Focus on the Family Magazine - August/September 2023
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics. Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics.
Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
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HOME SCHOOLING / KIDS & TEENS<br />
All four of my kids learned to<br />
read at <strong>the</strong>ir own pace, and <strong>the</strong>y<br />
resp<strong>on</strong>ded individually to a variety<br />
of tools. One of my s<strong>on</strong>s went<br />
through a stage of writing <strong>the</strong> word<br />
avengers repeatedly. Then <strong>on</strong>e day<br />
he spelled it out loud and was able to<br />
read from that day <strong>on</strong>. My youngest<br />
daughter took <strong>the</strong> l<strong>on</strong>gest to read and<br />
tested my c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>s about teaching<br />
and learning. I used all of my<br />
teaching tools <strong>on</strong> her and was patient.<br />
Eventually she learned to decode<br />
words—and books finally “clicked.”<br />
Her love for reading followed.<br />
Home schooling offers a beautiful<br />
opportunity for children to be who<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are. The next time you hear a c<strong>on</strong>cerned<br />
<strong>on</strong>looker ask, “But what if <strong>the</strong>y<br />
get behind?” you can resp<strong>on</strong>d, “Get<br />
behind whom?”<br />
Leah Boden is <strong>the</strong> author of Modern Miss<br />
Mas<strong>on</strong> and a l<strong>on</strong>gtime home educator to<br />
four children. She speaks, hosts podcasts<br />
and coaching sessi<strong>on</strong>s, and runs workshops<br />
sharing <strong>the</strong> Charlotte Mas<strong>on</strong> approach<br />
to educati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
AUG / SEP <strong>2023</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY CANADA 19