Blog - Homeschool Your Boys

5 Great Ways to Encourage Your Son

by Michelle Caskey | Oct 10, 2017 | Boys, Parenting | 4 Comments

I love taking videos of my family. When my boys were little, I used to make a point of keeping our video camera fully charged and at hand so that I could capture all of their adorable moments. When we watch these "Ben and Sam" videos, as we call them. There are...

10 Tips for Teaching Teenage Boys

by Michelle Caskey | Oct 3, 2017 | Homeschooling, How To, Teens | 16 Comments

My oldest son is about to turn 17. He has been driving himself and his brother to basketball practice and to youth group events for almost a year. It has been mind-blowing to see the amount of maturity this son has gained from this one act alone. I'm still trying to...

Teaching Boys: Top Ten Ways to Engage Young Sons

by Michelle Caskey | Sep 26, 2017 | Elementary, Homeschooling, PreK | 0 Comments

Traditional schools can be torturous for young boys: sitting still for long periods, being quiet, doing lots of worksheets, etc. The typical American classroom is not the ideal learning environment for our sons, especially in the early grades. With that in mind, we...

To Plan or Not to Plan: Realistic Homeschool Planning

by Michelle Caskey | Sep 26, 2017 | Homeschooling, How To | 7 Comments

Do you struggle with homeschool planning? Do you wish you could discover some realistic homeschool planning methods? Homeschool moms have completely different ways of approaching the planning process. Some of us have detailed plans for each day of our homeschool year...

This Homeschool Mom’s Greatest Fear

by Michelle Caskey | Sep 19, 2017 | Advice, Homeschooling | 10 Comments

We're just starting our 15th year of homeschooling and I'm completely in love with this way of life. I love being able to spend so much time with my sons and to experience all of their firsts. I love being there for their light bulb moments. I love learning right...

Sometimes Less ISN’T More

by Michelle Caskey | Sep 12, 2017 | Homeschooling, Teens | 14 Comments

We recently finished our first week of homeschooling for this new year and it went much better than I had expected. My boys enjoyed what they were learning. But I had to modify my plan for the week to make that happen. Apparently, even though we're starting our 15th...

8 Things the 2017 Solar Eclipse Taught Me About Homeschooling

by Michelle Caskey | Sep 5, 2017 | Advice, Homeschooling | 0 Comments

For our vacation this year, our family decided to head south to the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, Tennessee area. We had vacationed there a couple of years ago but we decided to double back because we learned that the path of totality for the 2017 solar eclipse wasn't far...

12 Ways to Connect with Your Teenage Son

by Michelle Caskey | Aug 29, 2017 | Parenting, Teens | 14 Comments

From the time our sons are little, we work at developing a good relationship with them. And we are confident that we are doing the right thing because they want to spend lots of time with us. In fact, it's rare to get much time to ourselves when they are young. As our...

7 Ways for Homeschool Moms to Put the “I” Back into Priorities

by Michelle Caskey | Aug 22, 2017 | Advice, Moms | 10 Comments

Homeschooling our kids is an amazing experience. We have the joy of seeing our precious children learn how to read. We get to see the spark of excitement in their eyes when they finally figure out a difficult concept. We enjoy spending hours of time with our kids -...

Male Mind vs Female Mind: What’s Your Son Thinking, Anyway?

by Michelle Caskey | Aug 15, 2017 | Boys, Parenting | 12 Comments

Have you ever wondered what in the world your husband or son was thinking when they did something? People often laugh and joke about how complicated women are and how hard it is for men to understand us. Thing is, it's equally as hard for us women to understand the...