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“Few parents begin early enough to teach their children to obey. The child is usually allowed to get two or three years the start of its parents, who forbear to discipline it, thinking it too young to learn to obey. But all this time self is growing strong in the little being, and every day makes harder the parent’s task of gaining control. At a very early age children can comprehend what is plainly and simply told them, and by kind and judicious management can be taught to obey.”

The Review and Herald – Sept, 15, 1904

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Ducks in a Row

“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Exodus 20:11

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Continuing Education… for the Parents…

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Many times we feel like we have no extra time as homeschooling parents to squeeze into our days, especially for reading books.  We hear others that have read books on different educational styles, learning styles, homemaking and more.  Sometimes that is discouraging and we feel like we’ll never get to that book pile that sits on our bedside table.

I will admit to being in that group that couldn’t figure out where to squeeze in time to go visit my book pile.  Before, I used to do school at the dining room table and we were always moving books on and off the table, so having books near me didn’t work very well.   I also took advantage of short breaks for me to step into the kitchen to get a meal started.  While that was nice at the time, I never felt like I got ahead on anything.  I also tried reading on my laptop, but found that I often got distracted from my book when I heard my email “ding”.

I did, however, come up with an idea that is solving that problem for me.  I know it will sound simplistic, but it is working for me.  We recently moved a table into an area just at the top of the stairs where we now do most of our sit down work.  I have a pile of books that sits next to me at the table, and I never have to clear this table.  I have several books that I am working on at the same time.  When my daughter has some work to do, instead of running off and getting distracted and her needing to pull me back to the table because she had finished, I now just choose a book that I can read for 5 or 10 minutes while I wait for her to finish.

book pile

I am finding this is helping me get through my book piles.  It is also keeping me from getting distracted and keeping my daughter from running off when she thinks I’m too busy to help her with something else. I also am not distracted by email when I stick to reading “books” rather than reading online in a kindle or nook app.  School is getting done in a timelier manner and I am accomplishing more.

Sometimes getting more done is a matter of organizing your space to make it work for you.  Please share in the comment section how you make time and space for your reading hobby and time for continuing education.  

Motivation Monday

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Young Couple with Two Children (8-12) Walking on the Beach“Parents, your own home is the first field in which you are called to labor. The precious plants in the home garden demand your first care. To you it is appointed to watch for souls as they that must give an account. Carefully consider your work, its nature, its bearing, and its results. Line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, you must instruct, warn, and counsel, ever remembering that your looks, words, and actions have a direct bearing upon the future of your dear ones. Your work is not to form beauty upon canvas, nor to chisel it from marble, but to impress upon a human soul the image of the Divine.”

The Review and Herald – Sept. 8, 1904

Elementary Math Inspiration

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Looking for elementary math ideas?  Here are a few we’ve collected lately on Pinterest:

Elementary Math Inspiration

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Looking for elementary math ideas?  Here are a few we’ve collected lately on Pinterest:

Motivation Monday

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“God desires both parents and teachers to train children in the practical duties of every-day life. workEncourage industry. Girls—and even boys who do not have outdoor work—should learn how to help the mother. From childhood, boys and girls should be taught to bear heavier and still heavier burdens, intelligently helping in the work of the family firm. Mothers, patiently show your children how to use their hands. Let them understand that their hands are to be used as skilfully as are yours in the household work. Often a fretful infant or a sick child keeps the mother awake night after night. At such times how much better it is for the children to draw upon their strength than to allow the already overtaxed mother to be burdened with work that they should do. Too often the mother succumbs to disease, sometimes lying upon her death-bed before her children realize that by sharing the home burdens, they could have lessened her cares, and spared her much suffering and affliction.”

 

The Review and Herald – Sept 8, 1904