PARENTING FREEDOM

attachment parenting, homeschooling, gentle discipline
  • .: Our Children :.

  • .: Status Updates :.

    Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 7:18 pm

    I bought two boxes of size 6 Huggies on clearance today, saving me $54.22 off the regular price!!! That doesn’t happen every day! The diaper company changed the packaging, and the grocery store wanted to get rid of the old style! I wish I could have bought more, but there were only two boxes left.

  • .: Quotes :.

    “To see what is in front of one’s nose
    requires a constant struggle.”
    George Orwell, 1946
  • Reader Letter

    I recently received this letter and have been given permission to post it. I appreciate her perspective as a public school teacher. I pray she has a great pregnancy and thoroughly enjoys the gift of motherhood.

    “…My husband and I are currently expecting our first baby (due in April!) I am so excited to be a mom and have been cruising the net reading parenting articles. I particularly enjoyed your website’s homeschooling articles. I teach high school in the inner city, and as a teacher, one might think that makes me an advocate of public schools. I am not. You are absolutely right about the problems with public education. I love my students fiercely, and I do my very best for them, but it will never be enough because of the inherent problems in the system. No matter how dedicated or well-meaning teachers are, we cannot protect our kids from the influences and pressures they face at school, among hundreds of other problems.”

    “I will not be returning to work after the baby comes and I am truly looking forward to being a stay-at-home mom. I have also been considering homeschooling lately and I feel very encouraged by your advice and perspective. Thank you for taking the time to share your wisdom and experience.”

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    About The Author

    Welcome to PARENTING FREEDOM.com, a unique website with information based on research, experience, intuition, and Christianity. "O teach me, Lord, that I may teach the precious things Thou dost impart; And wing my words, that they may reach the hidden depths of many a heart." I encourage you to read my parenting essays linked in the left sidebar. Each topic has Scripture verses and quotes that are particularly moving. Thanks for visiting my website, and come back soon!

    Comments

    One Response to “Reader Letter”

    1. Kari says:

      She won’t regret it, either!

      I came home full-time ten years ago when I was pregnant with my oldest (born in April). I’d taught elementary grades in the public schools for a little more than six years.

      I had no idea at the time that I would end up homeschooling…but the closer and closer we got to enrollment age, the more I knew I couldn’t send my children off – especially to the public schools (even the so-called “good” county in which we live)! Honestly, I just know way too much about what really goes on in the public schools.

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