One way to introduce small children to sewing is to use plastic canvas with yarn and a large plastic needle. The needle is not sharp and the holes in the canvas are large. When my daughter was 2 we bought her some plastic canvas and needles and just let her play with them. At that [...]

I am looking for a child-training book to recommend to new mothers. I deliver gift baskets to moms in the hospital who have undergone a traumatic child-birth (prematurity, abnormality, etc). The basket includes various materials and information to encourage nurturing and bonding, as well as reading material and various freebies for mom and baby. I [...]

1. Do not let your child be a passive observer. If you read to him, ask him questions about what he has heard. Tell him to narrate the material back in his own words. Make him address any moral value issues which may come up. Develop his mind, not simply in the direction of absorbing, [...]

The book Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It by Jane Healy was recommended to me as a discussion of why even educational TV can have negative effects on children. I was going to go out and buy it, but I noticed on the amazon.com review that the book [...]

Baby Steps (English) from American Life League on Vimeo.

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Dear Laurie, My parents live together with my brother’s family. My brother has a 4 years old daughter. Only my mother is a believer, but she is an isolated believer. She became a Christian only a year ago or so. She would like to teach my niece about God and according to Christian values, but [...]

First, ElanefromNorway’s email to me: I am writing you just to describe my problem with my son 2 years old. A…..was a very quiet child, but as he grew up, he started throwing a tantrum (now he is better with the tantrum), but the worst is that he doesn’t obey.We must repeat thousands of times [...]

Mission Impossible by Michelle Miller (of TruthQuest History) In this emotional, soul-searching discussion, Michelle explores the limitations of women in homeschooling, the hidden feelings of defeat we carry, and the ways in which we unknowingly contribute to the difficulties. Ideas are shared for creative solutions, and the men at the live event were deeply touched [...]

I’m just now preparing to begin home schooling my oldest child, who turned five in January. I’m intending to follow a classical model. I’ve just recently found your website and I’ve read your articles on early formal education. My daughter is, in your terms, a precocious little tyke, who taught herself to read at age [...]