by Bob Wiesner | For most, the time eventually comes when small jobs such as baby sitting or yard care must give way to more formal work situations.

Years ago, someone popularized the idea of dad taking his child to work for a day.

by John Clark | If you need a little motivation to begin another academic year, here are my five W’s of homeschooling.

by Pria Luz | Doing household chores is undeniably tiresome work, especially if you are doing all the work yourself.

by Mary Ellen Barrett | Mary invited me to her home on Friday to pray the rosary with her family, Chris’ family and two other families.

by Pamela Patnode | I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Mexico City for the first International Catholic Home Education Conference.

by Emily Molitor | Cleaning my house and cleaning my soul can be a useful analogy for me as a housewife.

This is the first post in Abby Sasscer’s Simple Kitchen Series Most of us are constantly on the lookout for ways to save on grocery bills. It is no easy ...

Abby Sasscer is a wife, homeschooling mother of three, author, and speaker. In 2004, Abby’s family moved to a cottage to practice voluntary simplicity. In 2008, she founded Project Nazareth and continues to spread the message of simple living by writing books and speaking for church groups.

by Mary Ellen Barret | When our homeschool lifestyle began, it was easy to let the prayer part of my life fall away since I was too busy to sit quietly.

by Joan Brennan | The Reading Focus Cards have helped thousands of children and adults to focus and read better, especially those with symptoms of dyslexia, ADHD, autism (diagnosed or suspected), and other challenges that can impact reading success.

The Cardinal Newman Center interviews Seton Home Study School, why it was founded, the success it has earned and how it can help your family.

by Kerry Costanzo | It seems that the time has come. After nine years, our little house must be tired. Tired and busting at the seams. Its walls scream out in pain from being hit one too many times with soccer balls.

Kevin Clark shares how God looked out for youngster, Fr. Robert Lange, and saved him from many mishaps. Read more in his memoirs!

Pregnant and nauseous, I traveled with my husband, kids, and parents to Emmitsburg, Maryland, to sit on a rock. Yes, a rock. It’s a long story that begins and ends with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. As I sat on the rock from which Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton taught her first three students, with my first three “students” Gianna...

As we parents sit down to help our children with their homeschooling, I think we would have to admit that some of the biggest distractions are often the ones inside ourselves—the ones that keep popping into our minds as we attempt to teach.

Tonight I’m making chicken noodle soup for dinner. I need the comfort that it brings to me because today my meds aren’t working. One of the hardest challenges that I face as a homeschooling mother is dealing with hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland).

What is your favorite thing to do at home? Caption this image! Share your child's comment below! Caption this image! What could be more fun than coloring a picture? Sharing it with someone! Why not encourage your child to send it to their grandmother? Or parish priest? Or someone they appreciate? Each week, connect with a loved one through your children’s art, and then share with us where it went! We’d love to know!

In passing, I mentioned to a co-worker the other day that college was my first classroom experience. She said “Really?” I explained that, “Yes, I was homeschooled from Kindergarten through 12th Grade.” She said “Oh, wow, cool!” A few minutes later she walked by my desk and said “Wait a minute, aren’t you too old to have been homeschooled???” Well, thanks for that.

Catholic parents seeks to shelter their children in their youth, so that they may grow in wisdom and holiness without constant battering from the world. But once they are grown and educated, these children no longer need shelter. They are able to take what they have learned and engage the world without fear.