Thanks for all the suggestions for this reading list for homeschool moms.
A couple days ago I asked you to suggest some books I can read this summer related to homeschooling, education, or parenting. You gave me some great suggestions, most of which I hadn't heard of before. I'm really looking forward to reading some of these.
Creative Correction
(recommended by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom)
When You Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling(recommended by Erin of Delighting in His Richness)
Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit(recommended by Judy of The Happy Half a Dozen)
Sacred Marriage
(recommended by Connie of Smockity Frocks)
Shepherding a Child's Heart (recommended by Connie of Smockity Frocks)Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning
(recommended by Connie of Smockity Frocks)
Bringing Up Boysand Bringing Up Girls
(recommended by Karen)
Parent Power!(recommended by Tracey of Girls to Grow)
The New Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children(recommended by Tracey of Girls to Grow)
Parenting With Love And Logic(recommended by Amanda of Wild Geese Labs)
For the Children's Sake
(recommended by Ginger of Clark Chatter)
A Charlotte Mason Companion
(recommended by Ginger of Clark Chatter)
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
(recommended by Crystal of Riff Raff and the Littleman)
Teaching tips and techniques
(recommended by Karen of How to Homeschool in Life's Difficult Situations)
Wild at Heart(recommended by Jessica)
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto(recommended by Joyln of Budgets are the New Black)
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home(recommended by Staci)
A Charlotte Mason Education(recommended by Liz)
Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for Smart Families(recommended by Liz)
Homeschooling: A Family's Journey(recommended by Liz)
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends (recommended by Liz)
Hints on Child Training(recommended by Liz)
Trivium Mastery: The Intersection of Three Roads: How to Give Your Child an Authentic Classical Home Education(recommended by Liz)
Educating The WholeHearted Child(recommended by Liz)
Homeschooling at the Speed of Life: Balancing Home, School, and Family in the Real World (recommended by Amy P)
For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid
(recommended by Amy of Cheeky Cocoa Beans)
Teach Them Diligently: How to Use the Scriptures in Child Training(recommended by Linda of The Gluten-Free Homemaker)
Talkers, Watchers, and Doers: Unlocking Your Child's Unique Learning Style (recommended by Linda of The Gluten-Free Homemaker)
In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Multiple Intelligences(recommended by Heidi)
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children(recommended by AmyK of Multimedia Homeschool)
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (recommended by AmyK of Multimedia Homeschool)
Learning All The Time(recommended by AmyK of Multimedia Homeschool)
Here are my own recommendations. I've already read a few of the books in the list above, but I'll add these three to the list since I've also found them very helpful.
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8
by Dr. Ruth Beechick
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling
by Debra Bell
Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School
by Rebecca Rupp
Have you read any of these books? If so, what did you think of them? Do you have any more suggestions?
Thank you! I have ordered "Making Brothers and Sisters Friends" and can't to share it with my family!
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We are reading Boyhood and Beyond with our boys right now for "Bible". We LOVE it! I read and we discuss. My boys are 9,7,5 though…
I read For Parents Only. It should be called: For Parents of Teens only. The research was not limited to Christian families, so a lot of it won't be relative. Having really enjoyed For Men Only & For Women Only, I was pretty disappointed in this book.
(that should say: a lot of it won't be relevant.)
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Personally, ANY books on homeschooling written by Rebecca Rupp are excellent. I use the Home Schooling Year By Year in my own homeschool program. Her resource recommendations are thoroughly researched and trustworthy.
I also really like the giant, phone-book-thich catalog put out by Rainbow Resource Center each year. Their staff does a thorough product review and description of every single item they sell, hence the reason the catalog is so thick!
Seasons of a Mother's Heart, also by Sally Clarkson
It is perhaps the most encouraging homeschooling book I have EVER read…AND makes me aspire to a loving family life, in general.
Lovely, lovely, lovely.
What a comprehensive and inspiring list. I would add two titles: _A Charlotte Mason Education_ and _More Charlotte Mason Education_, both by Catherine Levison. These books, combined with TWTM, have had a great impact on how we approach education in our home.
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Great list Joy!
I've read Creative Correction, When You Rise Up, Shepherding a Child's Heart, Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, Bringing Up Boys, For the Children's Sake, The Well-Trained Mind, and Teach Them Diligently. My favorites are Shepherding a Child's Heart and the Well-Trained Mind.
Thank you so much for posting this list for us!