We are currently in an unexpected time of stress and isolation. Even my own children, who are usually steadfast and
!["e;Let Them Play"e; is Only Half the Story (Part Two)](https://samanthamatalonecook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_3314.jpg?quality=100.3016082509160 ""e;Let Them Play"e; is Only Half the Story (Part Two)")
In part one of “Let Them Play is Only Half the Story,” I discussed how years of research have shown us that the
One of the most common responses homeschoolers get to questions regarding the education of their young children is
Picture on left: Communication begins with Morse Code on handmade Telegraph Machines. Picture on Right: Da Vinci's
In our house, we are in the middle-to-end of our second adolescent cocooning, the period of time when kids seem to
An un-orientation letter to my dear “freshman”: You are now at the stage in which most teens enter high
1. Model what you would like to see. The process for learning is not that different for adults as it is for kids.
When I talk to new homeschoolers, or even more experienced ones who are struggling, one of the topics that
Note: This is a more formal, written presentation of the keynote talk I gave at the 2017 Bay Area Homeschool
There’s a developmental phase in childhood that doesn’t get talked about enough, and yet provokes an enormous