TRAINING OUR CHILDREN By Craig and Barbara Smith

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TRAINING OUR CHILDREN

By Craig and Barbara Smith

Articles From previous Keystone Journals – Home Schooling in New Zealand and much more…

Two of New Zealand’s pioneer home educators share some of their best advice, borrowed and original, re-worked and developed, over 40 years of training their own eight children (some adopted) and fostering many others.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction ………………………………………………..Page    5

Older Women Training Younger Women ……………Page     8

Willing Hands Part 1………………………………………Page     9

Willing Hands part 2………………………………………Page 14

Reading Aloud…………………………………………..Page   20

The Art of Buying Used Books…………………………Page   23

Learning to Read & Reading to Learn…………………..Page   27

Home Discipleship……………………………………….Page   32

Training Children’s Minds……………………………….Page   37

Training Children to Worship…………………………..Page   46

Keeping going when the Going Gets Tough

Marriage—Helpful Hints for Dealing With

Marriage Difficulties…………….………………..Page   55

Marriage 2……………………………………………Page   65

Marriage 3……………………………………………Page   72

Implementing the 4 Ds of Child Discipline………… Page   79

Parental Reading………………………………..……Page   87

Choosing What to Read……………………………..Page   94

Support Groups/Church……………………………..Page 100

Interpersonal Relationships…………………………Page 106

An Integrated Lifestyle…………………….………. Page 114

Preparing for an ERO Review

(in an unschooling kind of way) …………………….Page 123

Shepherding Our Families as Trustees for God

by Craig Smith………………………………………Page 130

The Biblical Trustee Family – What Does This Mean

for a Mother in Her Home?…………………………Page  137

A Home Educator’s Commentary on Finishing (the

First Leg of) the Race by Craig Smith……..…….Page 150

NZ Guide to Getting Started in  Home Education….….Page 155

Home Education Foundation Publications………………Page 158

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Two other articles Written by Barbara

Preventing and Regaining the Rebellious Heart by Barbara Smith

Training our Children to Use Technology by Barbara Smith