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Parenting Tip: Something I Need to Focus On
In my weekly newsletters, I frequently mention some sort of struggle I’m having with parenting. Last week, I mentioned that my therapist said I need to learn how to better handle chaos and that I should be thankful that parenting can teach me that! One reader reached out to share that her therapist said something nearly identical two weeks ago. And another reader reached out to share Dr. Becky’s Instagram page. I loved this parenting tip from Dr. Becky so much:
… Read MoreWhen our kids are having a hard time, they need to feel that they are not “too much” for their parents, that they cannot overpower them with
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Routines for a New School Year: What We Are Trying
It feels like all I’ve been doing is writing about routines for a new school year! I had this post about our routines last year. And then this post about our routines for distance learning. And now I’m writing about routines for going back to school part-time.
Starting today, the boys are heading back to school from 7:45am-11am, Tuesday through Friday. They will work on their distance learning homework at school. If they finish it at school, they don’t have any homework. If they don’t finish it, they have to come home and do homework. They still have a full set of distance learning assignments on Mondays.
I will keep … Read More
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Routines for Distance Learning: Getting Set Up
The school year is already upon us! We start early down here. Monday to be exact! That’s why my brain is starting to think about routines for distance learning.
Our school puts out this schedule for families to use as a sample as they work to plan their own days. Matt is our dedicated homeschool parent because he only does contract work right now. However, I also want to make time to support some of the school work.
I’m thinking that I’ll work with them from 7am-8:30am every day. And then pick up again from 11:30am-1pm. I would still be able to fit in 8 hours of work a day.… Read More