I’m so excited to announce that I’m now able to bring you an extra 6 posts at Progressive Parenting, Conscious Caregiving each week–a total of 12 weekly posts! Let me know if you’d like any specific topics covered and I’ll be happy to add them in. Check out the link for a few ideas I have, including a new Geekin’ Out theme.
Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Latest From Progressive Parenting
Come hang out at Progressive Parenting, Conscious Caregiving and see what’s new this week.
Monday Medley: Daycare Horror
Plus parenting styles, skipping college and a free showing of “Medicating Kids.”
Tasty Tuesday: Brown Sugar Potatoes
These work great in soups or on their own!
What’s Happening Wednesday: The Isolated Homeschooler Myth
Plus Boy Scouts news, student activists and the results of spanking your children.
Think It Over Thursday: Thoughts on Childism
Do you acknowledge childism when it occurs?
Friday Fun: Homemade Soap, Bird Houses and Mosaic Products
Plus, weird Disney facts (for adults and older teens only!)
Saturday Steals and Deals: Free Redbox Codes for the Weekend
Plus natural headache remedies, free book lesson plans and more!
What’s Happening at Progressive Parenting
Monday Medley: The Sparkling Martins on Wife Swap!
Plus a scary school speaker, teaching kids to center and sobering truth from The Onion.
Tasty Tuesday: Yummy Homemade Vitamin Water
Plus brownies, grilled cheese and more.
What’s Happening Wednesday: Thousands of Students Criminalized
Plus student protests, bans and makeup-free dolls.
Think it Over Thursday: Regrets of Motherhood
Is this mom’s candid confession brave, selfish or both?
Friday Fun: Must-read Books, Fun Old Sayings and Earth Day Crafts
Here are enough activities to fill up your next couple of weekends!
Saturday Steals, Deals & Reviews: Record Me Now
Plus free curriculum and The Magic School Bus.
New Post at Teaching Tolerance
Looking for a way to teach about César Chávez in the classroom, or want to introduce your kids to his legacy and the work that still needs to be done? Check out my new post at Teaching Tolerance, Understand the Essence of César Chávez.
Featured Author at From the Depths
From the Depths now has my profile up as their new featured author. 🙂
“The Invasion” at From the Depths
My poem “The Invasion” is now featured at From the Depths.
Progressive Parenting, Conscious Caregiving
My new column at the klaT Network has a name! It’s Progressive Parenting, Conscious Caregiving, and I hope you’ll enjoy each week’s posts. Here are this week’s highlights:
Monday Medley
Dealing with Breakdowns
Plus: How to stop yelling and inspiring stories
Take Action Tuesday
Student Loan Fairness
Plus kids and drugs, Equal Pay Day, safe cosmetics, Monsanto & more
What’s Happening Wednesday
Link Between Childhood Asthma, BPA
Plus clothed superwomen, US versus France on women’s health and more
Think It Over Thursday
Those Rich Homeschoolers!
Debunking Another Homeschool Myth
Friday Fun
Homemade Ice Cream, Meteor Showers & More
Plus: Tips on raising an empathetic child
Saturday Steals, Deals & Reviews
Curriculum of Love
Plus lesson freebies, project packs and YouTube read-alongs
Homeschooling Posts This Week
Here are some fun things to read and share this week.
Monday Medley: Homeschool Freebies
Take Action Tuesday: Gentle Parenting, Child Marriage
What’s Happening Wednesday: Student Loan News, Writing for Uncollege
Happy NaPoWriMo!
It seems like April is the only time I write poetry anymore, which is just too bad because I used to love it so much. The goal for this month is to write every day, then share my links every five days or so. Here are my poems for this week, so far.
AllPoetry
Comfort Zone
Sara J. Schmidt 