We are a home educating family. This means that instead of sending the children off to others for most of the day, I teach them at home. While waiting for them to get out of choir practice, one of the other mother’s in the group asked me how I could do it. During our following [...]
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Birthdays around our house are a family affair. For months before the big day, the kids discuss the theme for the party (mom and dad try to come up with creative ways to bring the theme to life for as little as possible). Looking over the internet or through magazines can be a great source [...]
More people are turning to work at home opportunities. Some prefer the flexibility that a home business offers. Others, like me, want to be home with the children. Working at home with children is not just a job, it is truly and adventure (to quote another famous job opportunity) and is not something for the [...]
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It is never too early to learn about money. Unlike my parents, and probably their parents before them, my husband and I talk about finances in front of and with our children.
There is a time and place for these discussions. We don’t burden the children with the difficulties we have put ourselves in by borrowing [...]