Lifestyle Homeschool Blog

Easter Stories

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:39:27 GMT

To help in your Easter celebrations chose from many of the books and movies available.

Lifestyle Homeschool Sitemap

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:56:51 GMT

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.

Parent Think Spot

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:02:02 GMT

A collection of thoughts, helps, tips and ideas to help with parenting.

Busyness - a few thoughts

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:37:43 GMT

A few thoughts on the effects of busyness on our family life.

Discipleship Homeschool with a Large Family

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:26:09 GMT

How do we implement discipleship homeschool with a large family?

Homeschool - its more than academics

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:23:13 GMT

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.

Blending Life and Lessons

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:35:24 GMT

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.

Lifestyle Homeschool Bookshop

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:27:27 GMT

Lifestyle Homeschool Bookshop - continue your education and encouragement in family discipleship.

Character Notes - Sincerity

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:55:04 GMT

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

Sincerity - Heart and Actions in Sync

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:24:26 GMT

To be sincere our heart and our actions need to be in sync.

Parenting Resources

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:02 GMT

Parenting resources that provide help to every parent as we seek to train our children to be morally responsible people.

Instructions or Example

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:17 GMT

When we are teaching our children what is more effective? Our Instruction or our Example?

5 Keys to Consistency

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:43 GMT

The key to training our children is consistency - but how do we maintain that?

Hospitality - Our children need to be Involved

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:49:03 GMT

When our children are involved in hospitality they are learning the heart and the art.

Character Notes - Hospitality

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:47:30 GMT

As we live our lives, there are many opportunities to train our children with the character of Hospitality

Character Notes

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:21:47 GMT

These notes are taken from our real family lessons and experiences as we study various Character traits through out the year.

Look for the Joy

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:37:41 GMT

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

Newsletter - Live life with your Kids!

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:04:12 GMT

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.

Homeschool Topics of Interest

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:17:36 GMT

A collection of articles from my desk, many originating from readers' questions.

Discipleship, Natural Learning and Unschooling

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:13:08 GMT

Is discipleship homeschooling the same as unschooling or natural learning?

Restoring the Heart, Mind and Soul of Christmas

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:16:09 GMT

Is Christ the center of our Christmas Celebrations? Does all that we 'do' line up with our beliefs?

Free Downloads Page

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:28:02 GMT

Download for free these prompt sheets, reminders and help pages that Belinda Letchford uses in her family.

Discipleship Scope and Sequence for Early Childhood

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:23:45 GMT

What does the discipleship scope and sequence look like in the early childhood years?

Scope and Sequence

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:09:47 GMT

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.

Academic Studies for the Discipleship Homeschool

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:35:25 GMT

When we homeschool our children we need to find the right balance for academic studies. Wisdom, knowledge and understanding is important.

Children and Blogging

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:21:44 GMT

Should children be blogging? Is it helpful to them, what precautions do parents need to take?

Heart Focus Parenting

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:23:26 GMT

Heart Focus parenting helps parents keep their attention on their children's heart for God instead of external behaivours.

Toys and Organisation

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:27:26 GMT

Organisation tips for your kid's toys, hobbies and stuff!

Our Plans for Easter

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:20:00 GMT

There are many things you can do in preparation for Easter - this is what we are doing

Doing the Basics

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:56:37 GMT

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.

Routine - Being flexible, Having choices

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:10:00 GMT

When life happens and interrupts our day, a flexible routine gives us choices.

SMART Goals to be set by Parents

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:23:04 GMT

When parents set SMART goals they are on the way to being intentional and proactive, rather than reactive.

Christmas and Character Training

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:45:45 GMT

Christmas is a busy time, and yet we cannot afford not to make time for character training. We must guard our childrens hearts.

Character: doing the right thing even when no one is looking.

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:17:55 GMT

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

Computers and Technology

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:43:31 GMT

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.

Computer - Learning to use Office Applications

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:39:01 GMT

Standard office applications are a good place to start to teach our children that a computer is used for productive purposes.

Learning to Type

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:26:58 GMT

Learning to touch type is an important skill in this technological age. Our children can learn this skill at a young age.

We live by faith, not by sight

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:01:52 GMT

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

Christmas Gifts a parents opportunity

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:42:13 GMT

If and when we choose the gifts we give to our children wisely, we can enhance their creativity, and in-built passions, talents and abilities.

Bible Study Skills Age Approrpriate Expectations

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:12:56 GMT

Bible study skills can be developed in our young children, but we must keep our expectations in keeping with their whole learning development.

How to Study the Bible

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:48:16 GMT

Learn how to study the Bible. These 6 methods are simple and can be taught to our children so they can personally dig deeper into the word.

Time Management Tools for Children

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:49:36 GMT

Time management is about using our time wisely. This is one of the lifeskills that we have to give our children.

What Curriculum will teach Responsibilities

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:31:23 GMT

How do I choose a good curriculum to teach responsibilities when I am not confident in those life skills myself?

Routines

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:49:32 GMT

I have updated all links in the series on Routines. My apologies to those who have been trying to follow this topic. I suggest that you read this series in the following order: Establishing Routines

Writing Routines

Maintaining Routines

If you have any further questions or comments please leave them here.

Routine - Writing a Daily Routine

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:38:00 GMT

Writing a daily routine for your family can help you keep your disicpleship focus.

Routine - Establishing them in our family

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:13:37 GMT

Establishing routine in our life will help in so many ways. Establishing routines though isn't about following a clock, it is about habits...

Routine Maintaining Routines

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:10:24 GMT

I am not a very organised person and am finding it hard to get into a regular routine, as well as creating / maintaining consistent routines and jobs

Narration without Books

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:02:14 GMT

Narration is a study tool often used by Charlotte Mason inspired homeschool families when reading books. When I consider a lifestyle of learning though the application goes further.

Manners Matter

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:31:05 GMT

We need to teach our children manners, not only the what to do but more importantly the why.

Reading Problems affect our Homeschool Days

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:09:25 GMT

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,