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Homeschool Ideas & Tips Newsletter Nov. 2003
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*** Hello from Charmaine ***
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Dearest Reader,
I’m sure you’ve noticed how children love traditions.
Do a little something fun and different and the kids
quickly turn it into a tradition. I bet you’ve heard your
children say: “We did it that way last year so we HAVE to
do it again this year!” At our house, one year of making
waffles for breakfast on Christmas morning quickly became
the traditional Christmas morning faire. Some traditions
stick for years while others fall by the wayside or are
replaced by better ones.
In the Ideas Section of this newsletter, you’ll learn about
some great traditions that our readers sent in last month
as their entry for the Free Coaching Sessions Contest. I’m
sure these ideas will inspire you to start a new tradition
or two or continue with the ones you already have going.
Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!
Blessings on your day,
Charmaine
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In this issue:
1. Ideas: Thanksgiving Traditions
2. Tips: Traveling with Kids
3. What’s New?
4. Fr*ee Telegroup!
5. About Charmaine
6. Testimony
7. Quote of the Month
8. The Small Print
9. In Our Next Issue
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*** Ideas ***
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Here’s a wonderful idea for a Thanksgiving tradition sent
in by our contest w*nner for November.
Each year a few weeks before Thanksgiving, I get a
package of paper leaves at the dollar store. The boys
gather round the table with markers and write things
they are thankful for on the leaves. Then we tape them
to the inside of our front door as a fall decoration.
Besides the usual things like love, the stove, warm
clothes, our roof, friends, music, family, good food, and
rainbows, I also read leaves with children's thanksgiving
for the beauty of nature, God's grace, redemption, God's
Word, and liberty. One child even declared his
thankfulness for hydrogen bonding as he explained to his
brothers its importance and how awesome God is to have
thought of such a thing.
My boys are growing up. Two are in college and only one is
homeschooling. So I wait until they come home for the
Thanksgiving holidays and do the same project with these
"grown chillun." Also a girlfriend is thrown into the
mix for more fun. Times change, but we can still find ways
to incorporate our favorite traditions and relive happy
memories.
God bless,
Sherry Kelly
Another reader’s ideas:
For Thanksgiving 2 years ago, I made a huge turkey body &
made construction paper feathers. For the whole month of
November, we each wrote something that we were thankful for
each night on a feather. By the time Thanksgiving rolled
around we had a HUGE turkey.
God Bless,
Sue Barnes
For lots more Thanksgiving tradition ideas look at these
websites:
http://www.bhg.com/home/Thanksgiving-Family-Fun.html
http://www.familygrowth.org/tips/thanksgiving_traditions.htm
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*** Tips ***
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Many families hit the road and travel for the Thanksgiving
holiday. Here are some tips for traveling with children.
*Travel in comfortable clothes and bring extra underwear
and socks (always the first things that run out).
*Be aware of what travel times work best for your kids.
Some kids will do better traveling at night so they can
sleep. Don’t travel at peak hours if any other options
exist.
*If it is a long trip, break it into small segments and
take breaks between each segment. Plan some fun
educational
stops along the way.
*Plan and pack activities for the children to play at
during the trip. This would be a perfect time to pop a
great audio book into the tape player as well.
*Agree on a few basic behavior rules ahead of time and
stick to them on your trip. This includes deciding what you
plan to do to minimize sibling fights.
For more tips on traveling with children see this website:
http://www.freetraveltips.com/Kids/
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*** What’s New? ***
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The Holidays can be a time of great stress for Mom.
There’s SO much to get done and the planning can be
overwhelming. A great stress reliever is a good plan that
includes what’s really important and eliminates what is
not.
To help you get organized and ready for the holidays, I am
offering a special on coaching sessions. Get 3 coaching
sessions for the price of one! (a $150.00 value for
$50.00!)
What can you accomplish with these coaching sessions?
*Discover what holiday events and traditions are really
important to you and your family.
*Weed out the unnecessary ‘clutter’ of the holiday season
and make room for what really matters to YOU.
*Set goals and make specific plans to meet them
(accountability provided if you want it!)
Email me to set up your three coaching sessions for the
price of one. You’ll be really glad you did!
Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com
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***Fr*ee Telegroup!***
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Please join us for:
Fr*ee Homeschool Moms Support Telegroup:
Join us to discuss your homeschooling challenges, ask
question*s, give and get support and encouragement from
other like-minded homeschooling moms.
We will meet by telephone for a 45 minute session on:
The first Tues. night of each month
(next meeting is Tues., November 4)
8:00 p.m. Eastern time (7:00 p.m. CT, 6:00 p.m. MT, 5:00
p.m. PT)
If you’ve not been on a conference call, the idea may seem
a little strange and intimidating. Don’t let it scare you!
I have taken many classes and been involved in several
tele-groups and it’s actually easy and quite fun and you
can even show up in your ‘jammies!’ Join us!
You must register for this fr*ee telegroup. Please email
me with your request to register at:
Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com
I will then email you back with all necessary information.
The only cost to you will be the long distance charges for
the call.
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*** About Charmaine ***
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Charmaine Wistad has homeschooled her own two children
since birth. As they work through their 12th year of
homeschooling, Charmaine is currently turning her attention
to helping other homeschool moms.
Through personal coaching, Charmaine helps homeschooling
moms find real solutions to the everyday challenges of the
homeschooling family.
You are invited to try a complimentary no-obligation
telephone coaching session.
You'll be pleasantly surprised at how much can be
accomplished in just one session!
Simply send an email to:
Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com and ask for a
Fr*ee Sample Coaching Session.
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*** Testimony ***
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“I am a homeschooling mother of two - a 12 yr old daughter
and a 7 yr old son. This is my third full year of
homeschooling. I just recently had three sessions of
coaching with Charmaine Wistad. I found Charmaine to be an
excellent listener, but more importantly she knew the right
questions to ask; ones that helped me see where I was going
(or where I wanted to go) and what was stopping me from
getting there.
She really helped me learn to develop goals and the process
of how to develop goals. Charmaine encouraged me and gave
me a lot of useful websites and information. The
information she gave assisted me in formulating my goals
and it aided me in actually achieving them. I have been
successful in small things and I know that I will be
successful in big things as well. Charmaine is good at
what she does and she is quick to give cr*dit to Jesus
Christ for that ability and for the success people are able
to garner with her help.”
Jan Ford
Braselton, GA
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*** Quote of the Month ***
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“Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.”
Bern Williams
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***The Small Print ***
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If you enjoyed this newsletter, please forward it to
everyone you know!!! Thanks!
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Homeschooling Ideas and Tips
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*** In Our Next Issue ***
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Ideas and Tips for Christmas!
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