The Importance of a Child’s Education

Education is a basic human right that every child should receive. It’s the stepping stone in increasing income, achieving economic growth, and sustaining a healthy society. In developing countries, education breaks the cycle of poverty and opens the minds of children, letting them know that they can be whatever they want to be. As Parents.com puts it, the education that any child receives “sets the groundwork for future successes.” This is why many nonprofits work towards sponsoring children in poverty {Read More}

Staying On Top With Carson-Dellosa and #SpectrumTestPrep #sponsored

Disclosure: I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Carson-Dellosa.  I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. In 2007, my husband and I made one of the biggest decisions ever about our daughter’s education. We decided to pull her from kindergarten and home-school. While deep in my heart, I knew this was the best for our daughter, my anxiety gave me a run for it. I worried daily on {Read More}

Home-Schooling Made Easy With Robinson Curriculum

I will admit when I first started homeschooling my daughter I was clueless. With having pulled her from public schools while in kindergarten I wasn’t sure where to start. I ordered Hooked on Phonics, picked up the kindergarten workbook from Walmart and went from there. It wasn’t long and Gillian was reading and learning everything she would in public school plus more. Over the years we have tried different curriculum’s. Out of the different ones I would have to say {Read More}

Made The Switch To Robinson Curriculum

About a month ago I was going through my e-mail, when a certain one caught my attention. With being a home-schooling family, I get many different home-schooling e-mails. This particular one was for a curriculum that would take the child from 1st grade to 12th grade. The part that caught my eye was the fact it was less than $200! That curriculum was Robinson Curriculum, I clicked around on the site to learn more about this curriculum, and what I {Read More}

Fight for Your Write With BIC Plus Giveaway

Did you know that writing is one of the most important learning tools that will help aid in your child’s success and growth. Research has shown that writing not only fosters a child’s emotional and cognitive development but also helps  foster a child’s critical thinking skills and improves their academic achievement. BIC knows how important it is for children to not only know how to write, but to have a love for writing and they have launched the Fight for {Read More}

2014/2015 School Year Plan

School starts back in full swing in two more weeks!!! My daughter isn’t that thrilled, however, I am pretty excited about the coming year. Going into 7th grade, I plan to have a lot more intense learning, but in a fun way. I want her to read more, write more, and explore more. We will be doing a lot of hands on but in away she doesn’t know she is learning. For example we will be using the kitchen for {Read More}

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