If you’re like me, you’ve found yourself trying to defend your decision to homeschool. Every little advancement Every good grade Every cool field trip They all get hung up like badges to prove that our decision to homeschool was the right decision. I know, because I’ve found myself doing this lately with my friends. It […]
7 Must-Have MERLD Resources
I don’t think I’ve spoken to one person who knows what MERLD is. If you’re here, you may be wondering, too, what it is. Or if you know about MERLD, you’re probably scrambling to find as much information as you can….and realizing there isn’t a lot out there. MERLD stands for Mixed Expressive Receptive Language […]
What Every Parent Needs to Know About MERLD
When our children began to display signs of a language delay, I began to research ways I could help them. My husband and I tried many things, but nothing we did seemed to help very much. The more time went on, the more we began to worry. I spent many nights googling, researching, taking notes, […]
6 Things to Know About Homeschooling a Kid With MERLD
Being a homeschool graduate myself, I always knew I’d homeschool my children. However, when I moved to a country where homeschooling is almost entirely unheard of, I relinquished that dream. I feel that a decision to homeschool requires both the mother and father being 100% on board, otherwise it causes a lot of friction and […]
6 Things I Learned Homeschooling a Child with MERLD
I’ll never forget the first time I heard the statement that homeschool shouldn’t look traditional. By it’s very definition it is anti-traditional school. It is homeschool, not school at home. Honestly, it still hasn’t sunk in completely. But what hasn’t yet sunk in all the way, should by the end of the 2019-2020 school year — because […]
10 Things I’ve Learned After One Month of Homeschooling
We have successfully completed one month of homeschooling. I hesitate to say successfully, because honestly, it still remains to be seen how successful we’ve been – and that is partly why I am writing this post. Yes, I am a newby homeschool mom. So, while I may not have any timeless words of deep wisdom for you, […]
Our Curriculum Choices for the 2019-2020 School Year
One of the most overwhelming aspects of homeschooling for me (and probably for most) is curriculum choice. There are so many options! You could get lost for months researching curriculum…whether you want to go with a streaming service for one set of curriculum or mix-and-match from several different sources. There are websites that have everything set […]
5 Ways We Make Summer Learning Fun
One of the hardest things to balance as a mom of two MERLD children is knowing when to pull back and when to push. Here is what I mean: Sometimes we need to give the brain a chance to sort through what our MERLD children have been learning and let all the pieces fall in […]
