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Habits Q & A: Parent’s Character; Maintaining a Sweet, Even Temper
How the parent’s character affects habit training and how Mom can keep a sweet, even temper.
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Posts and articles about various aspects of parenting.
Habits Q & A: Training the Will
Sonya explains the key to helping children learn to make good choices.
Will: Core Values of Charlotte Mason
We need to teach our children the difference between “I want” and “I will.”
Habits Q & A: Starting with Older Children; Dealing with Negativity
How can you start habit training with an older child? How do you help a child who tends to think negatively?
Habits Q & A: Special Needs; One at a Time
How do you cultivate good habits but also a flexible mind-set in an autistic child? How do you focus on only one habit with several children?
Habits Q & A: Consequences
Here are four steps to help you come up with effective consequences.
Habits Q & A: Introduction to Habit Training
Sonya begins a new series answering questions about habit training.
6 Discipline Mistakes Parents Make
Sonya is joined by Ginger Hubbard and Katy Morgan to talk about six mistakes parents can make when they're trying to cultivate a habit of obedience.
You Are Much More Than a Number
Here is an idea that our children need to hear often, perhaps especially around the holidays.
I Can’t Believe You Just Said That
Sonya chats with author Ginger Hubbard and podcast host Katy Morgan about parenting and how we can help our children (and ourselves) grow.
Screen Time
Sonya is joined by SCM co-founder Doug Smith to discuss screen time and technology.
Your Questions Answered: Charlotte Mason with a Large Family
Today I’ve asked two friends to join me: Laura Pitney and Jenn Faas. We’re going to be talking about the unique challenges of home schooling, Charlotte Mason style with a large family. Sonya: So between all of us, we’ve got…
Our Wills and God’s Will
We’ve spent several blog posts talking about the way of the will and how to strengthen the will so it will be able to choose to do what is right, even when it’s hard. I’ve really enjoyed these weeks of…
3 Ways to Develop Willpower
Right off the bat, some of you may be thinking, “Strengthen my child’s will? I don’t need to strengthen it. He’s a strong-willed child already!” And that may be the case, but don’t jump to any conclusions. You might want…
Is Your Child Strong-Willed or Weak-Willed?
A few weeks ago I did a post on the Way of the Will as a little refresher course on how Charlotte Mason explained the will and how it works. Many of you responded with requests for more on that…
Your Questions Answered: Not Repeating Yourself
Today I’m joined by my friend and co-worker, Laura Pitney, to do another installment of Your Questions Answered. The question for today is quite interesting: “You say not to repeat yourself, but I’m wondering how you teach this? I have…
The Way of the Will
I was recently talking with a group of parents, and in the course of our time together, I mentioned how important it is to make sure our young adults know how the will works. Well, all of the parents in…
Let Us Not Grow Weary
I just spent a weekend at a conference with some wonderful homeschooling mamas: some who are new to homeschooling and some who are veterans. As I was chatting with one mama who is just in the midst of her first…
5 Tips for a Smooth Morning
We talk a lot about your school schedule and how to make it work for you and your students. But what about that block of time before school starts? That part of your morning can have a big impact on…
Not Pride and Prejudice
Near the end of Jane Austen’s classic book, Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy makes a startling statement that sums up why he struggled so much in winning Elizabeth Bennet’s regard. It is startling because he puts his finger on a…