Sidetracked Moms

4 Tips for Living with Relatives

Living in a multigenerational household can have its ups and downs. Many potential conflicts and battles can be avoided, however, when all involved are aware of the main issues. Here are some high points to get you started.

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Handling Finances in Our Household

One of the biggest challenge for families living together is dealing with finances. In this article we share some of what we have done as we are learning how to handle finances as a multigenerational household.

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Planning a Multigenerational Household

When considering the idea of becoming a multigenerational household, there are some key elements involved in the process. For more info, check out this article.

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Long Haul Living

If you find yourself and other family members desiring to live together or wondering if this way of living might work for you, I think there is a very important aspect about your decision to be aware of. A huge part of your success comes from whether or not it is short term or for the long haul.

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More Time To Be A Family–Small and Big

Because you only get one chance to grow up together as a family, traditional schooling can rob you of precious time with your children. Consider homeschooling. It is time well spent.

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Do Your Children Know Who You Really Are?

It has probably been 15 years ago now, but I remember reading a book by Mary Hood called, The Relaxed Homeschool. Mary Hood is a leader in the homeschooling movement who had her doctorate in education and decided to come home to school her children. I was reading her book one day and came across [...]

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