Author Archives: AllMomDoes
Mom, I Have Your Solution For Making It Through Anything
Well, here we are. We are at the start of a new, very wonky, school year. We are balancing school, work, life. You know, all the things. What are your tips and tricks for balancing it all and handling...
Sep 04, 2020
How To Talk Politics With Your Kids
What a happy, life-altering, exhausting, and intimidating thing it is to be a parent of small children. I am the father of three children under the age of 12. There have been moments of undeniable joy...
Sep 02, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock / JohnnyGreig
For the New Homeschooling Mom: 5 Tips for Choosing a Homeschool Curriculum
A couple weeks ago I sent an SOS text to my dear friend Lara who is a Classical education teacher and homeschool mom. It was my please-help-me-I-have-no-idea-what-I'm-doing text in hopes that she woul...
Aug 25, 2020 photo credit: iStock/Olga Nikiforova
It’s Not Too Late to Homeschool. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Before COVID, only about 3% of U.S. students were homeschooled each year. Now, according to a July survey, nearly half of parents are considering homeschooling. As more schools announce classroom clos...
Aug 20, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock / AleksandarNakic
Are You Believing Lies About Yourself? Here's How To Stop!
What happens when you feel you've failed? What happens when you're filled with fear? When your kids get sick of you as their teacher? When you lose your job? When your job gets harder, and you're no l...
Aug 20, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock / fizkes
DIY “Grown-Up” Swing Set
I don't know about you but when it comes to stuff, I usually err on the side of "less is more." I am THAT person that will go through her house every few months and get rid of boxes upon boxes of stuf...
Aug 19, 2020
The Back-to-School Hamilton Parody We All Need
We are all feeling decision fatigue and anxiety as we face a new school year. Worse yet, decision-makers are raked over the coals for whatever decision they make, teachers are being picked apart for e...
Aug 13, 2020
Is Your College Safely Reopening? Here's How to Tell.
Everyone is itching to return to normal. However, "normal" still eludes us and will likely continue to do so for awhile. Though you're heartbroken that your planned college experience isn't going to l...
Aug 12, 2020 photo credit: iStock/kzenon
How to Prepare for a Safe and Healthy School Year Amid COVID-19
As the 2020-2021 back-to-school season quickly approaches, you may be wondering how you're supposed to prepare your kids for the year ahead when you're not sure whether they'll be learning from home o...
Aug 06, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock / Halfpoint
One Life on Earth
-excerpt from "One Life on Earth" by Fran Bosa Life is like a roller coaster at times; we hit all kinds of twists and turns and valleys and mountaintops, and unless something is holding us back, we ca...
Aug 03, 2020
More from AllMomDoes
