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This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for a long time - probably for four years or more — and it’s about computer use, particular when homeschooling boys. We all recognize there’s a problem. It may not be your child, but you know that Facebook is full of moms (and it’s almost always moms) who write SOS messages about their child’s obsessive focus on some kind of screen, be it tv, computer, laptop, tablet, or gaming device. I know all about this. I’ve been there … in spades! When my eldest son, who is now 14, was about ten years old, we went through a period where he was exhausted all the time. We soon learned that it was because he was setting his alarm for 2 am so he could sneak down and play Minecraft all night. Little Boys and their Games Ever since then, I have been a loud voice on the internet for vigilance and caution when it comes to screens. I have read just about every book there is on the subject. Some titles that come to mind are Boys Adrift, Wired Child, several ti...

Thank you all for joining me and home educated families like us in the #100WaystoHomeEd challenge started by Jax Blunt at the Making It Up blog. Previous to this blog post here was Kelly Allen's about lifestyle education: pop on over to later to see what she has to say here:  https://kellyallenwriter.com/2017/03/02/100-ways-to-home-educate-learning-through-life/ I've been allowed to blog about my favorite topic - homeschooling teens  (forgive my American spelling and terminology: I moved from the UK to Texas last year and am trying to "go native"). A lot of people seem to hit those secondary years with their children and just lose the plot. It's all "exams, exams, exams," or, in the US, collect those dual-credit hours (for getting the jump on university), and SATs (to nab some scholarship money), but the atmosphere is the same -- time to knuckle down and work, work, work. All work and no play can give teens a very dull life! I think it's sad when I l...