http://www.naturalmomsblog.com/homeschooling-programs-for-toddlers.html Trust Your Instincts with Confidence Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:37:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.naturalmomsblog.com/homeschooling-programs-for-toddlers.html/comment-page-1#comment-9275 Tami Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:18:15 +0000 http://naturalmomsblog.com/?p=100#comment-9275 Hello! I am a stay at home/ work at home mom of two as well, I run a dayhome and absolutely love it! I stummbled upon this article and wanted to suggest dayhome agency sites- they have excellent ideas for educating young children at home and on learning through play. I have learned so much about early childhood development since opening my dayhome. I was supprised to see that it was not listed here as a great way to earn money from home. I have enjoyed being able to care for other children whose parents have to work away from home as well as being able, in a way, to homeschool my own children. I care for up to six children at a time including my own and their ages range from One to six years. The children enjoy the social aspect as well a the individualized attention the recieve from coming to a dayhome as appossed to a daycare or preschool. I also wanted to thankyou for all of the wonderful information you share through your blogs and I am grateful to have found this site I look forward to incorporating these ideas. I belive they will greatly benefit my family! Many thanks. Hello! I am a stay at home/ work at home mom of two as well, I run a dayhome and absolutely love it! I stummbled upon this article and wanted to suggest dayhome agency sites- they have excellent ideas for educating young children at home and on learning through play. I have learned so much about early childhood development since opening my dayhome. I was supprised to see that it was not listed here as a great way to earn money from home. I have enjoyed being able to care for other children whose parents have to work away from home as well as being able, in a way, to homeschool my own children. I care for up to six children at a time including my own and their ages range from One to six years. The children enjoy the social aspect as well a the individualized attention the recieve from coming to a dayhome as appossed to a daycare or preschool. I also wanted to thankyou for all of the wonderful information you share through your blogs and I am grateful to have found this site I look forward to incorporating these ideas. I belive they will greatly benefit my family!
Many thanks.

]]> http://www.naturalmomsblog.com/homeschooling-programs-for-toddlers.html/comment-page-1#comment-9005 Jeanie Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:39:09 +0000 http://naturalmomsblog.com/?p=100#comment-9005 Last comment had wrong address. I put com instead of org. It is late. What I forgot to say was in the end I unschooled which is where I just followed my own program, sounds like what you are doing. We even did highschool this way. They all seem to be going the college route and doing real good. I think I need to write a blog about this. You inspired me. .-= Jeanie´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.gypsychild.org/2009/11/silk-brand-soy-milk-not-organic/" rel="nofollow">Silk Brand Soy Milk not Organic</a> =-. Last comment had wrong address. I put com instead of org. It is late.
What I forgot to say was in the end I unschooled which is where I just followed my own program, sounds like what you are doing. We even did highschool this way. They all seem to be going the college route and doing real good. I think I need to write a blog about this. You inspired me.
.-= Jeanie´s last blog ..Silk Brand Soy Milk not Organic =-.

]]> http://www.naturalmomsblog.com/homeschooling-programs-for-toddlers.html/comment-page-1#comment-9003 Jeanie Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:35:56 +0000 http://naturalmomsblog.com/?p=100#comment-9003 I like your blog. It is a lot of info. I also write a mothering blog. It is about everything natural and instinctive at this point it is actually too spread out. I homeschooled all four of my kids at one point or another. I started with Calvert which is like trying to imitate the public schools. Then I went to Oak Meadow which is much calmer and based on the Waldorf Style of education where they focus on creativity till around 8 years old. They don't press math and reading till after that because they believe it stunts the creative juices that are really developing then. They believe the age of reason really sets in around 8. I do believe it is true for some but every child is so different. The main thing is to not push any of it on them, just watch and observe what interest them and be ready to assist them with activities. Don't stress what they know. They have different times when things click. Don't forget to have fun. Laughter stays with you forever. I like your blog. It is a lot of info. I also write a mothering blog. It is about everything natural and instinctive at this point it is actually too spread out.
I homeschooled all four of my kids at one point or another. I started with Calvert which is like trying to imitate the public schools. Then I went to Oak Meadow which is much calmer and based on the Waldorf Style of education where they focus on creativity till around 8 years old. They don’t press math and reading till after that because they believe it stunts the creative juices that are really developing then. They believe the age of reason really sets in around 8.
I do believe it is true for some but every child is so different. The main thing is to not push any of it on them, just watch and observe what interest them and be ready to assist them with activities. Don’t stress what they know. They have different times when things click.
Don’t forget to have fun. Laughter stays with you forever.

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