Ben and Me https://www.benandme.com Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:30:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 https://www.benandme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-benandmeavatar4-32x32.png Ben and Me https://www.benandme.com 32 32 How to Overcome Teen Executive Functioning Challenges https://www.benandme.com/how-to-overcome-teen-executive-functioning-challenges/ https://www.benandme.com/how-to-overcome-teen-executive-functioning-challenges/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:00:18 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=20648 Please share!You wake up one morning and things are (frustratingly) different.  And out of nowhere you might hear a familiar little tune followed by the words: “Welcome to the Twilight Zone”. Then you envision a camera zooming in on your confused, questioning eyes. And you ask yourself, “What has happened to my teen?!” For all […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/how-to-overcome-teen-executive-functioning-challenges/feed/ 0 How to Teach Your Child About Memorial Day https://www.benandme.com/how-to-teach-your-child-about-memorial-day/ https://www.benandme.com/how-to-teach-your-child-about-memorial-day/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:06:29 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=21986 The last of the school year holidays comes on a Monday at the end of May. After this holiday you might as well forget getting kids to concentrate since the pools open that weekend and it seems more like summer than school time. But learning about Memorial Day is important and is a very natural […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/how-to-teach-your-child-about-memorial-day/feed/ 0 Using Essential Oils for ADHD https://www.benandme.com/using-essential-oils-for-adhd/ https://www.benandme.com/using-essential-oils-for-adhd/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2024 07:22:07 +0000 http://benandme.com/?p=2752 Note: This article was originally published in 2014. There have been a couple of updates added at the bottom of the post, for those who want to know how this little experiment worked for us and what edits were made. We are embarking on a new experiment around here — using essential oils to help […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/using-essential-oils-for-adhd/feed/ 89 6 Ways to Prepare Your Child’s Faith for Adulthood https://www.benandme.com/6-ways-to-prepare-your-childs-faith-for-adulthood/ https://www.benandme.com/6-ways-to-prepare-your-childs-faith-for-adulthood/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:06:42 +0000 http://www.benandme.com/?p=16469 You may or may not have noticed, but your teen is growing up. And probably much faster than you would like. I feel like every day with 17-year old Ben is flying by at the speed of sound. As we spend time talking about his future goals, I have one major one in mind — […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/6-ways-to-prepare-your-childs-faith-for-adulthood/feed/ 0 How to Help Your Teen Establish Healthy Routines https://www.benandme.com/how-to-help-your-teen-establish-healthy-routines/ https://www.benandme.com/how-to-help-your-teen-establish-healthy-routines/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 23:59:46 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=20952 Approaching the teen years, there are several things that both the parents and the child may not be ready for. I for one will admit that the teen years caught me by surprise. From the abrupt change in emotions to the all of a sudden burst in independence, I often questioned if I knew what […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/how-to-help-your-teen-establish-healthy-routines/feed/ 0 Teaching Teens with ADHD How to Drive https://www.benandme.com/teaching-teens-with-adhd-how-to-drive/ https://www.benandme.com/teaching-teens-with-adhd-how-to-drive/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 03:49:03 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=19616 Here you are with a teen who’s about to drive. And that teen has ADHD. How do you feel? You may be either jumping up and down and saying, “Finally! The moment has arrived!” Or you’re grasping at anything you can while saying under your breath, “Have mercy.” Teaching any teen to drive is a […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/teaching-teens-with-adhd-how-to-drive/feed/ 1 How to Homeschool High School When College is Not the Plan https://www.benandme.com/how-to-homeschool-high-school-when-college-is-not-the-plan/ https://www.benandme.com/how-to-homeschool-high-school-when-college-is-not-the-plan/#respond Sun, 16 Jul 2023 01:18:24 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=21284 One of the most asked questions I see in the home education community involves homeschooling high school when college is not the plan. Parents are often stumped on what that may look like if their child has no desire to pursue higher education. Contrary to popular belief, college isn’t every child’s dream and some are […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/how-to-homeschool-high-school-when-college-is-not-the-plan/feed/ 0 Learn about Owls! FREE Owl Unit Study! https://www.benandme.com/learn-about-owls-free-owl-unit-study/ https://www.benandme.com/learn-about-owls-free-owl-unit-study/#respond Mon, 10 Jul 2023 05:09:06 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=22014 Nocturnal animals are fun and exciting to study in your homeschool or classroom. Learn about owls using all different learning styles when you pick and choose activities from our owl unit study. Build your own owl lesson plans using age-appropriate activities from our list. Building owl lesson plans is easy. Pick a few great books, […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/learn-about-owls-free-owl-unit-study/feed/ 0 Homeschooling in August https://www.benandme.com/homeschooling-in-august/ https://www.benandme.com/homeschooling-in-august/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:51:31 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=22245 August has officially been coined back to homeschool month and there are so many ideas for homeschooling in August. Whether you, too, want to take a gentle approach to starting a new homeschool year, or if you prefer to jump right in to day one of your lesson planner, you can do either that with […]

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]]> https://www.benandme.com/homeschooling-in-august/feed/ 0 Learn about Squirrels Unit Study https://www.benandme.com/learn-about-squirrels-unit-study/ https://www.benandme.com/learn-about-squirrels-unit-study/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:49:06 +0000 https://www.benandme.com/?p=21848 Learn about squirrels with your students. Pick activities from our list to build your own squirrel theme week or squirrel unit study!

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