Giveaway #5: Life Prep for Homeschooled Teenagers

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Barb

For the past month, I’ve been giving away materials recommended in my book Life Prep for Homeschooled Teenagers. Now let’s give away a copy of the book itself, which is a curriculum for teaching teens values and skills for the adult world they’re about to enter.

But first, a question: what do you think is the biggest blessing that comes from homeschooling a teen? Leave your answer as a comment on this post by Friday, April 9 Sunday, April 11 at midnight, and you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing for a free copy of Life Prep for Homeschooled Teenagers.

The Future, If We Don’t Chase Our Kids Outside to Play

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Barb

In the movie “Wall-E,” people have become tubs of lard who sit in the futuristic equivalent of wheelchairs, being entertained while they gulp soda and stuff their faces with food.

This article about the increasing number of children (not just in the U.S., but around the world) who spend hours indoors eating in front of mindless entertainment offers a depiction that’s uncomfortably similar to the people in “Wall-E.”

Children need healthy food, exercise in the fresh air and parents who will make sure they get both. Homeschooling is a lifestyle that makes this particularly easy. But it requires parents who will chase the kids away from the refrigerator and the big screen and out into the yard.

When I was a kid, we played freely in our neighborhood every day after school. Today we walked to the park with our son and only saw two kids outside. Two! In a city with over 40,000 people, I’d expect to see more than two kids out after school on one of the first warm afternoons of spring.

Sometimes I think our affluence came with too high of a price. What do you think?

This Week’s Winner :)

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Barb

Congratulations to reader Judi, who just won the random drawing for Giveaway #3, a hardcover copy of How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie. Way to go, Judi!

Don’t forget, Giveaway #4 has begun. This week’s prize is a video of Dr. James Dobson speaking on “Preparing for the Challenges of Adulthood.” You have until Friday, April 2 at midnight to enter.

Giveaway #4: “Preparing for the Challenges of Adulthood”

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Barb

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If you’ve ever heard Dr. James Dobson speak to a group, you know how engaging and informative he can be. In this video, part 1 of the “Life on the Edge” series, Dobson talks with teens about how to make decisions within God’s will once they become adults.

What are the toughest decisions we have to make as adults? Leave your answer as a comment on this post by Friday, April 2, and you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing for this video, “Preparing for the Challenges of Adulthood,” part of a video series I recommended in my book Life Prep for Homeschooled Teenagers, where I wrote:

I highly recommend this video series for its common sense and Christian attitude about the issues and decisions our teenagers will face as adults.

Stay tuned for more giveaways!

Homeschoolers at College

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Barb

My daughter’s in her first year of tech college. She’s working toward an associate’s degree, and so far it’s been an interesting experience for her. Since she was homeschooled from the time she was little, this is her first year of regularly attending classes. So she comes home every day with reports of what goes on there, because it’s all new to her.

Some of the things she’s told us has surprised us. Of course, it’s been a long time since we went to college, but still……

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