Homeschool Update Archives

By now I expect you have seen a video of someone putting Mentos candies into an open bottle of Diet Coke...

When painful circumstances arise, our first impulse is to pick our kids up or bail them out. But hurtful experiences in our children's lives are...

The departure from godliness by scores of young people who have been brought up in Christian homes is cause for real alarm. What are well-meaning...

We will try three wind experiments to help us investigate the wind in our areas of the world, what causes it, and what it carries.

Defense by deflection postpones the glory of grace

Nautical navigation fills a broad spectrum of techniques and crafts from simple rafts to ocean liners.

I recently received an email from a mom who asked, “…at what age do you think children begin to understand what their passions are?"

In honor of Holy Week, I want to give you a valuable lesson on betrayal and forgiveness that you can share with children...

“YOU may homeschool, but I couldn’t,” a mom a year tells me.

For most ODD (Organizational Deficit Disorder) and un-ODD children alike, color-coding works wonders. Here's how our family has implemented the...

I used to be the kind of mom that felt threatened when others offered help or advice -- as if I weren’t a good enough mother in my own right.

Sometimes I wonder whatever happened to that spontaneous, flirtatious girl that Jay wrote love songs to...

"How did you make the decision to do this?" This is the question I hear the most from people when they find out we foster kids. Most of the...

Your kids need you to help them make faith their own and live it out fully. God wants your kids to move beyond believing to putting their faith in...

While it can be unnerving to watch your little girl grow up in America’s sexual culture, take heart and remember: you have the advantage.