Young children love companionship and can seldom enjoy themselves alone. They yearn for sympathy and tenderness. That which they enjoy ...

Most mothers and fathers can provide deeper security, sheerer closeness, sharper instincts, longer continuity, warmer responses, more ...

As a new school year starts for many, it seems timely to review the core "recipe" for homeschooling. I have always appreciat...

"Blessed are those parents who are teachable, for knowledge brings understanding, and understanding brings love." Old Union ...

"The fastest road to furthering independence in your children is total attention to the needs of your children in their dependent...

Encouragement for homeschool moms comes from many sources.  Knowing of other mother's who cherished this role is encouraging, espec...

Each child is unique , a special creation of God with talents, abilities, personality, preferences, dislikes, potentials, strengths, weaknes...

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5 Ju...

Biblical examples of homeschooling are found not only in the Old Testament, but in the New Testament as well. Just as the child Jesus rec...

Research in child development reveals that children receive the best foundation for future development and learning from a secure and respo...

Holidays are special events and create opportunities for homeschool children to create!  Thoughtfulness is taught by example and practice....

"When you lead your sons and daughters in the good way, let your words be tender and caressing in terms of discipline that wins the hea...

Without professional training, simply by being herself, a concerned, loving mother usually can do more for her normal child than a teacher ...

  Thou shalt know that God selected these children for you, and you for them, for a special reason.   Thou shalt remember how to be a child...

Happy are the parents whose lives are a true reflection of the divine, so that the promises and commands of God awaken in the child gra...

The soul of a child is the loveliest flower  That grows in the garden of God.  Its climb is from weakness to knowledge and power,  To the...

Well, they were right. All of those middle-aged ladies who gazed at my newborn babies, smiling knowingly, and saying with one eyebrow ...

“The most successful parents are those who have the skill to get behind the eyes of the child, seeing what he sees, thinking what he t...

  One of my favorite authors is Anne Ortlund.  In addition to her book, Disciplines of the Beautiful Woman , she has written an excellent b...