Sophie is a single mother raising a five-year-old boy. She’s working to
establish her own house cleaning business after losing her job nearly two
years ago. Sophie and her son live in a small trailer home.
Marissa and Jack run a thriving dental practice while raising
five-year-old twin daughters. They live in a suburban home on several acres.
The five-year-olds from these families are at opposite ends of the
economic spectrum. But their parents are raising them in remarkably similar
ways. Frugally. . .
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Laura Grace Weldon is the author of “Free Range Learning: How
Homeschooling Changes Everything.” She lives on Bit of Earth Farm where she
makes tinctures, messy art, and according to her kids, too many experimental
meals. If you are interested in contributing to her upcoming book about
living simply with children, please use the contact form found on her
website at
www.lauragraceweldon.com.
