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Ask The Educator – February Edition

Posted on February 23, 2012 | No Comments
Our contributing educator this month is Amanda Lehrman, from The Momma Files. If you have a burning question for her we’d love to hear it, just complete the form below. Now on to this month’s questions: Lauren Gordon from MommyBreakdown.com asks: Two of my three kids are summer babies....
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Toy Fair 2012

Posted on February 13, 2012 | No Comments
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Toy Fair 2012 in New York, it was great. I was able to talk with the various companies and find out what’s new this summer, I also had a chance to explore all of the new educational options from some...
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Parents Can Use Reflection to Gauge Unschooling Progress

Posted on January 24, 2012 | 4 Comments
It’s a common theme among homeschooling and unschooling parents to have this constant nagging feeling that we are somehow not doing for our children what we need to be doing. That we’re somehow experimenting on them with unschooling and the educational choices we have helped them make. I...
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Ask The Educator – January Edition

Posted on January 19, 2012 | 3 Comments
I’m starting a new feature here at Harmonic Mama where you can “Ask the Educator” any burning questions you may have. In our first installment we have a question about how to encourage your child to read. The answers will appear here on Harmonic Mama on the...
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A place of their own, the reading nook.

Posted on January 16, 2012 | 2 Comments
Yesterday we put together a little reading nook in the unused space at the end of our daughter’s bed. This space often collected stuff and was never a very usable space but with the addition of a small chair and two book ledges made long...
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I Need Your Questions. New “Ask the Educator” Feature on Harmonic Mama

Posted on January 14, 2012 | 2 Comments
I am starting up a new monthly feature here on Harmonic Mama in conjunction with Amanda from The Momma Files. She’s a former teacher and is here to answer your questions about education from the other side. So in preparation for getting this feature off...
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This Year’s Gluten Free Birthday “Cake”

Posted on January 9, 2012 | 4 Comments
Some of my children’s friends have a gluten allergy which makes it challenging around birthday time because my kids want to have cake at their parties but don’t want to leave anyone out of enjoying this birthday treat. Last year we decided to make a gluten free...
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Learning Through the National Park Service Junior Ranger Program

Posted on December 5, 2011 | 9 Comments
Recently while on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains we discovered the Junior Ranger Program offered by the National Park service for kids ages 5 to 12. The way the Junior Ranger Program works is that you purchase (or download) a booklet that is age...
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Guest Post – How do you spell G-E-N-E-R-O-S-I-T-Y?

Posted on November 28, 2011 | 4 Comments
Does your child know the meaning of the word generosity? How many other words can they name that mean the same thing? I intend to teach my son all of them. That is, when he is old enough to talk. With holiday time upon us,...
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Guest Post – Educating our Children…and Ourselves

Posted on November 26, 2011 | No Comments
Educating children is one of the primary focuses of our family. As unschoolers education is ingrained in our every day and always on our minds. Today I’d like to share a different perspective with you all. We have a great guest post from Ellie Hirsch, The Mommy...
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