2006 AFHE Convention Speaker

Carol Barnier

Carol Barnier is a homeschooling mom of many years who speaks coast to coast at homeschool conferences and is a frequent radio show guest. She began Open Gifts Ministries when her son---a non-stop, constantly moving ball of energy---didn’t fit the mold that worked so well in a traditional classroom setting.

Her creative, can-do strategies with this child led to her book entitled How To Get Your Child Off the Refrigerator and On To Learning. When Carol admitted to her own ever increasing distractibility, survival strategies had to be found in order to keep this self-proclaimed “Highly Distractible MOM” on track. The result is a funny, practical book entitled, If I’m Diapering a Watermelon, Then Where’d I Leave the Baby?  With each new challenge, Carol has learned to recognize the value of following the wisdom of the Designer and His plan for each child and each mom.

With much laughter coupled with highly practical solutions, Carol will share strategies that encourage you to open the gift that is your child, to see your child and yourself as God designed us each to be, and to fulfill His plan for each of us, educationally and in daily living.

Carol, along with her husband, homeschool their three children in the beautiful Berkshire Hills in Connecticut (when she’s not busy searching for her lost keys).

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