The IAHE Blog
Ten Reasons to Homeschool Your High Schooler
Part 1 of a 2-Part Series When I was in high school, eons ago, the common saying was that high school would be the best four years of your life. Many homeschool parents balk at the idea of tackling high school subjects and activities for their teen children, but...
Maximize Your Child’s Learning Potential
Have you been dealing with a frustrated child this last school year? Is your child not learning at the pace that you think they should be? I think I have some insights and ideas that will help you. First of all, let’s not only acknowledge that each of our children is...
3 Steps to Take When Your Child Sees Porn
Your child seeing pornography today is nearly inevitable. It’s not a matter of “if” but “when.” A university study showed 90 percent of boys and 63 percent of girls have accessed sexually explicit content online. Depending on the study, the average age of first...
We Need You!
In the 2020 winter issue of our magazine, Homeschool Indiana, we published an article by 16-year-old, homeschooled student Grace Kimmerling, encouraging families to attend the upcoming legislative panel at the IAHE convention. With the cancelation of the convention...
Who was St. Valentine?
Many event days on our calendar seem to be worldly, but they actually have origins in Christian history. Much of the history of Saint Valentine’s Day remains unconfirmed, but do you know the traditional Christian origins of Saint Valentine’s Day? The Christian History...
School Choice & the Cost of Homeschool Freedom
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the...
Bring Joy to the Winter Rut
Even with all the good that comes with it, homeschooling can be hard, and there are definitely times that are lower than others. These lows seem to become more apparent in February—that halfway moment when the holiday hype has ended and the winter slump has begun. ...
How Dads Can Be Active in Homeschooling
Educating our kids at home is not just about the books or curricula; it is about being free to shape our kids in the ways we feel called to. This means that it’s not just a cut and dry program. This is truly a way of life. As we educate our kids and prepare them for...
Jump into the New Year
The habit of always putting off an experience until you can afford it, or until the time is right, or until you know how to do it is one of the greatest burglars of joy. Be deliberate, but once you've made up your mind-jump in. Chuck Swindoll How true this is,...