Avant Parenting Archives
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Avant! Welcome to my parenting blog archives
As you can see by the dates below, this blog is no longer being updated. However, there’s lots of good stuff here, much of it as true now as when it was written. Please feel free to browse, or follow these links: One last piece of parenting advice: Enjoy today even if it’s a rough…
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Adapting Curriculum for Your Homeschooler
This article originally appeared in Understanding Our Gifted as “Adapting Curriculum for Gifted Learners.” Although it was written with an eye toward children who are advanced in a subject, the advice can apply in many situations, as many homeschoolers need some variation from straight-from-the-box curriculum. The article is based on an excerpt from my book,…
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Hurrah! for a well-earned week
In homeschooling circles, what I’m about to confess is something on a par with admitting that you are some sort of non-violent felon. Not as bad as a murderer, though perhaps I’d be put in a category with embezzling CEOs, crooked car mechanics, and guys that steal purses from old ladies. OK, deep breath, here…
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Learn Nothing Day!
I’m writing this on July 23, but I’m guessing that on July 24, I will fail again. How? Well, July 24 is Yep, that’s right. School children get a break all summer. They don’t have to go to school. But homeschoolers? What a drag. We learn every day. Never a break. Well, leave it to…
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Book review: Searching for Meaning
Searching for Meaning: Idealism, Bright Minds, Disillusionment, and Hope by James T. Webb Great Potential Press Dr. Webb’s work has been very important in my life. The day I picked up A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children is the day that I started to learn about my children—and myself. This was the first parenting book…
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My homeschool prodigy
It’s hard to admit when you’re homeschooling a prodigy. You don’t want other parents to get jealous. But sometimes you just have to bust forth and let people know about your precious darling.