by Eva van Strijp | Nov 28, 2023 | Homeschooling, Intentional Business, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Life is busy, crazy, full. But there are multiple 5 minutes available throughout our day and it’s by harnessing each of these that we allow ourselves time to relax at the end of a busy day. This isn’t about cramming something in to every spare second of...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 20, 2023 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
Each year my kids enter stuff in the local show. When I say “stuff”, I mean EVERYTHING. Lego, plants, painted rocks. Embroidery, cooking, drawings. Chooks, collections of leaves and feathers, sewing. Decorated onions… And this year, their 9-month-old brother 😅...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 6, 2023 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
First up: don’t fix what’s not broken! If your current chore chart system is working well, toss this aside and keep going. There’s no need to make more work for yourself and create a fresh system if what you’re already doing is keeping everyone happy and helping. If...
by Eva van Strijp | Jan 9, 2023 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
If homeschooling is on your heart for 2023, here are 5 things you’ll need: 1. A flexible mindset to accept that one of the key benefits of homeschooling is that we can switch things up. We can do what works best for our family and for each child and change things...
by Eva van Strijp | Jul 25, 2022 | Homeschooling
One of the kids had choir practice early this morning. My husband dropped him off on his way to work and I went out later to pick him up. When I returned home, I could hear lots of noise from the lounge room where 4 of the kids were playing a dice game. These kids are...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 4, 2022 | Homeschooling
One of the key benefits of homeschooling is that we can switch things up. We can do what works best for our family and for each child and change things around as needed. We don’t have to work 9-3. We don’t have to work Monday – Friday. We don’t have work at a...