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Nov. 3, 2021
Favorite Christmas Literature Recommendations
The Christmas season is the perfect time to curl up on the couch with some cocoa and a great book. When the weather outside is frightful, you can make your living room seem bigger by exploring new places and meeting … Continue reading
May. 3, 2021
Sonlight Summer Readers: Mom's Secret for #Winning Book Choices
Homeschool Moms and Reluctant Readers Stunned by the Engaging Adventures in the Sonlight Summer Readers! It's true. Homeschool moms, reluctant readers, and many more people have all purchased the Sonlight Summer Readers and been stunned by the engaging adventures and … Continue reading
May. 2, 2021
Helping Third Culture Kids Understand Home: Books that Speak to the Expat Child
Third culture kids (TCKs) are a fascinating group of individuals who can identify with parts of several cultures, but never feel fully at home in any of them. These are very often missionary kids (MKs) or military kids. While their … Continue reading
Apr. 2, 2021
Why Sonlight Doesn't Insulate Children from Non-Christian Ideas or Religions
I've noticed two overarching styles of preparing Christian students to engage with the world around them. One approach seems primarily inward-focused, seeking to keep children from non-Christian ideas and teaching them to defend their faith and know how to answer … Continue reading
Tagged books, Christianity, critical thinking, cultures, discussion, ideas
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Mar. 31, 2021
Sonlight offers a better alternative to contemporary YA fiction
"Books show us the world, and in that sense, too many books for adolescents act like funhouse mirrors, reflecting hideously distorted portrayals of life." Meghan Cox Gurdon, children's book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal I agree with that quote. … Continue reading
Tagged books, inspiration, life experience, literature
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Mar. 12, 2021
How Books Help You Raise Proactive Kids Who Aren't Afraid to Fail
Nine-year-old Betsy was set up to fail. Primped and pampered her whole life, she had never done a chore or fixed her own hair. When circumstances changed and Betsy went to live with cousins on a Vermont farm, her new … Continue reading
Dec. 16, 2020
5 Reasons Not to Avoid Tough Topics with Your Kids
I’ve heard it over and over. I’ve even thought it myself. I remember specifically reading the book Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans from HBL D. As I was reading about human sacrifice, I remember looking over at my fourth grader and … Continue reading
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