Here are five great ways to celebrate summer and help your struggling reader at the same time.

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Who’s helping you homeschool? You may be overwhelmed at the thought of doing it all, but there’s good news! You don’t have to. Learn how to find your homeschool support system!

These post-pandemic days, when I mention that we homeschool, I don’t think it’s my imagination that I’m met with many shiny new looks of respect. And I know it’s not my imagination that I’ve been met with more responses like, “I could never do that,” “I like the idea of homeschooling, but I couldn’t make it work in the spring (2020),” and, “You must really be on top of it.”

Side note: Can we trust memes as an accurate reflection of culture?

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Homeschooling can be lonely without a strong support system. That’s why it’s so important to find your homeschool community. If you’ve ever struggled to find your tribe, you’ll appreciate the following tips.

Have you had trouble finding a supportive homeschool community? You are not alone! I am right there with you! Finding supportive homeschool groups can be hard, especially if you’re an introverted homeschool mom like me.

We homeschool parents carry loads of pressure to be perfect and to do this homeschool thing right. We need allies, cheerleaders, and friends to support us on this educational journey.

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This year my family, like many others, has faced an inexplicably relentless season of sickness. Just when we think we’re out of the woods, another random illness strikes. In the last six months, I think we’ve all been well for maybe a handful of days. This seems to be a common theme among families I’ve talked to this year, both locally and afar. This got me thinking about lessons for homeschooling in challenging seasons.

And while I don’t know what’s up with these health challenges from a medical standpoint, it has made me think about how hard seasons are always opportunities.

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No Teen Aspirations Yet?

As moms of older kids, we sometimes get caught up in worrying about teen apathy. We start to wonder when our older kids will step up, take responsibility, and figure out what they want to do with their life.

Right?

Yes, well.

To be perfectly honest with you, sometimes the desire for our kids to figure out their life plan—and our frustration with the fact they haven’t figured it out yet—is an entirely selfish thing. We all have this huge fear that our kids are going to experience a massive failure to launch.

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