This forum is for families with four or more kids.
A place where families with four or more children can find friendship, fun, and support.
Sherry writes her blog and shares her experiences as a mom of 15 homeschooled children.
Have a large Catholic family? You know the challenges, sacrifices, and joys that such a family results in. Tom Hoopes shares his personal experience with raising a large family along with some anecdotes of large family living. It's not always easy, or accepted by society, but the rewards are worth it.
Join Amy Roberts as she shares her tips and ideas about homeschooling and large family living.
Shelly is the mom of eleven children and is homeschooling. Share in her journey.
Most moms of several children become experts at multitasking with experience. We often are asked how we manage homeschooling multiple learning levels and I find it difficult to explain. It's like preparing a seven course dinner--how do you tell someone exactly how to prepare everything in such a way that it's all ready at the proper time and stays the proper temperature? I suppose you could lead them step-by-step through all the directions and it would be easier, but still experience is the best teacher.
A positive look at why sometimes homeschooling more is easier. A homeschooling mom discusses how homeschooling works for her large family.
Any mom in or near Iowa (Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Missourri) with 4 or more children living at home is welcome here. Discussions include household organization, homeschooling ideas, frugal living tips, child training, Christian living, modesty, and general encouragement.
Having a house of order is not the easiest goal to attain when raising a large family and homeschooling on top of it. Here are some ideas and tips for doing it all successfully.
This blog follows Cindy and her family as she talks about homeschooling, large families, and parenting.
An email group for homeschooling moms using Charlotte Mason's methods. Focuses on homeschooling larger families.
We have to cover subjects that go from reading and writing to foreign language, math, science, history and then to music, art and computer. For those of us with several children, it can be even more challenging, trying to meet all the instructional needs of each grade level every day.
A homeschooling mom of seven children shares her approach to successfully home educating in a large family. She emphasizes routine over schedules, taking advantage of teachable moments, and resisting the temptation to over-control.
These tips and tricks will help you get individual time with each of your kids while everyone is engaged in learning.
Some practical solution and ideas to manage a large family on one income. A positive look at making things work out when there are limited funds.
Ways to know if you are a large homeschooling family.
This blog shares homeschooling help and encouragement, parenting tips and insights, organizational tips, and more, all while chronicling the joys and challenges of raising a large family.
An artist, blogger, painter, and mother of six (that's right, six) kids from ages 5 to 13, Denise is the queen of multitasking. In addition to managing a household of eight, the Southern California mom homeschools her three oldest boys – Noah, 13, Diego, 12, and Solomon, 10 – teaches art, and does duty as a baseball mom. There's no such thing as a set-in-stone schedule in the Cortes family. But within the swirl of noise, chaos, laundry, and huge grocery bills, this 38-year-old mom is obviously doing something very right.
Homeschooling is no joke. It’s commitment and dedication, it’s trial and error. Homeschooling many is a whole different creature. There are different learning styles, interests, strengths and weaknesses. We are going to talk about what is most important when homeschooling many children, and some tips for special situations.
There are lots of things to love about a large family, but being agile and moving about quickly isn’t really one of them. Learning in action and experiencing something first hand is one of the best things about homeschooling. It’s often what really sets apart our education from that of a traditional brick and mortar school. It is worth it to make the effort for field trips, though it doesn’t necessarily make them any easier!