Homeschool Adventure
We know your homeschooling is more than academics—it’s about discipling your children, character development, and preparing them for life. Focus on the Family is here to support you in every stage of your journey. We invite you to explore some key topics below to find articles, expert advice, and recommended resources designed specifically for homeschooling families.
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Handpicked Resources for Your Homeschool
We’ve curated the best articles and products to help you teach, train, and disciple your children with confidence. Click on a topic to explore expert insights and recommended resources designed for homeschooling parents.
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Experience the Easter Story in a New Way with a Traditional Passover Meal
The Seder (pronounced “say-der”) is the religious ceremony that tells the story of Passover. It’s a family-oriented ritual where everyone gathers around the table for a service that may include a meal.
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Mastering Homeschool: Essential Strategies for Success
Four simple strategies to help plan school days and the school year.
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Build a Great Relationship With Your Child
It's easy to fall into the trap of settling into a routine of all the things we do for our kids, and assume we are parenting well.
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10 Good Reasons to Homeschool: Are you a good fit?
If faith and character are part of your family values, homeschooling could be the right choice.
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Is Homeschooling The Best For Me And My Kids?
Let's be honest: Homeschooling isn't for everyone. Here is a look at what homeschooling is, and several ways to determine if it's best for your family.
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How Disciplining Children Creates Happy Childhoods
These simple ways of disciplining your children enables other adults to see past your children's behavior and enrich their lives.
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4 Easy Ways To Improve The Way You Discipline
As you correct your kids in their behavior, they need to hear four messages that affirm them and show them of your love and care.
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5 Characteristics of Biblical Discipline
Sometimes it's hard to know if you're disciplining your children effectively. Try using these five measures from the Bible.
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Simple Strategies for Effective Discipline
Who runs your home? Is it you or your child? Use these simple strategies from Dr. Kevin Leman to help you parent your child to be more respectful and well behaved.
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Discipline Their Words
Give kids tools that will help them discipline their tongue so they stop name-calling, gossiping, sassing and saying hurtful words.
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Sibling Squabbles – Navigating the Challenges of Sibling Rivalry
Sibling conflict is unavoidable. It’s just part of life with young humans whose “life-giving skills are still developing,” Cartmell explains. But that conflict can have benefits.
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Stop Sibling Conflict
By working with our kids, we can keep sibling conflict from escalating and keep peace on the family horizon.
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How Do I Handle a Sibling Rivalry?
It seems like my kids never stop fighting. How do I keep our sibling rivalry from taking over our home?
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How Can I Get My Kids to Stop Fighting?
These four key traits will help you to teach your children how to manage their conflicts.
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Navigating Personality Differences at Home
Take some time to learn about the personalities of people around you. The goal is for your family to take the frustration that can come from different personalities and turn it into understanding how different personalities can benefit each other.
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How Birth Order Affects Sibling Conflicts
How do you parent sibling conflicts? You may have more success by knowing one secret: how your birth order affects your kids—in their birth order?
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Studies Reveal How Screen Time Affects Developing Minds
TV rots your brain. We’ve all heard some iteration of that phrase before. And it turns out, it may be true—and, to some extent, perpetuated by parents. But “rots” isn’t […]
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Can Babies Be Addicted to Screens?
Have you ever wondered if your baby is addicted to screens?
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Is Grind Culture Grinding Your Teen Down?
So, what is this Grind Culture thing? And is your teen a part of it?
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10 Things You Need To Know About Bullying and Cyberbullying
No matter what form bullying or cyberbullying takes, it happens far too often and can have damaging effects.
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Parenting Tips for Guiding Your Kids in the Digital Age
Whether it’s emerging AI, gaming, social media, smartphones, music apps or video streaming, the pull of technology is very real to our kids.
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The Value of Family Movie Nights
There are ways to motivate kids toward the ideas of belief, values and character qualities without the use of physical restraints or stern parental glares.
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Your Homeschooled Kids’ Keys to College: Record Keeping
Keeping professional records during your homeschooler's high school years can help them gain admittance to college.
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Supplement Your Homeschool Curriculum With Focus Resources
Homeschool curriculum options for the Christian family that are free or low cost.
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7 Things Every Homeschooling Rookie Should Know
As a homeschooling parent, don't be afraid to learn along with your kids.
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Work-Life Balance: Nurturing Families in Today’s World
Know how to switch gears between your job and home life.
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You Know You’re a Homeschool Parent When . . .
your kids don’t know the answer to, “What grade are you in?”
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Not Enough Time in the Day?
Sometimes it feels like there’s not enough of us to go around because parenting is nonstop. Use these strategies to go from restless to resting in God’s peace as a parent.
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How to Handle Stress in Your Children
While the cause of stress in your children depends on a variety of influences, you can provide hope and support through security and comfort.
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Four Truths To Empower Mom When Homeschooling Is Tough
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
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How to Know if Your Child is Depressed or Suicidal
Having child who is depressed or suicidal is the frightening reality of too many parents today. However, there is hope in Christ, and preventive steps you can take to help a child you care about.
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5 Strategies to Help Kids Handle Teasing and Build Healthy Identity
Learning to deal with teasing is a normal part of childhood development.
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Fathers Encourage Identity Development
When fathers choose to serve the Lord, live consistently and seize the opportunity to be present and involved with their children, they encourage identity and teach values.
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Caring for Teens with Autism
Raising teens with autism takes patience and an ability to expect the unexpected. It’s a hard road, but a road with honor.
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Build a Great Relationship With Your Child
It's easy to fall into the trap of settling into a routine of all the things we do for our kids, and assume we are parenting well.
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Will Homeschooling Make My Kids Weird?
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
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Kids Want A Voice In Their Schooling
Recess! Report cards! (And other basic human rights)! Give your kids a place to voice their needs in the home-school experience.
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Teach Kids About Money
Learn what to do to teach your kids about their finances, your giving of allowances and more.
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You Know You’re a Homeschool Parent When . . .
your kids don’t know the answer to, “What grade are you in?”
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How to Talk to Preteens About Sex
Talking to your preteen about sex can feel overwhelming, but it’s a conversation that needs to happen sooner than you think.
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Laura Perry Smalts’ Authentic Shift From Transgenderism To Embracing God’s Design
Becoming the Christian woman God created her to be was a long, hard, and confusing road for Laura.
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Fathers Encourage Identity Development
When fathers choose to serve the Lord, live consistently and seize the opportunity to be present and involved with their children, they encourage identity and teach values.
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to Support You
Every family’s homeschool journey is unique, and we want to equip you with additional tools to make the most of it. From faith-based curriculum to family discipleship resources, here are some trusted resources from Focus on the Family to help you on your path.
Adventures in Odyssey Club
Bring learning to life with fun, faith-based audio dramas your kids will love.
Launch into the Teen Years
RVL Discipleship: The Curriculum
Engage your teens with an in-depth biblical study designed to strengthen their faith.
Magazines: Focus on the Family Magazine, Clubhouse Jr., Clubhouse, Brio
Get faith-building content for every stage of your family.
Family Reading of Scripture
Build a strong spiritual foundation with intentional family Bible reading.
Special Needs Planner
Find guidance and encouragement for homeschooling children with unique learning needs.
Tween/Teen Books: Graphic Novels
Foster a love for reading with faith-based graphic novels designed for older kids.
Kids' Books: Otter B Series
Delight young readers with engaging stories that teach biblical values.
Marriage Assessment
Strengthen your marriage, because a strong homeschool starts with a strong foundation.
Live It Challenges
Encourage hands-on faith application with challenges that bring biblical principles to life.
