Every day parents are faced with power struggles. As Your child grows, the need for cooperation increases, yet it becomes more difficult to get. Grace Ketterman and Pat Holt offer simple, practical advice to get the results you want.
The classic and indispensable work on teaching children at home, fully updated for today's new laws, new lifestyles, and the growing new generation of homeschooling parents Today more than one and a half million children are being taught at home by their own parents. In this expanded edition of the book that helped launch the whole movement, Pat Farenga has distilled John Holt's timeless understanding of the ways children come to understand the world and added up-to-the-moment legal, financial, and logistical advice. No parent even considering homeschooling should be without this wise and unique reference. Rather than proposing that parents turn their homes into miniature schools, Holt and Farenga demonstrate how ordinary parents can help children grow as social, active learners. Chapters on living with children, "serious play," children and work, and learning difficulties will fascinate and encourage parents and help them enjoy each "homeschool" day. John Holt's warm understanding of children and his passionate belief in every child's ability to learn have made this book the bible of homeschooling families everywhere.
Searching for God's Love is the story of Dawud's discovery of God's love. A young boy, Dawud, goes looking for God's love. Wearing a special hat and a coat with lots of pockets, Dawud recruits his dog Snoopy to become a detective with him. The two search among the pots and pans in the kitchen. God's love is not there. They peer under the bed. God's love is not there. They inspect the backyard looking for God's love, but it's not there either. "Oh, Droopy, I am a terrible detective. I don't know where God's love is," said Dawud. "Would you like some help?" Dad asks. When Dawud says yes, the three of them begin to discover God's love in the most surprising places. As the boy discovers God's love, he tucks a reminder of that place into one of his pockets. The next Sunday he takes those objects from his pockets and shares what he has learned with his friends in at church. Dawud has become a true detective of God's love. Authors Pat Holt and Robyn Vander Weide have included a "Did the Children Get It?" feature at the end of the story to help teachers and parents determine the level of understanding the children have of the story. Questions are arranged in an ascending order of thinking skills and will help children apply the story's biblical principles to their daily life.
The classic guide to teaching children at home for a new generation of homeschooling parents In 2019, there were more than two million children being homeschooled. That number doubled during the pandemic and is now likely to continue increasing as more parents worry that school might not be the best place for their children to learn and grow. Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its timeless and revolutionary message of recognizing the ways children come to understand the world has been updated for today’s environment. Parents and caregivers will discover how to navigate: Learning in a classroom versus learning in the world The difference between a learning difficulty (which we all experience every time we try to learn anything) and a learning disability. Schedules that achieve the homeschooling-work-life balance that you want as a family The relationship between learning and play Homeschooling and technology And much more. John Holt's warm understanding of children and his passionate belief in every child's ability to learn have made this book an essential resource for over forty years to homeschooling families.
Although all parents want their kids to be confident, many times the well-meaning things we do to help them can destroy their sense of self-assurance. With quotes from children and parents, this well-researched book discusses nine myths about our relationships with our children that prevent them from fulfilling their potential. Myths include I should be my child's best friend and I must be fair.
The town of Pleasant Valley, New York has had three major floods that have been recorded in photographs. In this book you will find many facts about the hurricanes that caused the floods, and many pictures depicting the destruction of the flood waters.
Confidence is one thing that women need most today, and Holt attacks the false ideas that keep a woman from experiencing confidence in God. More than anything, she restores a woman's esteem in God and her trust in His ability to work especially where she is weakest. It will also help her to stop the damage that comes from fear, poor self-image, negative and critical voices--and the myth that she may not be spiritual enough.
Here is a book that uses humor and Christian common sense to address the child-rearing challenges you face. The authors give simple, proven strategies for becoming the parent you want to be.
Helps mothers understand why they do what they do, how it affects them and their family, and how they can get the attention of their children and discipline them with gentle, firm control.
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