of themselves as “stupid.” Shaking the cobwebs loose isn’t just...

This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from Homeschool Coffee Break helps fuel this blog.  Each week Lysha at A Camera and a Cookbook shares a set of prompts for photos. On Saturday she invites participants to share their photos in the I Spy 2021 linkup.  - real life - Went to a beautiful wedding yesterday (that's my son in the background - he was best man) and although I took very few photos, I thought I could use one for this prompt. We dress up and plan a ceremony and pose for gorgeous photos, all to celebrate and consecrate...

By Kerry McDonald When I decided to have my third baby at home, I did so because I felt that a home birth with an experienced midwife would be the safest place for labor and delivery. My first two children were born in a large, Boston teaching hospital, and medical interventions there caused complications for me. My last two children were born at home, on their own time, with no interventions and no complications. You can read more about my home birth experience here. More women are now discovering the safety and joy of a planned, midwife-assisted home birth. The...