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		<title>Measles!  Part 4- Homeopathics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 1- Natural RemediesPart 2- Thoughts on Seeking Medical HelpPart 3- Herbs and TincturesDisclaimer: &#160;I am NOT a doctor. &#160;I'm also not a master herbalist, a homeopathic practitioner, nor do I have any formal training in any of the healing arts. &#160;I'm just a mom sharing what I found. &#160;This post does not contain medical [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Measles!  Part 3- Herbs and Tinctures</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 05:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 1- Natural RemediesPart 2- Thoughts on Seeking Medical HelpPart 4- HomeopathicsDisclaimer: &#160;I am NOT a doctor. &#160;I'm also not a master herbalist, a homeopathic practitioner, nor do I have any formal training in any of the healing arts. &#160;I'm just a mom sharing what I found. &#160;This post does not contain medical advice and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Measles!  Part 2- Thoughts on Seeking Medical Help</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 1- Natural RemediesPart 3- Herbs and TincturesPart 4- HomeopathicsAgain- Disclaimer: &#160;This post is not medical advice, but my own thoughts and feelings. &#160;I am not a medical professional, just a mom.I'm writing this section as an unplanned bonus. &#160;I hope it will be useful to all, but it is written from the perspective of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Measles!  Part 1- Natural Remedies</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 2- Thoughts on Seeking Medical HelpPart 3- Herbs and TincturesPart 4- HomeopathicsNow Updated! This original post was written before most of my kids got sick. &#160;We ended up purchasing even more herbs, etc, when the rubber met the road, and I decided that rather than write a whole new post about the new things, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Three arguments against early learning that I think are bogus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A lot of the arguments I see again and again against early learning are bogus, especially for parents planning on homeschooling. Here are 3 that have been on my mind lately.Benefits to enrolling in Head Start fade over timeOne is that there are studies that have shown that the benefits of enrolling in Head Start [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Response to a video advocating against early education</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I stumbled across&#160;this video on Facebook and it raised a lot of red flags for me. Granted, I love homeschooling, I'm in the trenches, and it's a huge part of our family culture and shared experience. But I fundamentally disagree with several claims and statements that were said in this video, although I do applaud [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Infant Learning Company Review</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have been without a DVD player for some time. Lots of computers, but no TV, and a projector that can be a pain to set up. They don't include them in any of the new laptops. I tried buying a separate DVD player, but the sound was terrible. In the end, we decided that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How DO we think?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[They say teach your kids how to think, not what to think.Usually this is interpreted to be bold enough to think for yourselves. Or to encourage creative thinking. Be a creator, and inventor, a problem solver.I've been thinking about this quote juxtaposed to brain science. How our brains work, how connections are made, and how [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reacting to Michael Knowles Reacting to Woke Christmas TikToks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of my kids asked me to react to Michael reacting to woke Christmas TickToks.  First of all, I will preface this with saying that, from the Daily Wire, while I love The Comments Section and Jordan Peterson, and I sometimes get a kick out of Matt Walsh, sometimes hate him, I generally can’t stand [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thoughts on Michaelmas History</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamsyn Spackman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Michaelmas! (pronounced "mickle-mas"). &#160;Michaelmas is celebrated September 29th. This year we are doing a lot of Waldorf things in our homeschooling, so while we did observe the equinox, we're focusing on Michaelmas this year. Rudolf Steiner considered Michaelmas to be secondary only to Easter, and it is a big deal in Waldorf Schools as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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