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Homeschooling a large family is like taking a bus ride! Just ask Durenda Wilson, a popular writer, encouraging speaker, and the homeschooling mom of eight. Join us to hear about Durenda’s belief in being the expert on your own children, her emphasis on flexible routines, and how fostering strong sibling relationships can all improve the…
Homeschooling is a challenge and an adventure. Join us as we interview Rachel Lance, a mom of two who was thrown into homeschooling during a pandemic while working full time and obtaining a graduate degree. In this podcast you’ll hear Rachel’s thoughts on homeschooling during a pandemic, the desire to be near family during uncertain…
Our nation and our rights as homeschoolers are worth fighting for! Join us as we talk to Christian wife, homeschooling mom of seven, self-described Constitutionalist, author, and public speaker Heidi St. John. She tells us how her natural leadership skills unexpectedly led to public speaking and authorship, opens up about her willingness to discuss unpopular…
A while back, we posted an article about figuring out if you need to teach your child how to study It’s funny, because at first glance this one may seem like a given–“Of course!” After all, as homeschool parents we are right there with our children, teaching them every subject and walking them through the…
Math. Most people either love it or…well…don’t love it. 😉 But it’s a necessary subject, and it’s one most students can learn to love if you find the right curriculum. Math was my best subject in school, and it’s been very difficult teaching it to my teenage daughter since it’s a subject she doesn’t love…
Most of us love finding ways to encourage our kids to get outside and enjoy nature! I’ve always looked for ways to help my children learn and explore outdoors whether we lived in a big city, an apartment complex, or in the woods in the country. While free observation and exploration are educational and enjoyable,…
It never takes long for summer boredom to set in. Most years it seems we barely close the books for the school year, and I’m already hearing things like, “I’m so bored,” and, “There’s nothing to do!” If I turn off the videos and say no to the gaming, it’s even worse! Sometimes I want…
There are so many ways of homeschooling our children! Some parents and children love working closely with each other while using hands-on activities, textbooks, printables, or living books. These parents may be able to spend the majority of their children’s school hours supervising or even directly working with their children. Other students enjoy being more…
Are you worried about homeschooling and socialization? Do you know people who are still concerned that homeschooled children aren’t well socialized? Who believe that homeschoolers don’t know how to get along with others, have friends, and deal with real life? Or maybe you feel strongly about it, but your husband does not support homeschooling. I’m…
As homeschool moms, we tend to look at everything as a teaching opportunity, and starting a business is no different! We recently took the Rainmakers 7-day challenge to start an e-commerce business. We loved it so much we also joined their mastermind group! Want to find out more? You can take their 7-day challenge too….
Are you a not-so-ready homeschool mom like me? Are you a not-so-ready homeschool mom like me? It’s been several months since our ready-or-not homeschool officially convened. I’m tempted to classify them as long, hard, slogging days. But if I take a step back and put on my objective lens, they haven’t been quite that bad….
As homeschool moms, most of us juggle about a hundred tasks every day (or maybe even every hour), always with the feeling that there is just so much to do! At the heart of this reality, there is also the struggle to maintain the atmosphere of peace and joy that so many of us long for…
