http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Homeschool-blog.html Lifestyle Homeschool Blog: Belinda Letchford keeps you up to date with additions to Lifestyle-Homeschool. en-us Homeschool Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:11:19 GMT Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:11:19 GMT lifestyle-homeschool.com http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/mums-meet-gippsland-2012.html Invite to mums in the Gippsland area to meet up for coffee and some encouragement Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:11:19 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/heart-mind-soul-christmas.html Is Christ the center of our Christmas Celebrations? Does all that we 'do' line up with our beliefs? Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:26:57 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/events.html Events, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Coffee meets, and other times and places where Belinda is speaking on discipleship issues. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:33:22 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/morning-tea-gatton.html Invite to mums in the Gatton area to meet up for morning tea Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:26:54 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Homeschool-blog.html#There's-a-person-in-There There's a person in there is a series of download videos encouraging parents with children who have special needs and challenges. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:39:27 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Newsletter.html Live life with your kids! Newsletter written by Belinda Letchford, which encourages homeschool parents to see the whole of life when considering their education choices for their children. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:50:42 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/family-activities.html Recognising the learning value in regular family activities is the mark of lifestyle homeschool. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:40:50 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Character-Notes.html These notes are taken from our real family lessons and experiences as we study various Character traits through out the year. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:02:23 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/character-notes-hospitality.html As we live our lives, there are many opportunities to train our children with the character of Hospitality Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:00:17 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Character-Notes-Orderliness.html The character trait of Orderliness means I want to arrange myself and my surroundings to achieve the greatest efficiency. It is a challenge but one we work towards. Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:55:52 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Character-Notes-Sincerity.html Character education notes to help your family be intentional and deliberate with training your children in Character / Virtues, such as, Sincerity, & how that can be taught in everyday conversations Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:50:36 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/social-opportunities.html Since moving to a new town I have not been able to find regular playmates for my 5 and 7 year old boys. The children are really happy and I keep them Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:57:59 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/reading-problem.html We are a homeschooling family with 3 sons. Ages 13, 11 and 9. We have always homeschooled. At the moment I feel completely burnt out, as our youngest, Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:57:09 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/busyness-the-thief-of-family-memories.html ?Seventeen summers? said the busy father, wistfully describing the memory of his oldest child growing up. He continued, ?We get seventeen summer vacations, Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:54:25 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/look-for-the-joy.html My husband's favorite reminder to our family is this: Look for the Joy, it's always around you! This gentle reminder tells us that when we abide in CHRIST...then Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:38:17 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/obedience-is.html ~no complaining, no questioning, no arguing ~Have a cheerful heart ~Do it completely ~Do it immediately ~Respond with a verbal commitment (Yes,Mommy or Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:36:32 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Relationship-Skills.html Relationship skills are the number one focus in all our efforts as we homeschool our children. Dealing with communication, manners and serving others are pivotal in building relationships. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:48:46 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/australian-database.html Database for Australian lifestyle homeschool and discipleship readers. This information will not be shared with any other. I am interested in seeing where my Australian readers live. Mon, 10 May 2010 01:55:32 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/easter-stories.html To help in your Easter celebrations chose from many of the books and movies available. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:39:27 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/lifestyle-homeschool-sitemap.html The Lifestyle Homeschool sitemap is an index of all the headings and topics on my website. It will help you find your way around quickly. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:56:51 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/parent-think-spot.html A collection of thoughts, helps, tips and ideas to help with parenting. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:02:02 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/busyness-misc-thoughts.html A few thoughts on the effects of busyness on our family life. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:37:43 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/discipleship-homeschool-implementing-large-family.html How do we implement discipleship homeschool with a large family? Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:26:09 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/homeschool.html Homeschool? It is more than academics. It is educating the whole child. Discover a philosophy and methods that are in keeping with your family lifestyle. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:23:13 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/blending-life-and-lessons.html How do we blend life and lessons. Do you feel like you need to stop your life so you can get on with homeschooling? You can find balance. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:35:24 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/bookshop.html Lifestyle Homeschool Bookshop - continue your education and encouragement in family discipleship. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:27:27 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/sincerity-heart-actions.html To be sincere our heart and our actions need to be in sync. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:24:26 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/parenting-resources.html Parenting resources that provide help to every parent as we seek to train our children to be morally responsible people. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:02 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/instructions-or-example.html When we are teaching our children what is more effective? Our Instruction or our Example? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:17 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/keys-to-consistency.html The key to training our children is consistency - but how do we maintain that? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:43 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/hospitality-and-children.html When our children are involved in hospitality they are learning the heart and the art. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:49:03 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/homeschool-topics-of-interest.html A collection of articles from my desk, many originating from readers' questions. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:17:36 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/discipleship-natural-learning-unschooling.html Is discipleship homeschooling the same as unschooling or natural learning? Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:13:08 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/Free.html Download for free these prompt sheets, reminders and help pages that Belinda Letchford uses in her family. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:28:02 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/discipleship-scope-sequence-early-childhood.html What does the discipleship scope and sequence look like in the early childhood years? Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:23:45 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/scope-and-sequence.html A scope and sequence sets out the priorities for your child's education, here we share the order of our priorities as we homeschool our children. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:09:47 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/academic-studies.html When we homeschool our children we need to find the right balance for academic studies. Wisdom, knowledge and understanding is important. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:35:25 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/children-blogging.html Should children be blogging? Is it helpful to them, what precautions do parents need to take? Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:21:44 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/heart-focus-parenting-article.html Heart Focus parenting helps parents keep their attention on their children's heart for God instead of external behaivours. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:23:26 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/toy-organisation.html Organisation tips for your kid's toys, hobbies and stuff! Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:27:26 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/easter-our-plans.html There are many things you can do in preparation for Easter - this is what we are doing Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/doing-the-basics.html There are seasons in our life where we simply have to pare down to just the basics in order to focus on the important things. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:56:37 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/routine-flexible-choices.html When life happens and interrupts our day, a flexible routine gives us choices. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:10:00 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/smart-goals.html When parents set SMART goals they are on the way to being intentional and proactive, rather than reactive. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:23:04 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/christmas-character-training.html Christmas is a busy time, and yet we cannot afford not to make time for character training. We must guard our children’s hearts. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:45:45 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/character-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no-one-is-looking.html Taken from a poster that I saw in the hallway of a school, it is self-explanatory, but serves to remind everyone that we have a responsibility to do Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:17:55 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/academic-studies.html#computer Computers – parents either love them or hate them but often we are concerned about how much time our children spend on them! I believe we need to make a distinction between using our computers and associated technology for recreation or productivity. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:43:31 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/computer-office-applications.html Standard office applications are a good place to start to teach our children that a computer is used for productive purposes. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:39:01 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/learning-to-type.html Learning to touch type is an important skill in this technological age. Our children can learn this skill at a young age. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:26:58 GMT http://www.lifestyle-homeschool.com/we-live-by-faith-not-by-sight.html I often tell my kids we live by faith not by sight, because it is harder to live by faith. But trusting in our Lord is what is right.. With Him we can Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:01:52 GMT