Blogging - Guest Appearances
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Announcing… The First Ever….. Australian Homeschooling Summit
I’m so excited, I’ve such exciting news to share with you, I’m jumping out of my skin with anticipation!!! Australia is to hold it’s first ever Australian Homeschooling Summit! Jumping out of skin news… I’m going to be one of the workshop presenters 🙂 🙂 Talking about…. ‘Nurturing a Love of Literature’ within your family. I’ll be sharing why reading together as a family is so important. And how our family has read together for decades. I’ll be giving you tips on how and where to find quality books and loads of practical assistance on just how you can incorporate read alouds into your family life. Between the 15th and…
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How to Raise a Family of Readers – Guest Posting
I’m certain it’s apparent to all that we’re rather passionate about books and reading here. Reading in our household is an integral part of our family culture and highly valued. Simply, reading is something we do as a family. Today I’m chatting over at Sunlit Pages about how PC and I have fostered a love of books and reading within each of our children over the years. As a bonus I interviewed our oldest seven for their thoughts as to what they believe we did to support reading in our family. The children’s insights are fascinating and as their mother I found it enlightening and heartening to hear reoccurring themes and experiences. Whilst you’re visiting over at Amy’s…
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Podcast Interview With…Me
Anybody who knows me knows I love to chat, I’m an extrovert, I become energized by conversation with others; my husband, my children, friends, strangers or even myself 😉 I often come away buzzed, thinking, mulling and chatting about our conversation. So when Pam from Homeschool Snapshots Podcast asked if I would be a guest speaker, explaining all I needed to do was talk, I was in, talk is something I can do. Pam and I chatted away just as if we were sitting together on my verandah, looking over the bush having a cuppa together. We discussed; home education with many of all ages, the importance of good habits (always…
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I’m in Print!
Recently I was asked to participate in a interview for Otherways, an Australian Home Education magazine. A few times I’ve been a guest poster on blogs but this was the first time I’ve been asked for a print article! I was rather nervous, but I gave it my ‘best shot’, and now my interview is in print! Sharing part of the interview with you, for the full interview check out this month’s Otherways. What are the biggest challenges you face as a home educator? With a wide age spread of children to educate, meeting the needs of all is a juggle. Not only the logistics but the mental mind shifts…
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Sharing Over……
Today I am sharing over at Carrots for Michalmas about rather a personal topic, one that needs to be talked about and yet due to the nature of the subject matter doesn’t often get a lot ‘of airing’. Haley has been courageous enough to open the discussion. So I’ve taken a big breath and nervously shared part of our journey in using Natural Family Planning.
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Still Chatting Elsewhere
Recently I began a conversation over at And Then There Were Four about ‘teaching helping skills.’ The conversation has continued and concludes “It is heartening indeed when your children take ownership in their jobs, not only completing it to satisfaction but having a real sense of pride in their ability.” I’d love to thank Multiple Mum for inviting me to be a guest poster at her blog, truthfully it was harder than I thought, writing in someone else’s space is different to writing in your own, but I was so honoured to be asked I gave it my ‘best shot’.
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Chatting Elsewhere Today
One of the amazing benefits of the blogging community is finding like minded spirits, one such blogger for me is And then there were four. Multiple Mum is an Aussie blogger who ponders aloud, about life, community, her love for her children and general deep thoughts about everything, simply, I enjoy MM’s conversations and know if we ever were blessed to meet we’d have lots to say. Imagine my delighted surprise and honour when Multiple Mum asked me to be a guest poster at her blog! Today I’m over there chatting about ‘teaching helping skills’. “Studies increasingly point to the importance that chores play in self-identity, self-esteem, work ethic and the formation of habits…
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Writing Elsewhere Today
Today I’m honoured to be featured at Learning Alongside in April’s running ‘Interview with a Home Educator series.’ April posed some real reflective questions such as; Why did you choose to home educate your children? Do you follow a particular learning style/philosophy? Has there been any major obstacle you have had to overcome to pursue homeschooling? and What is one piece of advice that you would give to a new homeschooling parent? If you haven’t already discovered my answers to these do pop on over, and be sure to read the previous interviews with other Aussie bloggers. A great way to find more Aussie home ed bloggers, best of all April…
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Christmas Guest Post Series
……Christmas in Australia falls in the height of Summer, some Christmases our temperatures can soar as high as 44 Celsius/111 Fahrenheit. In our town which is not far from the beach, the majority of the residents move for the six weeks of the school holidays to the beach and spend their Christmas morning in a tent or beach shack……… I am guest posting today over at Conservamom’s, part of a Christmas guest post series, come on over.
