Jessica Parnell

• 8 Tools to Keep Your Homeschool on Track
  Sometimes it works best to acknowledge that you have difficulty with organization, but instead of worrying about the WHY, concentrate on making the situation BETTER.
  Thursday, January 25, 2024
• How to Survive a Homeschool Christmas with Peace and Joy
  Homeschool moms and dads have to find a way make Christmas work out with a little extra patience, ingenuity, and superior time management.
  Tuesday, December 5, 2023
• Is it Legal to Homeschool Children Other Than Your Own?
  It sounds like a simple question, but unfortunately, the legalities of homeschooling children from other families, or forming homeschooling family co-ops can be a tricky matter.
  Friday, December 11, 2020
• Can You Withdraw Your Child From Public School Mid-Year?
  The answer might surprise parents. Read how to embark on your homeschool journey mid-year.
  Friday, December 11, 2020
• Top 10 Reasons Parents Decide to Homeschool
  If you didn’t begin with a strategy in mind, it’s time to evaluate where you are and what your ultimate goal is.
  Monday, November 23, 2020
• College Admissions: 6 Must-Do Tips for Success
  Applying for college is a hair-pulling, nail-biting time of life for both parents and students alike.
  Thursday, October 15, 2020
• Can I Homeschool as a Single Parent?
  Divorce, death, and deployment are facts of life, but they shouldn’t mean the end of homeschooling.
  Thursday, September 24, 2020
• Public, Private, or Home? How to Make the Ultimate Decision
  Whatever we choose, we all want our children delivered safely and successfully back to our homeland in the end.
  Thursday, April 25, 2019
• How to Motivate Teens (without Losing Your Mind!)
  The teenage years are a mixture of wonderful and maddening. And, while we all have different parenting methods, we all want to know how to motivate teenagers to do and give their best.
  Wednesday, April 3, 2019
• 4 Ways to Make Good Use of Time in Homeschooling
  It’s an age-old dilemma: for generations, parents have been struggling to manufacture (without success at time of print) additional increments of time.
  Monday, December 31, 2018
• How Teens Can Create Meaningful Christmas Gifts on a Shoestring Budget
  The expense of Christmas presents for a whole family can be overwhelming for a teen. So how do you show your love?
  Wednesday, December 12, 2018
• 7 Ways to Combat Homeschool Burnout
  When cloudy weather strikes your homeschool domicile, how do you snap out of the slump?
  Monday, October 1, 2018
• 6 Admissions Tips for College-Bound Teens
  Applying for college is a hair-pulling, nail-biting time of life for both parents and students alike. You know there are mistakes and pitfalls, just as you know there are secrets to help pave your...
  Wednesday, August 8, 2018
• 5 Reasons Why Homeschooling is Smart for Your Children
  Education tends to make parents nervous…and with good reason: your child’s social, emotional and economic future is at stake.
  Wednesday, June 13, 2018
• 6 Homeschooling Goals for the New Year
  January is a month to discuss things to come, energize, invigorate and celebrate the positive forward thinking that brought your family to this very moment in time.
  Wednesday, December 27, 2017
• Top 10 Ways to Homeschool on the Road
  Take the school basics and turn them into a game. This not only helps to pass the time, but brings out the creativity in the whole family! Have fun in your travels.
  Friday, July 28, 2017
• How Can I Keep My Children Learning over the Holidays?
  For most of us, high expectations for an even ride across the Christmas landscape never quite come to fruition.
  Friday, December 11, 2015
• 9 Ways to Recharge Your Homeschool Classroom and Avoid the Mid-Winter Slump
  It’s a difficult time of year – even many of us “grown-ups” have grown bored and restless, and ready for a new season.
  Friday, January 23, 2015