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What's in Practical Homeschooling #78? 
 
FEATURES 
 - We interview Jeff Myers, the "leadership guy"
 - Why childhood obesity likely is NOT your fault, and some causes
 - How one family manages to keep thriving across multiple generations
 - A "regular" school day from a year-round homeschooler
 - A homeschool team whose public service projects have won them over $35,000
 
 
 COLUMNS 
 - Why raising two kids can be harder than raising a dozen
 - Inexpensive physical education for your preschooler, by Melissa Morgan, co-author of Homeschooling on a Shoestring, shows how to do it.
 - Canada's National Educator Literacy Award winner Michael Maloney on how to teach geography using the Direct Instruction method
 - M.I.T. graduate (and holder of an M.A. in Math) Bill Pride demystifies middle school science.
 - Education expert Sam Blumenfeld explains how homeschoolers can influence the political process.
 - Jeannette Webb, recipient of the Presidential Scholar Distinguished Teacher Award, spells out how to plan the eventful junior year of high school.
 - A homeschool graduate's testimony to her mom.
 
 
 NEWS 
 - A "fishy" way to fight ADHD
 - Posture tips to prevent "dowager's hump" (yes, it's becoming a problem in kids as young as 12)
 - Is it possible to have a "diaper-free" tot?
 
 
 SPOTLIGHT REVIEWS 
 - Middle-school science in a box
 - A video biology course for Christians
 - Worldview training for teens
 
 
 MORE REVIEWS 
 - A new homeschooling book our reviewer loves
 - Logic courses for home study
 - Argumentation course just for homeschoolers
 - New edition of award-winning phonics book
 - Spelling helps for the Bee
 - Book teaches high schoolers how to handle money
 - Science kit
 - Knitting kit
 
 
 SOFTWARE REVIEWS 
 - Crazy Machines 1.5
 - Gary Gadget: Building Cars
 - Pet Vet 3D Animal Hospital
 
 
 PLUS... 
 - Letters from our readers
 - Contests for subscribers 
 - Envelope Gallery of homeschooled kids' art
 - Ads with special offers
 
 
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