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Finding Order at Home by Establishing Routines is a post from Christine of Christine Trevino: Administrating life can be tough work, especially if you’re a parent. The never-ending list of things that need to be done in order to function well as a family can become overwhelming without a clear plan to tackle the day-to-day issues of family life. The years I spent as an administrative professional,… Read More
How We Do a Four Day School Week (and why you might consider it too) is a post from Christine of Christine Trevino: We began homeschooling our boys in 2014 as an alternative to a less than desirable school district. What we’ve discovered through the journey of the past two years has been delightfully surprising. We love homeschooling our kids. The… Read More
Practical Advice for First-Time Homeschoolers is a post from Christine of Christine Trevino: You’ve made the big decisions and the kids have been pulled from school. The curriculum has been purchased and you’re weeks away from your first go at homeschooling. This is where things get real. Concept becomes reality, and theory becomes practice. You’re not just thinking about homeschooling, writing… Read More
After the customary shrieks of excitement and strong claps on the back, the inevitable follow up question to our pregnancy announcement last February was – “So, what are you going to do about homeschool?” The honest truth was that we didn’t know. Photo Courtesy of Unsplash.com Five months into our trial run of kindergarten, having already purchased the curriculum for… Read More
The following post is from contributing writer Christine of Christine Trevino. Sometimes great ideas are born out of conflict. My husband and I sat on opposite sides of the dining room table with quiet tears shared between us. I came to the conversation feeling unappreciated for the contribution I was making to our family, and so did he. At some… Read More
The following post is from Christine of Christine Trevino. Failure tends to be a big deal. This is probably why so many people’s choices are driven by the fear of it. Add to this the complexities of parenthood and that fear of failure takes on a whole new level of crazy. Parents are not only aware of their own capacity to… Read More