by Laurie Bluedorn | Oct 29, 2019 | How Would You Answer This?
Do you read things aloud to your kids that you and they think are just “ok”? Or do you stop books in the middle if you aren’t feeling it? I want reading aloud to be our primary source of learning, but then get stuck in making sure we are doing the...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Oct 29, 2019 | How Would You Answer This?
How do you structure the time to help reinforce your current read-alouds? I am referring to things like notebooking, doing a skit, building a lego scene? And do your kids get to pick whatever they want to reinforce? Last school year we were doing notebooking with our...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 8, 2019 | How Would You Answer This?, Raising Children
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres We have a 16-year-old daughter who is very shy around people she does not know very well, even if she’s been around them occasionally. She seems content to just keep to herself in group situations, and does not desire to participate in...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Dec 29, 2018 | Filmmakers, How Would You Answer This?
Laurie Bluedorn talks to some people at the University of Iowa campus on April 3, 2009. Why are you here on this planet? Why is life so hard? Do you think there is a divine purpose for your...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Sep 29, 2018 | How Would You Answer This?, Screentime
How do you deal with a husband who comes home from work every day and sits in front of a screen till he goes to bed? He watches the news all day, plays video games, or stares at his phone — he is seriously addicted to screens. I’ve tried for 10 years...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 6, 2016 | Homeschooling, How Would You Answer This?, Raising Children
Is it necessary for my child to do all his schoolwork on his own? I sit on the couch with my 10-year-old son and help him with the introduction to his assignments. For example, with his math lessons, I go through the lesson with him (takes us five minutes), and then...
