I am a huge fan of Dr. Larry Cohen, whom I came to know about via his book “Playful Parenting“: According to his website, Dr. Larry Cohen: “…is a licensed […]
An Alternative to “Consequences”
I’m just a busy bee!
I have been spending every available moment working on Tina’s Learning Adventures lately. There is SOOOO much to be done. ALWAYS! I launched the membership community but there still was […]
The Homeschool Membership Community is LAUNCHED!!
A few weeks ago I officially launched my Homeschool Membership Community on Tina’s Learning Adventures! I have been working on this puppy for months and months and MONTHS! It will […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street
I really enjoyed this book! I am often drawn to new books on my Libby app simply because of the cover art and the title. I know, I know “don’t […]
BOOK REVIEW: Archers, Alchemists, and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Have Loved or Loathed
My son was assigned this book to read in his Build Your Library curriculum and, as is most all the books assigned with this curriculum, this turned out to be […]
Anthem for a New Year: There is an Answer
This song is on my Apple Music playlist of “Happy Songs”, which I frequently listen to. I simply adore this band, and especially this song. Today, I heard it with […]
Baby Steps
I‘m doing a lot of cleaning up of my websites and finding old blog posts that I never posted. This is one of them. Judging by the fact that I […]
On Being a Homeschool Mom with ADHD
This post is going to be all over the place because that’s how my thoughts are at present. But I feel really compelled to write right now. This isn’t a […]
Suddenly you realize you are one of those Parents of Adult Children…
I get into a LOT of discussions on Facebook. Many are just shallow, meaningless things…but occasionally they go deeper. Today a mom on one of the groups I am a […]
Hope for those with kids who fight you on everything!
Posted this morning on my local Facebook group I manage…Thought I should share it here as well, for more people to benefit from… And you may want to read the […]
Endless Pandemic Days of Blah
I have been realizing that I use my Facebook profile as a sort of journal sometimes…sharing how I am feeling in the moment. And those are posts that I will […]
My first official review from a blogger!
I’m so excited to share this review of one of my ecourses on Tina’s Learning Adventures from Jackie Lee at You Really CAN Homeschool! Jackie is the admin at the […]
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CA HOMESCHOOLERS!
9/16/20–UPDATE: I was just alerted to the fact that the CDE’s PSA online form is now “Down for Maintenance”, so they were apparently wrong when they said it would be […]
Experience-Based Learning, Simplified!–Part 4
You’ve read part 1, part 2 and part 3…you know all the ins and outs on how simple it can be to plan for Experience-Based Learning… Now let me walk […]
Experience-Based Learning, Simplified!–Part 3
So you’ve got Wakelet set up (part 1), and you’ve copied my blank stations for your use (part 2)…now what? Now it’s time to start brainstorming and planning for the […]
Experience-Based Learning, Simplified!–Part 2
So yesterday I got you set up to use Wakelet, and hopefully, you set yourself up an account and have had a chance to play around and get familiar with […]
Experience-Based Learning, Simplified!–Part 1
I’ve been thinking that in the current coronavirus situation… …that Experience-Based Learning could really be a great way to handle homeschooling…maybe as a temporary shift in routine for veteran homeschoolers, […]