Curriculum Reviews

Over the next year we will be reviewing several different online curriculum. From science, to reading, to math, and typing. We chose to do this for two reasons one to try out new curriculum for our family and to assist other homeschooling families decide what curriculum to get. We are pretty excited about this and a couple of them will be both vlog and blog reviews, which my nine year old is so excited about she loves vlogging. So it will be fun. So stay tuned for those amazing reviews.

Things that have changed within the last year.

A lot has changed. A LOT!!!! We had a new baby he is already 8 months old. We moved from Oregon to Wyoming, which I love! We are no longer unschooling but following a curriculum and unit studies. We follow the Charlotte Mason philosophy, which we love. You can learn more here. https://simplycharlottemason.com/. Even more has changed for us. I had a breakdown and was diagnosed with Bipolar 1, which explains a lot of my life from childhood into adulthood. Now with medication and therapy I am doing well. I have a long ways to go but I am doing really good. My 4 year old was diagnosed with Aspergers, my six year was diagnosed with ADHD and my nine year old was diagnosed with Aspergers and childhood Bipolar. Labels to me are important for many reasons. They help us to know how our brain works, how our children's brains work, they allow us to find the tools we need to help ourselves and those with special needs to get through rough spots, they allow us to know what triggers us and our children. I don't plan to medicate but if my children ask for medication I will support them in that decision. Right now I am learning all I can about natural ways to help make living with these disorders easier for us all. Labels are only bad if we let them change who we are and stop us from growing and evolving. But that is not why I have sought out labels for me and my children it is the complete opposite I have done it to help us in our growth and evolution. I will be writing about all kinds of things now that I'm back to writing again. Curriculum, struggles and triumphs with my children, curriculum reviews, ah ha moments and more. I am so excited to be back writing and sharing our life with you.

Science 4 Us Review

Over the next 30 days, I will be reviewing www.Science4Us.com. Science4Us is an engaging, elementary science curriculum that teaches science using a fun, interactive approach. If you have your own blog and would like to review Science4Us, check out their homeschool review program. Make sure to come back and read my full review.