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February 24, 2020

A teacher unschooling? Why?

I am a trained teacher (I have 2 education degrees) and I have taught three different school systems (British, Australian and American). Education is a passion for me. I believe in it wholeheartedly. But the more I study and research, the more I talk to others, and the more I see children getting stressed out...CONTINUE READING

Category:Education, Family, General, Homeschool, Learning Life, Life Skills

Tag:children, developmental expectations, education, homeschooling, knowledge, parenting, pros and cons, skills based learning, unschooling

February 13, 2020

Using Screen Time To Your Advantage

by Michayla Best

Screen time has become a highly discussed topic with many heated arguments. I honestly think that screen time can be a good thing, if used in the right way.CONTINUE READING

Category:Family, General, Hacks, Learning Life, Technology

Tag:advantages, children, games and apps, parenting, safe use, screen time, videos

February 6, 2020

Valentine’s Day Craft – an easy dreamcatcher

by Michayla Best

Valentine's Day was not something I have much memory of as a child. But I do love craft and this is a fun and simple craft to make. CONTINUE READING

Category:DIY, Family, General, Homeschool

Tag:children, craft, DIY, dreamcatcher, lovecatcher, parenting, valentines day

January 23, 2020

Helping Visual Learners Succeed

by Michayla Best

VISUAL: THE 2nd OF THE LEARNING STYLES This is the second of three posts about helping our children succeed in learning according to their dominant learning style. The last one was on the kinesthetic style. Check out the post here. Our visual students are the ones who remember what they see (more than they do...CONTINUE READING

Category:Education, Family, Hacks, Homeschool, Learning Life, Life Skills, Reading and Writing, Tools

Tag:children, education, Learning Style, parenting, school, success in education, visual learner, visual learning style

November 28, 2019

The Importance Of Building Imagination In Children

by Michayla Best

Imagination is the ability to be creative. We need to be able to imagine and therefore need to be building it in our children.CONTINUE READING

Category:Family, Learning Life, Life Skills

Tag:build imagination, children, create, creative, creative thinking, dream, encourage, fancy, foster imagination, imagination, life skills, parenting

October 31, 2019

The Reality of Life With A Gifted Kids

by Michayla Best

How do you best define giftedness? Is it purely intelligence? Does it have to do with the environment the child is raised in? It can be subjective. It can be frustrating. Gifted kids can be overlooked.CONTINUE READING

Category:Education, Family, Learning Life

Tag:blessing, Bright child, bright kids, Characteristics of gifted children, children, family, gifted, Gifted and talented test, Gifted kids, Gifted testing, Kids smart, Raising a genius, Signs of a genius, Signs of a gifted child, smart, talents, What is giftedness

October 24, 2019

Words Of Encouragement – Life Changing For Children

by Michayla Best

Words have the power to build us up and to do us harm. Words of affirmation are words of affection, praise and encouragement. They are the words that help to shape us. This should be a vital part of our parenting tool kit.CONTINUE READING

Category:Family, Learning Life, Life Skills

Tag:Affirmations for kids, affirmative sentence, children, encouragement, kids, Life affirming, List of positive affirmations, parenting, parenting help, parenting tools, Positive affirmations for kids, truth, words, words of affirmation, words of encouragement, Words of Encouragement For Kids

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A teacher unschooling? Why?

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Valentine’s Day Craft – an easy dreamcatcher

Helping Visual Learners Succeed

The Importance Of Building Imagination In Children

The Reality of Life With A Gifted Kids

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