Category: Child/Adolescent Mental Health

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Why Should We Homeschool?- Part 3- Values

“Education is thus a most powerful ally of humanism, and every American school is a school of humanism. What can a theistic Sunday School’s meeting for an hour once a week and teaching only a fract… Source: Why Should We Homeschool?- Part 3- Values

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Not Sure How to Homeschool? When in Doubt, Just Read!

One thing that most moms have in common, despite differences in any other areas of life, is a lack of confidence. Too often we doubt our abilities to be adequate parents. Raising children who will … Source: Not Sure How to Homeschool? When in Doubt, Just Read!

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Exploring the Truth Behind Homeschool Myths

Yep. It’s time to address those pesky homeschool myths again. Source: Exploring the Truth Behind Homeschool Myths

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4 Tips to Avoid Being a Mean Mommy

Originally posted here By: Grace Cross Twitter: @grace_cross1000 We all have met them. That mom, who is judgmental, has a problem with every other mother’s parenting practices, gossiping about fami… Source: 4 Tips to Avoid Being a Mean Mommy

Don’t Wait Until You Are Drowning to Learn How to Swim:

I know as my teen goes storming out of the house that our fight could have been heard several houses away in our quiet neighborhood. I worry about where he is going, and what he will be doing. It won’t be anything good with him in this state of mind. Do you ever wish you ...

Stop Adding to Their Pain:

People who self-harm often run into some pretty strong reactions. Some people seem to think it is okay to give a look of disgust after noticing the tell-tale markings. They also completely change the way that they treat that person, like their self-harm has anything to do with whether they are a good person or ...

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Mother and Daughter: An (In)Complete History of (Almost) Suicide — Discover

“Suicide was not a ‘truth’ I held dear. . . . With help and effort, I have learned to distinguish between my own, actual beliefs and that other voice that is just a misfire occurring in my brain.” Amy Bee discovers that she doesn’t want to die. via Mother and Daughter: An (In)Complete History of (Almost) ...

Do Not Be This Person

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people judge another person’s parenting skills. There are so many things that go into making us the parents that we are. Sometimes we are trying to do things differently than how we were raised. Sometime despite wanting to do things differently we unknowingly fall into the same ...

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