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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So You've Got an Unsupportive In-Law?
Of all the homeschooling books I own (and I own alot) this is absolutely the best one for slapping down in front of an unsupportive family member (or neighbor) to prove you're doing the right thing.

The authors' research is awesome. Their listing of approaches to homescholing is the MOST comprehensive that anyone has ever done. (By the way, the Amazon listing here is...

Published on March 26, 2004 by mothermeghan

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Thorough but hard to use
The most annoying thing about this book is the constant reference to two Internet sites: [one of which] is very user-unfriendly and already contains broken links, and [the other], which appears not even to exist anymore. With such a recently published book I would have expected some kind of a forwarding address or apology at the missing site; it's misleading to promise...
Published on October 26, 2002 by Audrey Minnow


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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Thorough but hard to use, October 26, 2002
This review is from: Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling Toughest Problems (Paperback)
The most annoying thing about this book is the constant reference to two Internet sites: [one of which] is very user-unfriendly and already contains broken links, and [the other], which appears not even to exist anymore. With such a recently published book I would have expected some kind of a forwarding address or apology at the missing site; it's misleading to promise further information that can't be delivered.

That said, the book does deliver a very thorough survey of various homeschool methods and teaching strategies. This thoroughness can be a little overwhelming at times, but it's up to date and is a definite improvement on older books that mention only three or four homeschooling styles. I never did figure out exactly how the "100 toughest problems" fits into all this, though; considering the format of the book (50 strategies for this, 60 approaches to that), it would have made sense to have another chapter just for those!

Worth a look, but not as great as it could have been.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So You've Got an Unsupportive In-Law?, March 26, 2004
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"mothermeghan" (Effingham, Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling Toughest Problems (Paperback)
Of all the homeschooling books I own (and I own alot) this is absolutely the best one for slapping down in front of an unsupportive family member (or neighbor) to prove you're doing the right thing.

The authors' research is awesome. Their listing of approaches to homescholing is the MOST comprehensive that anyone has ever done. (By the way, the Amazon listing here is wrong. There are two authors, and the "Your Child" is not part of the title. Maybe this is a new edition?)

Anyway, I can't say enough about how terrific this book is. You could adopt some new approach every week for your child's ENTIRE homeschool experience and still have enough options left over to keep your GRANDKIDS excited about schooling!

Whether your kids are preschool age or ready for college, this book will improve your homeschooling experience.

If you can't buy a copy today, do what I did: go to your local library and ask for one. It'll become so valuable you'll definitely want a copy for your home library!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Information is missing, May 16, 2005
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Mom of two "Jess" (APO, AP United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling Toughest Problems (Paperback)
What information that is in the books is wonderful. I was really excited to read though the book. A lot the information they said would be on their website that wasn't in the book, like curriculum reviews. The problems that the links don't work. It only contains a link to buy the book you probably already own. It is a real let down.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Yet, January 31, 2004
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This review is from: Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling Toughest Problems (Paperback)
Out of the 12 books I have gotten about homeschooling this one was the BEST! The layout is wonderful and it has really great ideas for getting started and remaining afloat! A wonderful resource!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource!, June 7, 2010
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This review is from: Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling Toughest Problems (Paperback)
This book is a fantastic resource. I am new to homeschooling and didn't even know where to begin. I would highly recommend purchasing Homeschool Your Child For Free. It is the companion book to this one and it is packed with hundreds and hundreds of links to free resources on the web. This book goes along with that one and explains a lot of the more detailed points of homeschooling and answers all your questions. I wouldn't buy one without the other! Together, they are the only resources you need to homeschool your children.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good refrense book, September 30, 2003
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I think this book answers all your needs. Questions about laws, teaching styles and relatives. Listen, I think they went into the teaching styles to in depth, to the point of killing you. But overall, it is full of little useful tips. Even a section for teens at the end.
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3.0 out of 5 stars just okay, August 28, 2008
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J. Stout (Portsmouth, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling Toughest Problems (Paperback)
I think that this book is probably an okay introduction for a family that is not currently homeschooling or just started homeschooling, like, a few weeks ago, but the title is misleading because it doesn't really, in my opinion, offer any magic bullets for problems that you get into one, two years down the line. This book is more like a homeschooling primer, or everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-homeschooling-but-were-afraid-to-ask.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars didn't use, December 1, 2010
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Purchased because I thought i was going to homeschool my son but didn't after all. Did not read this book but upon reviewing did not seem like it would have been much help.
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