Homeschooling offers an exciting and rewarding journey for families, but it can also feel like a juggling act, especially when you're managing the education of multiple children. The desire to keep everyone engaged and productive can lead to burnout – for both you and your children. The key to a harmonious homeschooling experience lies in building boundaries and embracing a balanced approach that prioritizes quality over constant activity.

When you are homeschooling your children, and you have children that are not quite homeschool age, you might find yourself wondering what to do. How do you balance these different worlds? Do you combine them? Separate them? In our house, I do not apply formal learning principles to my son’s life. While his sisters are old enough to embrace the nuances of homeschooling, I know what the research knows—formal learning is not healthy for toddlers.

Our new homeschool year is off to another great start, and I wanted to share some of the strategies we are using to make it a great year.

You are not alone if you and your family are struggling with a homeschool curriculum! But, before you consider switching or ditching a curriculum, here are 5 Easy ways ANY Curriculum can work for Your Homeschool, and improve the experience for you and your young learners!

As featured in The Homesteader: Spring Awakening, read my story of hope and what led our family to homeschool.

Come meet me and hundreds of other homeschool mamas at the Wild + Free event this September!