Meet Shawn SnyderAuthor Since: 2010-03-19 13:10:53Hello, I’m Shawn Snyder a Christian wife to Ron and mother of three grown kids, Nick, Megan and Scott. We have homeschooled for 10 years. Homeschooling was one of the best decisions we ever made for our family and I love to spread the word hopefully to inspire others to try homeschooling as well. My husband Ron and I run a blog together called The Odd Couple Blog. We talk about marriage, family, and online business. The first two we are very experienced in with over 25 years of field research. The last one is a beginning journey for us. We would love for you to join us on that journey. Maybe you can learn some things from us and I know we can learn from you as well. When not working, I enjoy reading and gardening. |
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Math was never an easy subject for me in school. It didn’t seem to matter how much I tried I never seemed to understand what the teacher wanted and I dreaded when we worked out problems on the board, I always made a mistake and the other children always snickered or had hurtful comments to make.
Then horror of horrors your child throws his first fit in public or talks back to you. And all of a sudden it dawns on you; you are on your way to having a bratty kid.
Teenagers don’t like a lot of input from adults about their money. They feel that it is theirs and they are free to do what they want with their hard earned money. For the most part there is some validity to their feelings that is why parents must start the education concerning money early with their teenagers.
As a mom who has raised three healthy teenagers one of the many conversations I have had with each child is; where are you going, who are you going with and what will you be doing? I am sure you have asked the same questions of your teen. The answers are what we normally use to determine if we will give our permission for the outings of our teenagers.
Parents start teaching their child the first moment that the baby makes its first cry. The baby is taught that a cry will bring mom and dad to take care of the needs it has.
Finding the resources for home schooling and socialization can easily be found in the community that you live in or online. Introducing the learning process in a more formal setting but being sure to keep the fun of learning alive for your child is an important focus.
Homeschooling the junior high student can be viewed in many different ways. It can be a time to make sure the skills taught in middle school are cemented and the skills are known well enough to make the step into higher level classes for your student without any struggles on their part. Or if your child is ready and looking for new learning opportunities the junior high years are a perfect time to let them get started. At this age level you ought to be able to see their passions and what they are eager to learn about. Find the resources for that passion, self paced curriculum, outside or co-op classes, community college, special lessons, whatever fits the bill to help your child stay excited about their learning.
Home schooling during the high school years can be a fun and rewarding time for both the child and parent. This time can be used to keep, maintain and even deepen a relationship with your child during a high stress time of their lives.
I remember when our family first made the decision to home school. It had taken several months of praying about the decision and talking to other home school families getting their advice and we also talked to family members and friends.
The subject of modesty does not rise up often in thought, conversations or even blogs but as a mom I believe it is time to maybe bring some attention to the subject and discuss the need that society may have for modesty to become vogue again.
