"This book spoke to me in four key areas: 1) what to do with the little ones and not feel like you are ignoring them for hours at a time (not that you really can but sometimes it feels like it), 2) ideas on how to nudge the older ones out of the proverbial academic nest, 3) the concept of integration versus balance--that has created a paradigm shift in my thinking about how I handle my life circumstances--and 4) examples of what it looks like to teach core values no matter the circumstance--even a little baby."

"The most significant thing I took away from this was focus. While being assured that I am not alone in my struggle to balance all the demands of home management, motherhood, and homeschooling, I was also reminded that homeschooling is not, first and foremost, about academics. Academics are important, but the most important thing is the discipleship of our children. Cindy suggests that the thing for which we should be striving is not really balance, but integration. Wow! How true!

...There are suggestions for specific activities to keep little ones, of several different age groups, constructively occupied. There is help for training small ones in basic integrating-the-family skills. (This emphasis on keeping the family together as a family is something I greatly appreciated about the book. There is no "divide-and-conquer" mentality here.)

Finally, there are recommendations of very practical ways to teach important character qualities to our older children as they serve their younger siblings (and as we give their youngest siblings the extra attention required for their care). Based on twelve "core values" (see The Values-Driven Family for more information), these activities and emphases help us focus on building positive character, rather than simply correcting negative behavior. (Proactive is good!)"