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http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles Answers to your homeschool questions Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:21:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a very short excerpt from my newest book, Homeschooling for the Rest of Us (Bethany House, 2010).  This topic was on my mind today and I thought perhaps it would bring encouragement to some of you.  Sonya  :) Homeschoolers tell me about the ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/11/14/expert-advice-encouraging-or-discouraging/ When we have extra money, we buy the Nesquik plastic tubs with chocolate powder in them to make chocolate milk.  My children love to drink chocolate milk and I enjoy having the containers afterwards.  These are GREAT containers that can be reused for many things since they ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/11/03/tips-how-to-reuse-plastic-nesquik-tubs/ All of us have some of them lying around somewhere. I'm talking about old keys - car keys, house keys, box keys, locket keys, etc. There are keys for just about anything and while they are necessary, there comes a time when we no ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/11/03/tips-ways-to-reuse-old-keys/ If you buy cereal in boxes, you know that most of the time the cereal is actually in an interior plastic bag.  The neat thing about these plastic bags is that they are a type of strong plastic that is much more sturdy than the plastic baggies ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/11/03/what-to-do-w-those-plastic-cereal-bags-inside-boxes/ Here are my tips for ways to save / reuse / recycle water. -  When we give the younger children baths, we start with the dirtiest and then use the same water for every subsequent child. -  If I'm not too tired after giving the children baths, we use that same water ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/11/03/tips-how-to-save-money-on-water/ In my newest book, Homeschooling for the Rest of Us (Bethany House, 2010), I talk about outward versus inward obedience.  When parents write to ask me questions, one of the most common questions I receive is exactly HOW to train your child to have inward obedience with ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/09/16/outward-versus-inward-obedience/ A British group - in conjunction with scientists in USA - is going to do an investigation to see if descendants of the Croatoan tribe show DNA likeness to relatives of settlers who came to Roanoke - the Lost Colony - in 1587. Later settlers ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/05/09/dna-research-may-determine-if-lost-colony-settlers-integrated-w-local-indian-tribe/ Have you ever thought of where your name comes from? I’m not talking about your first name, the one your parents chose for you when you were a baby. There are hundreds of books on the market that explain what your first name “means.” ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/04/25/discussing-the-development-of-surnames-w-your-child/ Since most families are struggling financially these days, many are seeking alternative forms of entertainment that won’t cost a fortune. Additionally, it seems that a lot of people are re-evaluating their priorities and realizing that they would like more family time. While there are lots of great activities ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/04/13/great-games-for-family-fun/ I've had some requests for teaching ideas for the Winter Olympics. I wrote down a lot of the resources we're using in my family and also some of the things we're doing as part of our studies over the next two weeks. (For those of you who have ... http://www.homeschoolstore.com/hs_articles/2010/02/17/2010-winter-olympics-teaching-ideas/