tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post6758392061169178650..comments2023-03-19T08:36:19.906-07:00Comments on Boys, School and Fun....Lots of Fun: Homeschooling in TexasJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post-6876088754692439142010-10-21T00:21:55.954-07:002010-10-21T00:21:55.954-07:00just randomly crossed your blog;
I have 5 boys;
I...just randomly crossed your blog;<br />I have 5 boys; <br />I just have to say how stinkin' cute I think those boys of yours are! <br />You are blessed to have a homeschool friendly state...we moved 18 months ago to a more strict state, and have not got plugged in anywhere...but we LOVE homeschoolin'!<br /><br />~SheriStandinginhislighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844920456617735600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post-85408636114380808052010-09-15T11:28:31.528-07:002010-09-15T11:28:31.528-07:00Welcome to a GREAT place to home school! I hope yo...Welcome to a GREAT place to home school! I hope you have a wonderful first year. Sounds like you are off to a good start, even with all of the changes in your home lately. Welcome!Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100829278707179988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post-36051271403641523192010-09-09T09:20:54.567-07:002010-09-09T09:20:54.567-07:00Welcome to Texas!! I think you will really enjoy ...Welcome to Texas!! I think you will really enjoy it here. I've been here close to 8 years now. I'm on the Home loop with you :)<br />You don't have the name/url option for commenting, so I will sign it up here:<br />Brandy Not So Average Mama<br />http://notsoaveragemama.comStitchbladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306628940280259764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post-32823879810032828352010-09-08T11:42:26.813-07:002010-09-08T11:42:26.813-07:00Best of luck to you this year. Looks like you'...Best of luck to you this year. Looks like you're off to a great start!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post-46862582029776714832010-09-04T04:26:37.550-07:002010-09-04T04:26:37.550-07:00Thanks so much Julie. You have inspired me. We u...Thanks so much Julie. You have inspired me. We used to have an hour room time in the morning where they could play with toys and than an hour in the afternoon that was more nap/quiet time. I think I will try to combine them to 2 hours in the afternoon. I know in the Well Trained Mind they had a 2 hour quiet time, but I was doubting it would work. Ok I am going to try it again after next week (we travel next week) and tell them that they are getting their room time back in the afternoon after their quiet time. I will blog back in a couple of weeks in let you know how it goes. It will be such a blessing....<br /><br />Thanks,<br />ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224162296902516920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post-74297192023597823612010-09-01T22:51:19.006-07:002010-09-01T22:51:19.006-07:00Hi Valerie. You know I didn't think it was goi...Hi Valerie. You know I didn't think it was going to work and I have been really suprised by how well the boys have responded to the whole quiet time issue!! I explained to them that we were gonna start something new. We spend a lot of time together since we homeschool and so we need some down time to be alone and away from each other for a little bit. So - we are gonna start having a quiet time every day from 1-3(the time has shifted according to what has been going on around the house but we have stuck with 2 hours so far). The boys all share a room so that was my biggest concern! Stephen actually has his mattress in the closet and has made that his little room so he just goes in there and shuts the door. The other 2 are out in the main room and they have a clear seperation between their 'spaces' and they are not supposed to cross those boundaries! Today there was some fighting over toys but i yelled at them and they worked it out and went back to their corners! They are NOT allowed to do anything with screen(which is a big struggle for stephen but he is working thru it)! They can play with any toys that are in their room, listen to ipods, books on cd(we love adventures in odyssey) or music as long as they do it alone! For us it is more about the alone time than the quiet part!! The fighting has gone down since we started which shows me it is working to some degree!!!<br />I do have to fuss at them to not talk to each other a little but they are getting better at it! Today when i said it was quiet time they went upstairs, picked out the toys they wanted and went to their spaces! No fuss at all!<br />Hope that helps - do not hesitate to ask me any questions - i will be glad to share what is working for us!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882838128511190999.post-53266749621588312292010-09-01T17:49:37.672-07:002010-09-01T17:49:37.672-07:00Hi Julie,
I am a mom of 2 boys 6 & 4 (and a...Hi Julie, <br /><br />I am a mom of 2 boys 6 & 4 (and a little girl in heaven who would be 1 1/2). I am a homeschool mom and quickly distracted : ). I came about your site looking at workbox systems and saw that you not have a quite time from 1- 3 pm. I use to have time similar to that when they napped, but now it is down to an hour of time in separate rooms and they are not very quite. How do you do it? What can they do during that time, what are their boundaries, when do they know it is over and how did you begin. Thanks for your help. I love boys!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Valerie<br />from Virginia BeachValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224162296902516920noreply@blogger.com