Brain Food: Daily Tidbits for the Curious Homeschool

“Why?”

“But why, Mom?”

“Mama, why?”

Little kids are notorious for their endless curiosity. Some days, we’d rather scrub a toilet than hear “Why?” again.

But there comes a time when they stop asking so often.

They can find answers themselves, they’ve lost some of that natural curiosity, or maybe they’re so busy with everything else that their mind doesn’t have time to even be curious.

And you wonder when the last time it was that they asked you why or told you the newest dinosaur fact they learned.

Brain Food: Daily Tidbits for the Curious Homeschool will reignite that sense of being curious about the world. The daily tidbits come from videos, news stories, and the occasional podcast. And they come from a variety of sources, as well, since we each bring our own curiosity into our work.

Between more schoolwork & extracurriculars that come with having teenagers, I know your days can get full fast. So each day’s tidbit can be finished in under 20 minutes. (Most things are just 5-10 minutes.)

An undervalued skill is being okay with setting something aside when it’s incomplete. Ditto for being okay with something not being started. So if you miss a day, your kiddo is a slow reader, or it just isn’t keeping your attention, SET IT ASIDE. Incomplete, not even started, whatever.

At the end of each month, I’ll send out the next one (free!). I’ll also load the newest Brain Food right here.

Tips for Using Brain Food

Keep it simple. Put it on your kiddo’s daily list & call that good.
Watch them together or independently — but discuss them over dinner.
Invite another adult (spouse, grandparent, beloved family friend) to become curious, too, and pass along each month’s Brain Food calendar. Let them engage your kiddo in a discussion & watch that relationship bloom.