by Kris Cox | Aug 2, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, Goal setting, Great Homeschool Ideas, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Respectfulness, Teaching Tips
“Respect means honoring other people and treating them with care and courtesy. While respect includes good manners, the core of the behavior goes deeper than politeness. It stems from the belief that other people have as much worth and dignity as you, and that harming...
by Kris Cox | Jun 14, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, Goal setting, Great Homeschool Ideas, Honesty, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Toddlers
With summer already in full-swing, it’s time to go back to our series on Character-building! Summer is a great time to focus on helping our children build godly character because many homeschoolers are not as busy also trying to fit in the many academic studies we...
by Kris Cox | Mar 24, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, Great books to read, Great Homeschool Ideas, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Teaching Tips
I love to meet and talk to parents who are just beginning to homeschool their preschooler! They’re so excited and eager to learn more about homeschooling. Unfortunately, I find that parents who are just starting to homeschool preschoolers are making the same...
by Kris Cox | Mar 3, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Discipleship, Elementary age students, Evaluation, Goal setting, Great Homeschool Ideas, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
As I said in my last post, “Motherhood: A Blessed Calling,” we as moms have an amazing opportunity to disciple and train up our children to know the Lord. As a Christian parent, you hopefully have a great desire to teach your children about Jesus, but maybe you...
by Kris Cox | Jan 25, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Elementary age students, Evaluation, Goal setting, Great books to read, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling Through High School, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Reluctant learner, Scheduling, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
As we began homeschooling, I remember thinking that I needed to do things right! I wanted our kids to have the best education possible. I bought little metal desks for the two oldest kids (ages 6 & 4) to do their school work in. I bought all the workbooks and the...
