Helicopter Parenting and Learning – is This Right for You?

This research should resolve the long-running debate about “how much parental involvement is ideal?” It validates the use of highly involved parenting. Read More

How to Get the Most from Your Field Trips

We know field trips offer numerous benefits, such as hands on learning, group learning and opportunities for students to discover new things firsthand. They are an important part of your homeschooling education. Read More

Why You Need to Teach Your Kids Metacognition

Metacognition is an important ability to effective learning. It’s something your child needs to understand and know how to use. It can be taught, and it can be learned. Don’t overlook this in your homeschooling. What is it? Read More

Teach Up!

Use this powerful model to expand your homeschool teaching. This article will give you a fundamental building block used by expert teachers – learn about it and start using it. Read More

The Importance of Frameworks to Learning

Teach your children to put what they’re learning into frameworks. Read More

How Language Proficient is Your Child?

Do you want to set more specific second language goals with your child? Do you know what level of fluency your child is at now? Read More

Seek Your Own Lollapalooza Effects!

At the Center for Homeschooling we like to encourage parents and students to think differently and creatively.  Let’s talk about an interesting idea — how you can create your own “lollapalooza effects.” Read More