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Beating the Winter Home School Blahs
by Cory Bennett
The winter months can be tough for home school moms and families. While, the holidays are a break from academics, they often leave families exhausted from all the activities and travel. After the excitement of the Christmas and New Year holidays pass, most families face five months of academics with few breaks. Maintaining a high level of motivation and making home education interesting and effective can be a challenge. I would like to suggest a practical family strategy for beating the blahs.
Before we look at specific blah beating ideas, it is important to look at the major components of a successful plan. I would like to explore rest, spiritual preparation, and brainstorming. Rest is often the forgotten key to beating or avoiding the blahs. Fatigue is the enemy of mental freshness, physical and emotional health, and enthusiasm. Families today are often guilty of over scheduling. The results can ruin your home school experience. Plan time for physical rest for yourself and your children. This may involve hard choices like cancelling activities, doing less outside the home and putting the kids to bed at an earlier hour. Rest coupled with a healthy diet can reduce illness and increase enthusiasm. Plan a weekly school schedule that allows time for rest, and increase rest time when things start to fall apart. Some families choose to put children in bed at an early hour and allow time for quiet reading before lights out. more...
by Cory Bennett
The winter months can be tough for home school moms and families. While, the holidays are a break from academics, they often leave families exhausted from all the activities and travel. After the excitement of the Christmas and New Year holidays pass, most families face five months of academics with few breaks. Maintaining a high level of motivation and making home education interesting and effective can be a challenge. I would like to suggest a practical family strategy for beating the blahs.
Before we look at specific blah beating ideas, it is important to look at the major components of a successful plan. I would like to explore rest, spiritual preparation, and brainstorming. Rest is often the forgotten key to beating or avoiding the blahs. Fatigue is the enemy of mental freshness, physical and emotional health, and enthusiasm. Families today are often guilty of over scheduling. The results can ruin your home school experience. Plan time for physical rest for yourself and your children. This may involve hard choices like cancelling activities, doing less outside the home and putting the kids to bed at an earlier hour. Rest coupled with a healthy diet can reduce illness and increase enthusiasm. Plan a weekly school schedule that allows time for rest, and increase rest time when things start to fall apart. Some families choose to put children in bed at an early hour and allow time for quiet reading before lights out. more...
How Do You Beat the Blahs?
Sat, 27th February, 2010
Here is your opportunity to encourage others with your best ideas for beating the blahs. Post your idea here. It may be the one that makes someones day (or month) and blesses another family.
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