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Kaye Wilson
- Oct 24
- 3 min
Authority: Is It Good or Bad?
A lot of people think of "authority" as a bad word; it brings to mind images of drill sergeants, mean teachers, and dictators. Each of...
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Kaye Wilson
- Nov 8, 2022
- 4 min
Family Meals: How to Manage the Chaos and Have Restaurant-Ready Kids!
You know family meals are important, so you've made it a priority; you're home-cooking meals when you can, supplementing with rotisserie...
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Kaye Wilson
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Are your Kids Behind, Post-Covid? Here's Help!
If you're the parent of school-age children whose schools were shut-down during the pandemic, you probably didn't need to see the...
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Kaye Wilson
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
The First Lesson of Parenting
When parents bring their first little one home from the hospital, everything is new, and maybe a little scary! Before long, though, you...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Summing It Up: The Benefits of Order
I've recently published three posts concerned with staying on top of day-to-day housekeeping: one about laundry,...
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Kaye Wilson
- Feb 22, 2022
- 5 min
Stop Yelling: Here's How
The only parents who have never yelled at their kids are those who are: A. never around their kids, B. never ask them to do anything, C....
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Kaye Wilson
- Apr 30, 2021
- 3 min
Are You Laying a Solid Foundation in Your Kids' Lives?
In one of his parables, Jesus describes the difference between a foolish person and a wise person by asking his audience to imagine two...
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Kaye Wilson
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
What Rules Are For
We're surrounded by rules. Even though we know and understand that rules are a necessary part of living with other people, they sometimes...
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Kaye Wilson
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Getting Ahead of Stress and Staying There
There are always going to be things that cause us worry and stress; there's just no getting around that fact. The important thing is to...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Love and Discipline
When you say "We don't allow that behavior" but don't correct with some kind of consequence, you're showing you actually DO allow it!
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
My Homeschooling Odyssey, Part I: Why I Loved Homeschooling
In 1984, my world changed in ways I could never have imagined; my husband and I had our first child! Like most parents, we were thrilled...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 19, 2020
- 4 min
Homeschooling: What to Love, What to Guard Against
Homeschooling can add unbelievable richness to life, or be a source of stress and anxiety. . .
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Thinking of Homeschooling? First, Do This
If you've never homeschooled before, you may be wondering how it's different from school at home--is there really that much difference?...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
Keys to Successful Schooling At Home, Key #5: Lines, Cues, and Curtain Calls
Actors in any play have to know their lines (what they’re supposed to say) and cues (when to speak and enter, what to do, and where to...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
Keys To Successful Schooling At Home, Key #4: A Good Director
"A good director is professional--he's prepared beforehand, and is clearly in charge."
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
Keys To Successful Schooling At Home, Key #3: Wardrobe and Props
School is now at home for many of us. But we all know that "going" to school gives us a chance, physically and mentally, to set school...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 8, 2020
- 4 min
How to Make Sunday Mornings Work
If you're a church-goer, you know that Sunday mornings can seem as though they come from . . . well, not from heaven. Sunday is the day...
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Kaye Wilson
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Keys To Successful Schooling At Home, Key #1: Your Attitude
Many of you will be managing school at home this fall, at least for awhile. In my years homeschooling my five children I learned some...
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Kaye Wilson
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
Simple Summer Fun
You made it. You got through the last quarter of online school while working from home and having your spouse around all the time. You've...
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