Home Grown Kids

This book is the first I read, before we had ever intended to home school. It was given to me in a stack of books, and was very thorough, to show parents (in a very practical sense) how to raise up "Home Grown Kids" (as they call them). It lists nutrition, sleep habits, what chores kids can do at each age level, etc. Although the book is 25 years old, most of the information is still very valid.

Although this book is not focused on homeschooling, it's main focus is more parenting. How to encourage your children to learn, to explore, to mature in healthy ways. I've lent this book out many times, and it's currently lent out, so I can't give any actual quotes. The Moore's are the parents in the whole home education movement, and were educators in the public system for years before deciding to venture off in an uncharted direction (at that time). I'm currently reading another of their books, so will review it when I get done.

http://www.home-grown-kids.com/

Very much worth any parents time to read, to realize where our focus' should be, and how to encourage whole family involvement in training up Godly men and women. Not to be influenced by the "ways of the world", but more concerned about what God thinks of our lives.