Camp Mom is a mindset to refresh your role to your kids, and to yourself. It is a simple way to connect with your children through the long days of summer by connecting in a fun way for a short period of the day.
Novelty is the natural learning process and it doesn’t necessarily stem from a book or classroom. The majority of learning happens as we live.
Kids hear “No” all the time. Here are some simple steps on creating more “Yes” moments without being a permissive parent.
The focus of parents is often to get a child to listen to them. Flip the script. Begin to listen and understand the child.
Neuroscience confirms that touch increases learning. Intelligence, connection and emotional resilience is built through touch.
Laughter sparks learning, choose laughter as a mindset. Proactively use laughter as an environmental element to accelerate learning.
Create systems that increase productivity in your homeschool. “A good system shortens the road to the goal.” – Orison Swett Marden. This is a candid statement that speaks truth. Anyone can make a goal. It is the achievement of the goal that brings success. Reaching a goal takes work. Systems should be timesaving, sustainable and produce results.
R-E-S-T. This is the first step in homeschooling (and life). Before buying curriculum, joining a co-op, or reading that book written by that expert. You must build rest into your day. It’s the oxygen mask that will keep you going and allow you to deliver oxygen to your children.
Are you engaged in the handwriting battles in your home? Rather than fight harder, I’ll let you in on a few secrets to make handwriting easier.