Do you give yourself and your child permission to play or is it seen as a waste of time and lack of discipline? Studies from Harvard and the AAP are showing that play is critical to a child’s development and intelligence. How do we write that down in the lesson plan book or better yet, how do we answer well-meaning parents, neighbors, and friends when they question why we let our children play. Play isn’t just a break or relief from serious learning, play IS a child’s work and involves serious learning. Come learn how, when, and why playing matters.

Many parents are making the decision to home educate after being in a school setting. While the choice to switch is a worth-while decision, there are adjustments that must be considered. How do you deconstruct what has been a pattern and construct a new way of thinking all while educating your child? What are the pitfalls and what paradigms need to be challenged? Come be encouraged in learning a new way to view education during this transition.

A vendor hall can be quite challenging and overwhelming. What do you do with all of the voices? Which curriculum is best and which one works? Curriculum is simply a tool in our homeschooling journey and yet it can cause such difficulty. How do you know when your child’s struggles are legitimate or they are simply being lazy and unmotivated? Could the curriculum of choice be at fault and how do you know if the wrong curriculum is creating undue burdens and stress. What do you do about it? This session from a veteran homeschooling mom of 35 years can be quite beneficial in navigating the vendor hall.