As we journey through Lent with our family, Mary Ellen Barrett shares activities to draw you closer to each other and prepare your hearts to welcome Jesus.
Read More »Children Learn Almsgiving Making Blessings Bags
It can be hard for children to sacrifice but blessing bags can teach that we are called to see the face of Christ in all people and to love them as He does.
Read More »How Much Help Can I Give My Daughter on Her Book Report?
Parents ask how much help should they give a child with homework. Dr. Clark offers a guideline and practical suggestions for this frequently asked question.
Read More »God-Centered and Family-Focused: Meet the Brasile Family
Maria Brasile likes that Seton keeps the focus on our Catholic faith throughout the curriculum which helps keep their school and their days God-centered.
Read More »Eyes Wide Open and Getting to Heaven – Homeschooling with the Martin Family
Anna and Ed have chosen to homeschool to get their children to heaven of course but to also “Think for themselves. Eyes wide open. Be able to debate ideas.”
Read More »St. Blaise – Beneficent Saint of Miracles
Looking for a miracle? Ask St. Blaise, a popular saint during the Middle Ages, one of the 14 Holy Helpers, and a physician known for miraculous cures.
Read More »Where Did This Kid Come From? Homeschooling by the Temperaments
Seton's philosophy, "Adjust the program to fit the child, not the child to fit the program” is borne out in Laraine and Art Bennett's book on temperaments.
Read More »Homeschooling in the Trenches
In our fight for our children’s souls, as we educate them for Eternity, we can ask God for the grace to discern our priorities and the courage to live them.
Read More »Homeschooling in the Holidays
Nick Marmelejo says for us to remember that the pressures or stresses we have as homeschooling parents should not overshadow the coming of the Christ Child.
Read More »What Every Child Needs to Know Before Flying the Coop
Teach your children to seek God’s Will, the courage to follow it, and to place virtue above all else and they will fly when they leave the coop.
Read More »Why Good Stories Make it Easy to Teach Moral Lessons
Teaching the difference between right and wrong is not always easy but stories impart values and teach moral lessons, whether in fairy tales or real life.
Read More »Can My Daughter Get an Explanation for her English Grade?
Dr. Mary Kay Clark has answers about Seton book reports, receiving explanations on graded high school papers, and focusing exercises for active learners.
Read More »In the Schoolroom – How to Make Your Pocket Shrines
Mary Ellen has a fun craft for children to create pocket shrines honoring the Blessed Mother and the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their months of May and June.
Read More »Is Homeschooling the Key to Changing an Upside Down World?
The haven of homeschooling allows children to build up their resilience and acquire skills and formation to bring the change the world so desperately needs.
Read More »The Secret to Helping Your Child Love Reading
If you want a child to love something, give it to them for free and demand nothing back. Be patient. If it works, you will be sure that it came from God.
Read More »5 Ways to Use Music Therapy to Improve Your Homeschool Day
Colleen Mavroudis, a homeschooling mom with a Bachelors in Music Therapy, offers five fun strategies to use music activities to aid in the homeschool day.
Read More »First Things First: Passing the Faith to the Next Generation
Lucy Viens began with Seton in 1988. She says Seton's Catholic Curriculum has kept her family Catholic and is helping pass the faith to the next generation.
Read More »Just Another Mother: The Gift of Servant Motherhood
Alexandra Key reminds us that motherhood is usually not terribly exciting and often messy, but you will change lives and the lives of all those they touch.
Read More »The Miracle of Children, Mercy, and Relationships
Writing after a recent flying experience, Emily Reshwan offers thoughts about faith, and how children provide insight into understanding relationships.
Read More »Roy Rogers and Dale Evans: Lessons from a Hollywood Couple
Rose Herlihy highlights the inspirational lives of two prominent Hollywood stars from the 1950's, and shows how families can imitate their example today.
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