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Hi:) This is our first official year homeschooling and we just finished our first week. It's also our first time with HOD. I'll admit to feeling a bit uncomfortable in my own skin. My daughter, who is 8, has been hyper and life has been intruding in such a way that I've felt out of sorts. With all t...

I live in a state that requires we teach health and I've been sort of suffering over this because I a. want to teach nutrition b. believe in what is often considered 'alternative' nutrition, c. know the science behind what I believe, BUT d. have a hard time finding the time to pull it all together a...

Thank you ladies! Very helpful words! I just got my HOD catalog yesterday and I am comfortable with the idea of putting her in Beyond and using the Emerging Reader books as she isn't an independent reader yet but I'm not sure how to handle the math. I understand the idea of not catching her up altho...

Thank you again to Rikki! And thank you to Cathy for a lovely post! I'm learning to trust God. I've never had much a problem listening but trusting has been another story entirely! In the public school, they have a horrible curriculum that even the teachers don't like. It moved so quickly and shallo...

hehe I'm glad you are going on! I need encouragement! I withdrew my daughter rather abruptly and I guess I shocked the school personnel. It wasn't really an abrupt decision for me as we'd been talking about it for years...before she was even born but definitely after the troubles she has had. After ...

I've been researching different curriculum for literally years >.< hehe I am excited to find Heart of Dakota as it keeps drawing me back. I'm waiting for my catalog and still looking at many options but I think I would be more comfortable with some guidance to start.

Hello, We are just starting homeschooling after years of wanting to (long story there). My youngest daughter is 7 years old. She will be 8 in July. She has learning disabilities related to abstract thought and memory which has made reading slow for her although she has made tremendous growth this la...