These truths will make you smile.

In a large family, it is inevitable that the older children will help guide the younger ones. Here are ideas on how to capitalize on that system.

There are so many benefits to having a large family, too numerous to count. However, one of the very few disadvantages is that a mom has to really stay on top clutter, particularly a homeschooling mom! It can be challenging to find a spot for everything. Organization is key when school six children.

Sometimes, raising and homeschooling 8 kids (ages 21 to 2) seems totally manageable--even easy--especially when compared to other, larger families made up primarily of younger kids. At other times, homeschooling our brood proves to be the hardest thing ever.

Having a house of order is not the easiest goal to attain when raising a large family and homeschooling on top of it. Here are some ideas and tips for doing it all successfully.

Parents of several children engage in some seriously creative thinking to accomplish ordinary day to day tasks. This article is a collection of tips, gathered from ‘Moms of Many’, and is intended to supply helpful suggestions for homeschooling, maintaining your home, and generally keeping it all in balance.

Lesson planning for a larger than average size family can be a bit tricky. This sample planning sheet offers an easy approach to planning out schooling for a large family.

Homeschool planning for a large family can seem daunting. From choosing curriculum to setting up a daily schedule, there are seemingly endless decisions to be made. The good news is that you can simplify the homeschool planning process. The key is to prioritize your goals before you begin planning.

This article offers a smattering of simple ideas to help keep homeschooling materials organized.

This youtube video gives a look into a large successful homeschooling family. This African-American family of seven children has had all children go to college, starting while still in high school.

The introvert can homeschool! Here are some tips for those whose nature is more introverted. Especially helpful for those homeschooling a large family.

Ideas for incorporating fine art education into a large homeschool family curriculum.

These tips and tricks will help you get individual time with each of your kids while everyone is engaged in learning.

Heather Bowen shares some tips, tricks, and shortcuts for homeschooling multiple ages within a large family.

For any family seeking a private Christian education in the home, money quickly becomes an issue. While programs like K12 and other public-school umbrellas exist, they do not offer the freedom of choice so many homeschoolers are looking for. Nor do they offer a Christian education. Most homeschooling families opt to buy their own curriculum so they can truly be in charge of their child’s education. When a homeschooling family has many children, curriculum buying becomes an exercise in creative frugality. Here are a few ways you can save and stretch money in your homeschool.

An artist, blogger, painter, and mother of six (that's right, six) kids from ages 5 to 13, Denise is the queen of multitasking. In addition to managing a household of eight, the Southern California mom homeschools her three oldest boys – Noah, 13, Diego, 12, and Solomon, 10 – teaches art, and does duty as a baseball mom. There's no such thing as a set-in-stone schedule in the Cortes family. But within the swirl of noise, chaos, laundry, and huge grocery bills, this 38-year-old mom is obviously doing something very right.

This list of practical items and virtues are great for a large homeschooling family.

An example of an organizational system for a large homeschool family.

What do you do when you have older children who need your help, while the younger ones need your attention too. How do you get it all done and keep your sanity? The key is finding what works for your family and doing it.

Family style learning is a great way to tackle lots of different subjects, including science.

Shelly is the mom of eleven children and is homeschooling. Share in her journey.

This blog shares tips, ideas and some of the ups and downs of managing a home with lots of kids and raising children for the glory of God.

This mom of 12 children shares her challenges and blessings at this blog. She shares about adoption, attachment, Sensory Processing Disorder, homeschooling, marriage, life with a large family, and more.

Join Amy Roberts as she shares her tips and ideas about homeschooling and large family living.

Sherry writes her blog and shares her experiences as a mom of 15 homeschooled children.

This blog follows Cindy and her family as she talks about homeschooling, large families, and parenting.

Follow Amber and her children as they enjoy large family learning.

Gigi is a 30-something large family homeschooling mom to seven kids. Being a large family homeschooler has its challenges and joys, which Gigi shares here.

Carrie shares life with her 14 blessings, offering a glimpse into the daily life of their family.

This site offers articles, resources, free homeschool printable, and curriculum information.

This list is to encourage and support those who homeschool many children. How many? To some 3 is a lot! If you have a large family (whether natural, adopted, foster or blended) and homeschool, you know that there are a lot of unique challenges ranging from orchestrating family harmony, dealing with multiple ages, trying to homeschool in a sometimes chaotic environment, keeping up with the never-ending laundry, transportation, cooking, chores, and more. This is a Christian list.

This list is for moms only that are part of a large family consisting of four or more children. Large families are wonderful, exciting, and very challenging. Here you will find time and money saving tips, advice and support.

An email group for homeschooling moms using Charlotte Mason's methods. Focuses on homeschooling larger families.

This group offers a discussion of Kim Brenneman's book Large Family Logistics.

This Facebook page is a big support group of large family supporters who talk on a regular basis.

This forum is for families with four or more kids.

Raising a large, Catholic, homeschooling family is a great work (Magnum Opus) and a great deal of work! Hopefully this email discussion group will be a place for parents of four or more to help each other with the nitty-gritty details of raising and educating a large, Catholic family.

The purpose of Large Family Logistics is to help Christian homeschooling mothers with the daily tasks of home management.

A place where families with four or more children can find friendship, fun, and support.

Do you come from a large family? Are you planning one? Share the challenges and joys a big family can bring.