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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/17/2013 2:39:04 PM Vicki Bentley--HSLDA Toddlers to Tweens--You Spoke, We Listened |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- HSLDA's Toddlers to Tweens Newsletter January 2013--You Spoke, We Listened ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---[ Easy Web Taxes Tax Preparation ]--------------------------------- We do your taxes for you! No office visit required. Free estimate! HSLDA membership discount from a business owned and operated by HSLDA members. http://www.hslda.org/alink.asp?id=576 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You Spoke, We Listened By Vicki Bentley HSLDA Toddlers to Tweens consultant "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." (Proverbs 15:22 NIV) Wow! More than 1,200 of you responded to our recent survey--thank you so much! Every opinion and comment is important to us. I did personally read every single response and comment--many of the suggestions will become full articles, newsletters, or workshops. I'd like to address others in a few upcoming newsletters, to keep you abreast of HSLDA resources that may be unfamiliar to you. For example... -------------------- What changes should I expect as we move into the tween years? For starters, check out "The Middle School Years." http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16862 . For tips on how to prepare your junior high students for high school, visit the Before High School section by our high school consultants. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16863 How do I get kids motivated to do chores? Review the three-part series of newsletter articles on raising kids who help at home http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16864 You also may be interested in The Everyday Family Chore System http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16865 , a tool for home management training. My child is in third [or fourth, or sixth...] grade but I don't know what he should be learning. How can I tell if he's "on track"? Great question, and a common concern. Find help in "What Should I Be Teaching?" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16866 You can also find placement testing http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16867 and assessment guidance http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16868 on our site. What about learning styles? Your child's natural strength and learning preference is his learning style. The sensory way he remembers things is his learning modality. Read more here: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16869 How do we find social opportunities for our kids? Sometimes we parents just have to create our own opportunities, and in a past newsletter http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16870 , you'll find some ideas that have worked for other parents. I'm a single parent. Can this work? You'll find not only several articles on the topic of single parenting, but also a Christian single parents' forum in our Encouragement section. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16871 What's available for dads? For starters, we have a whole section devoted to encouragement for dads, by dads. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16872 . Also, our Court Report contains articles, cases, legal information, and more, all of interest to either parent. We offer several webinars in our @home e-vents designed to speak specifically to fathers, and our consultants are happy to speak with both moms and dads! Trivia tidbit: Did you know all of our staff attorneys are homeschool dads? I'd prefer a blog format. We have a variety of blogs to appeal to a variety of readers! http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16873 It would help me to know how other folks handle homeschooling. At "A Day in Our Homeschool," http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16874 you'll get a glimpse into the daily lives of more than 100 different homeschool families! How do I get started with a preschooler? So they don't want to sit still and listen--they just want to play and pretend? Or you aren't sure where to start? How much structure is appropriate? Read about these topics and more in our preschool section. http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16875 You'll also find links there to a few Home School Heartbeat series on preschool. (Hey, did you know we offer a free HSLDA membership http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16876 to parents whose oldest child is not yet age 5?) It's so overwhelming to try to homeschool and take care of the rest of life! Because we know that parents have more to their days than homeschooling, we've dedicated an entire section of our site to organization, http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16877 from time management, to recordkeeping, to household organization, to "getting dinner on the table the same day you homeschool." I am having trouble homeschooling and taking care of my parents. We hope you'll find help and encouragement in the cover story of the Winter 2012 edition http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16878 of our member magazine, The Home School Court Report--"Eldercare and Homeschooling." How do I homeschool more than one child without homeschooling till bedtime? Multi-level teaching is not only do-able, but can save you money, time (and headaches). For the short version, check out the multi-level teaching article at our site http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=16879 ; for a more in-depth explanation, view the webinar in our @home e-vents archive. COMING SOON... Teaching at Home: Basics & Beyond for Toddlers to Tweens (an HSLDA You CAN Homeschool! seminar) will be held at the Purcellville campus of Patrick Henry College this spring. Workshops will include Time Management for Busy Homeschool Parents, Multi-Level Teaching, and more! Date and details will be announced soon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "When I called Liberty to find out what kind of discount we could get, they told us we would 10% off our car insurance and 5% off our homeowner's insurance. What we will save is more than double what it costs to join HSLDA. With one child getting his driver's license this year, the savings will be a real blessing!" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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