Homeschooling Downunder
Seasons of a Mother's Heart - Sally Clarkson
You are in for a treat with this wonderful book. Sally gets to the heart of the concerns of most homeschooling mothers and addresses them thoughtfully, bringing much encouragement.
The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart For Eternity - Sally Clarkson
Sally explains in this book how understanding God's design and purpose can empower you to be the mother you long to be. Good for any new mother or person wanting renewed vision for their mothering work. Highly recommended.
The Ministry of Motherhood -Sally Clarkson
Being a mother is a ministry in itself. Mothers can and must seek to pass on an understanding of grace, inspiration, faith, training and service to their children. This books shows you how to do that, with children of all ages.
Questions at the end of each section make this useful for personal or group study.
Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit - Terri Maxwell
A unique book dealing with the character problems of, No — not the children — of the homeschooling mother!! Shows you how to overcome discouragement, fear, anger, impatience and lots more as they relate to homeschooling. Practical insights by a mother of eight.
Study Guide for "Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit"
One study to go with each chapter of the book. For personal or group use.
A Mom Just Like You - Vickie and Jaime Farris
Vickie Farris has homeschooled ten children. This very candid book tells how she coped with an ever growing family and its unique challenges, plus educated each of the children taking into account their God-given strengths and weaknesses. Vickie tells about the struggles of managing household chores, having an ultra-busy husband along with practical things she did to lessen the load, including getting in outside help.
Managers of Their Homes —Terri Maxwell
The popular book on getting organised, complete with forms, charts and everything you need to make it work — by a home educating mother of 8. For details see www.titus2.com
Honey for a Woman's Heart -Gladys Hunt
This unique book encourages women to keep up their education - through real books. I couldn't believe there were so many living books for grownups on every country and historic event! Excellent also for older children. Gladys is a Christian, so that colours her choice. A book worth owning - I have found some wonderful new authors through this book.
Love You Forever - Robert Munsch
This is not a homeschooling book. It is a picture book about the love a mother has for her child. Told in a way any child can understand, this book will bring tears to your eyes and the realisation to a child that no matter what they are like, their mother never stops loving them. It is a perfect gift for a child or for one's own mother. A bestseller that is bound to become a classic.
Ages 3 - Adult.
The Hidden Art of Homemaking - Edith Schaeffer
How to develop your creativity to make a welcoming, warm, homelike atmosphere wherever you live. Make the place that you live a centre of meaningful living and personal enrichment. Express
and develop your unfulfilled talents. Mrs. Schaeffer teaches that making a home is not just for married people. Inspiring and practical. Ages 14 yrs - Adult.
Women Leaving the Workplace - Larry Burkett
This practical book is for women wishing to leave the workplace for whatever reason. It is not about whether women should leave the workplace, but rather about the sacrifices that need to be considered and the ways the new challenges can be met. With plenty of practical examples, the author, a financial counsellor, deals thoughtfully with the range of topics that will be encountered by the new single-income family. For all of those who say, "We couldn't afford to homeschool - but we'd like to," - here is the book for you!
The Spiritual Power of a Mother - Michael Farris
Farris gives heartfelt encouragement to homeschooling mothers to keep them doing their valuable work raising up a generation devoted to the Lord's purposes. Great chapters on the myth of the perfect homeschool mother, the trap of trying to be 'homier than thou', and coping with an unmotivated husband.
The Home Schooling Father -Michael Farris
President of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and father of ten children, all home educated, Michael Farris knows the particular challenges that are part of the life of a home schooling father. Here he explains how fathers can play a decisive role in their child's success.
Romancing Your Child's Heart - Monte Swan
Monte Swan and his family live in the mountains of Colorado. Here they have a ministry of hospitality to people from all over the world, when Monte is not hunting deer or catching rattle snakes. Here he candidly shares his goal as a father—to lead each child to love their Heavenly Father, by connecting with their heart through relationship. A book particularly for fathers. By a longtime homeschooling father.
Love & Respect - Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (includes DVD)
A revolutionary message based around the practicalities of Ephesians 5:33. When men learn to love their wives so their wives feel loved, and women learn to respect their husbands so they feel respected, both will get off the crazy cycle of conflict and be happy, feel close to each other, feel valued and experience marriage as God intended. Not a preachy book but an eye-opening and freeing book. HB with DVD by the author.
A Sacred Foundation -Michael Farris & L. Reed Elam
The importance of strength in the homeschool marriage. Written with a Christian marriage counsellor, Michael Farris, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association, addresses the reasons so many Christian home school marriages end in divorce and what can be done to prevent that.
Keeping Our Children's Hearts - Steven & Teri Maxwell
The Maxwells are doing a great job with their children—there is no doubt about that—they have the goods to show for their methods! Here they carefully outline the principles behind how they sheltered their family, and brought them up in the fear of the Lord, obedient to their parents, responsible young adults.
Heartfelt Discipline - Clay Clarkson
The gentle art of training and guiding your child. Experienced father of four home educated children, Clay gives a Biblical and practical relational approach. No rehashing of other's ideas here, Clay challenges parents to reject following a 1-2-3 formula of child training in favour of Spirit-led living where parents pass on their personal life of faith to their children and seek to do as Jesus would do.
Hints on Child Training - Clay Trumball
A child training classic written by the grandfather of Elisabeth Elliot in the late I 800's. What strikes one upon reading this book is the unhurried spirit he encourages parents to have in raising their children and his concern for their individual lives. Nowhere is there evidence of wanting a 'quick fix' to solve all their discipline problems. Child Training to Trumball is a mix of Christlike living and relationship with your child. Incredibly challenging book for parents of today.
How to Really Love Your Child – D. Ross Campbell, M.D.
This series of books encourages parents to act in a Christlike manner as they raise their children. Looking at Scripture the author shows what actions make a child feel loved and accepted, how to not provoke them to anger, and how to help them and yourself deal with anger so it does not escalate and cause barriers between you. The theory is –children who feel loved and accepted are much easier to train and choose to do right more often. That's how it is with adults – the authors apply this fact to children. The most helpful books we have read on the topic of child training. How to Really Love Your Teen and How to Really Love Your Angry Child teach similar principles, concentrating on the topics at hand. These are practical and the principles work, for both you and your children!
Preparing Sons to Provide for a Single Income Family - Steven Maxwell
This excellent book is how you can teach sons to increase their earning potential by developing their skills and improving their character. It tells what money robbers are common to men, and
why many families can't make ends meet. A wealth of wisdom from a home educating father of eight whose eldest two sons had both bought their own homes outright by age 24. The information is excellent financial training for girls too.
Ages 5 – adult
The Princess and the Kiss -Jennie Bishop
A story of God's gift of purity. In this allegorical story, a medieval princess is given a kiss as a gift which she must keep for the one she eventually marries. Many tempting suitors come by in time, but the wise girl waits for the man worthy of her precious gift. HB
Ages 6 - 11 yrs
A Little Book of Manners for Girls - Emilie Barnes
A manual teaching courtesy and kindness for girls. Chapters include basics like please and thank you, meeting and greeting manners, telephone manners, visiting and playtime manners, mealtime manners, party manners including for adult parties you did not want to attend, and showing gratefulness. Practical and filled with examples. Wonderful help for your daughter.
Ages 5 - 11 years.
A Little Book of Manners for Boys - Bob & Emilie Barnes
A conversational instructional game plan for getting along with others. Chapters in this book include: why manners matter, watching your words, taking care of things, being a good sport, leadership, behaving in public, talking to adults, treating girls properly, table manners and cleanliness. Very handy things to work through with your son.
Ages 6 - 11 yrs.
Our 24 Family Ways Devotional – Clay Clarkson
Teach your children how to live together in a godly, peaceful manner, as the Clarkson family has. These devotionals help you teach your children by dividing the 24 character topics into five devotionals a week. Each devotional begins with an interesting question to capture the children's interests, followed by a (brief) Bible reading, then more questions to draw out the facets of the reading, then related prayer suggestions. This is by far one of the best I've seen of this type of study.
Beautiful Girlhood - Karen Andreola
A book about godly character for young ladies in the 2Ist century—age-old, godly values, explained in a fresh way. Discuss with your daughter: her changing body, friendships and friendships with boys. Learn invaluable character traits: obedience, a sunny disposition, modesty and truthfulness. Discover foundational truths: repentance, coming to know Jesus as your Saviour, the Christian life and prayer. Develop the value of good books, choosing one's life work and ideals. 10 yrs and up.
The Companion Guide to 'Beautiful Girlhood' - Shelley Noonan and Kimberley Zach
A 32 week guide to work through either with your daughter or have her do herself. Each study covers one chapter from 'Beautiful Girlhood' and includes thoughtful questions, Bible Study and application, inspiring quotations for discussion and a page for journaling. A fantastic addition to an already invaluable book. Ages 10 and up.
Raising Maidens of Virtue -Stacey Macdonald
A study of feminine loveliness for mothers and daughters. Stories, illustrations and projects look at topics such as guarding the tongue, idleness, sibling relationships, honouring parents, contentment, modesty, purity, cleanliness and Biblical feminine beauty.
For use with daughters aged 10-18 yrs.
Boyhood and Beyond - Bob Schultz
This homeschooling father writes about the importance of God's Word to guide a boy in life, overcoming temptation, covetousness, sloth vs industry, getting up again, justice, leading, enduring pain, preparing for a wife, overcoming fear. An excellent book.
Read with your son, aged 11 - 17 yrs, or let him read it alone.
The Kids' Money Book -James McGillian
Practical advice on earning, saving, spending, investing and donating. Begin with a Money quiz that separates the savers from the squanderers, then head in the right direction. Informative and practical.
Ages 7-15 yrs.
When God Writes Your Love Story - Eric Ludy
Don't get caught up in the recreational dating scene with all its heartbreak, impurity and temptation. Set your heart on God and His purposes, and let him lead you to the one He planned for you to marry.
Honey for a Teen's Heart –Gladys Hunt & Barbara Hampton
A huge listing of in-print books suited for teenagers, grouped according to topic. Descriptions are given for each. Help your teen continue to love reading,. Gladys writes from a Christian viewpoint. Any books not in our catalogue may be available upon request.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens - Sean Covey
In an entertaining style, the author provides a step by step guide to help teens build self image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents and much more. Positive, inspirational and motivational, this books will help teens to live up to their potential. Not a Christian book, this book however supports a Christian worldview. If your teen only takes one of the ideas written about, it will positively effect their life.
Ages 12- 18 yrs
Homemade Money: Starting Smart - Barbara Brabec
How to turn your talents, experience and know-how into a profitable home-based business. Barbara Brabec has helped tens of thousands of people get started in successful homebased businesses. She explains the difficult parts as well as the benefits, helps you see where your talents may be best suited and walks you through the legalities of getting properly set up. This is not a get rich quick scheme but about setting up a profitable business that will last.
Ages 14 to adult.