by Sarah Hicks | Jun 2, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Getting Started, Parenting
This week, as I was giving my son a haircut on our front porch, I had an epiphany. While I was trimming, we were talking about when his dad and I were his age. That’s when it occurred to me: both my husband and my sister homeschooled for just one year. Of course I...
by Matthew McDill | May 29, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Parenting, Teens
My 13 year old son said he wanted to go live in the woods for 24 hours. He built a fort he plans to sleep in. The temperature is 43 degrees and it is pouring down rain. You can imagine mom had a few questions and concerns about this adventure. I did too. But I also...
by Matthew McDill | Apr 30, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Parenting, Teens
I had a meeting with my oldest son yesterday. It was our weekly scheduled meeting. He sat down and said, “Do you have anything to say?” I laughed because this was a strange way to start the conversation. I assumed that he was asking because he didn’t have any...
