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Marla Szwast

Let’s Stop Chasing Educational Utopias

When we obsess about finding the perfect way to educate our children, we get lost in the search. In the meantime, our children’s education…

May 11, 2021

Let’s Stop Chasing Educational Utopias

May 11, 2021

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The Homeschool Nook

5 Ways to Liven Up Sight Words Reading Practice

Sight word practice doesn’t need to be a boring chore. Here are some ways to liven it up while getting your kids moving, so you can get all…

Mar 30, 2021

5 Ways to Liven Up Sight Words Reading Practice

Mar 30, 2021

How Fine Motor Skills Build the Brain

I walked into the kitchen to find a pile of peeled paint chips all over the floor, in front of the door, again. Yes, I had a toddler who…

Mar 11, 2021

How Fine Motor Skills Build the Brain

Mar 11, 2021

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The Homeschool Nook

2 Things That Ruin Your Chances of Homeschool Success

There are two key relationships that can sabotage homeschool success. Your relationship with the child and the child’s relationship with…

Feb 27, 2021

2 Things That Ruin Your Chances of Homeschool Success

Feb 27, 2021

25 Quick & Easy Ways to Get Kids Moving Indoors

Ever wonder why kids have trouble concentrating on rainy days? I mean, when it’s yucky, cold, and gray outside, why should they be…

Jan 30, 2021

25 Quick & Easy Ways to Get Kids Moving Indoors

Jan 30, 2021

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The Homeschool Nook

Why Teach Your Kids Latin?

Teach your kids Latin because it is good for the brain.

Jan 26, 2021

Why Teach Your Kids Latin?

Jan 26, 2021

Zoom Out to See All the Needs of Your Child’s Brain

Sometimes what we need to live better lives is not a resolution, but simply a shift in focus. Often this shift in focus is an expansion…

Jan 21, 2021

Zoom Out to See All the Needs of Your Child’s Brain

Jan 21, 2021

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The Homeschool Nook

What to Expect Your First Year of Homeschooling

When you start homeschooling you are stepping into a whole new world. Knowing what to expect your first year of homeschooling can be the…

Oct 23, 2020

What to Expect Your First Year of Homeschooling

Oct 23, 2020

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The Homeschool Nook

Sailing Back to Homeschool

Getting back to homeschool routines is not always smooth sailing.

Sep 20, 2020

Sailing Back to Homeschool

Sep 20, 2020

Worried About Learning Gaps?

Gaps are an opportunity

Sep 2, 2020

Worried About Learning Gaps?

Sep 2, 2020

Marla Szwast

Marla Szwast

A mom who writes, in the cracks of time, between educating, chauffeuring and feeding half a dozen kids. Top writer in Parenting.

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