Elizabeth Rozycki shares her 9 top tips for keeping homeschooling going during the Christmas season, and how to keep the Christmas spirit alive!
Read More »Why Catholic Homeschooling & Monks Seek the Same Thing
It can be challenging to look at the world today and to remember the words of Scripture: “…where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more” (Rms. 5:20). We know the ...
Read More »Cry & Peace: Back to School with a Newborn
by Donna Sayles | This is my second baby born since we started home school so it’s not my first time to the rodeo.
Read More »Mass & Homeschooling: The Homily for Seton Homeschool Graduation 2015
by Re. Seamus O'Kielty | Homeschooling is the best and most natural way of teaching and learning. Those who so vehemently oppose it know this, for they feel insecure...
Read More »Homeschooling in Mexico: A New Generation of Pioneers
by Pamela Patnode | I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Mexico City for the first International Catholic Home Education Conference.
Read More »Uh-Oh Time: When ‘Life Happens’ to My Perfect Homeschooling
by Malia Lewis | My husband is a soldier, so our 'perfect homeschooling' schedule is subject to change. That forces me to be more flexible than some.
Read More »Boys & Writing: Some Tips to Make It Easier
Mary Ellen Barrett gives some great advice in dealing with frustrations that mothers had with boys & writing. Here are some great ideas to help!
Read More »10 Reasons Why Homeschoolers Should Play Sports
by Ginny Seuffert | I’ve been touting the benefits homeschooled students derive from sports and exercise for years. Let me share ten of the best reasons to get your kids moving.
Read More »Yes, My Kids Drive Me Crazy Too! But I Love Homeschooling.
by Malia Lewis | From the moment, I say I'm homeschooling, I am met typically with either excitement or amazement.
Read More »Joy in the Heart: A Catholic, Homeschooling Family in Montana
by Heather Kerbis | A large homeschooling family seems natural to us now, but in the beginning, homeschooling was not on our radar. We were married relatively young, in our very early 20s, and assumed our children would go to the classroom for education.
Read More »Homeschooling in the Here and Now: Earning Your Stripes
For the homeschooling mother of many, there's always more; more to organize and more to do. Always more little faces to wash, more nails to clip, more hair growing back into bright, smiling eyes, more boo-boos needing more band-aids and more baby teeth to brush.
Read More »Should Academics be a ‘Daily Grind’?
Academics and spiritual formation go together. Seton shares some of Pope St. John Paul's inspirational thoughts on homeschooling and the love of truth.
Read More »The #1 Most Common Obstacle to Homeschooling
Families grapple with discipline in the home. Ginny Seuffert tackles an aspect of it by making etiquette part of and not an obstacle to homeschooling.
Read More »The Circus and Homeschooling – The Greatest Shows on Earth!
Catholic homeschooling is like running a circus! Mary Lou Warren explores 7 things the circus experience shares in common with running a homeschool.
Read More »What’s One Recommended, Practical New Year’s Resolution for Homeschooling Moms?
How do I figure out the grade for my students for Section A on the quarter reports? I have an active wiggly little boy who does not want to sit still for his schoolwork. What do I do? Do I need to keep attendance records for my school district or for Seton?
Read More »What Happens if I Fail at Homeschooling?
My twin sister recently told me about a woman in her church who was faithful and devout. This woman did everything she could to keep her children from the world. She even home schooled them in order to preserve them for Christ. And yet, in the end, one of her children went the way of the world and even ended up on drugs.
Read More »How To Be Your Best In Homeschooling
In my experience, no one makes comparisons more than homeschoolers. We say things like: “Mrs. Jones is better than I am at teaching math,” or “Why can’t we get our kids to do their violin practice as well as Mrs. Smith’s children?” or “That family doesn’t let their kids watch television—they’re better than we are.”
Read More »Why We Should Sit at the Kids’ Table
As I took a little trip down the memory lane of my mind, I started to explain to my little children that, although I was 42 years old, I had never quite “graduated” from the kids’ table. At first this bothered me, but I had come to respect the camaraderie, the conviviality...
Read More »Are Kids Better Off Poor?
The children of the Hollywood producer will never need to work a day in their lives. They can have anything they want; or more specifically, they can have anything their super wealthy dad is willing to buy for them. Ordinary families tell their children that they cannot have everything simply due to lack of money. For the super wealthy, that's just not true.
Read More »8 Steps to Homeschool Success for Dads
With humor and sound advice, Ed Gudan outlines an 8-step plan to help fathers support their wives & live out their commitment to homeschooling.
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