Everyone feels like a failure as a homeschool mom at one time or another. In this episode, I take a new look at failure, so that you can emerge victorious from the ashes of seeming defeat. Be encouraged — you are not alone! This episode is sponsored by Save Your Sanity While Homeschooling High School. Save […]
Episode 94: Help! I’m a Failure as a Homeschool Mom! Read More »
I love this guest podcaster and her flair for homeschooling high school her way. Alyssa Woolf from YourUnbusyLife.com has great advice for the transition to high school — including ideas you might not have heard before. The best thing about listening to someone else’s input is then you either get great ideas you can use
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Consideration for others ought to be a no-brainer as something to teach kids, but in this day and age, it seems not to be. Our teens may need some reminders about what that looks like. And frankly, maybe parents, do, too. Listen for why this is perhaps more important than you realize and some ways
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I think unschooling high school sounds like an amazing thing, even though I never did it. But Julie Polanco of JulieNaturally.com is a pro at unschooling teens, and she has graduated two of her four children with this method. In this episode she shares her experiences, her thoughts, and her advice about how to go
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Grace is one of those things we all love to get but is often hard to give — especially to our teens. We know it’s our last chance to instruct them before they go out into the world to sink or swim! Are you giving grace to your teen? In this episode — part of
It’s always good to hear from someone with veteran homeschool experience — not just someone who claims to be an expert when their oldest child is in third grade. Ya know? Kristin Moon of KristinMoonScience.com has graduated both of her kids after homeschooling them K-12. So she knows what she’s talking about, and in this
Episode 89: Kristin Moon’s Homeschool Experience — Do’s and Don’ts for High School Read More »
Overview: Structure and rules for teens should not be given up completely. Learn how to apply them in order to develop responsibility and security in your teen. Yes, teens are much more independent than their younger siblings. But should they be given complete freedom with no structure or rules? I don’t think so. Wouldn’t be
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Sometimes it takes more than one person to convince you about something. For instance, I’ve been telling you to relax about homeschooling high school in almost every episode of this podcast, but you might still be somewhat stressed. So in this episode I’ve brought guest podcaster Leah Courtney from As We Walk Along the Road
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You can find lists of affirmations for teens on the internet, but isn’t the best affirmation not a sentence they repeat to themselves but something sincere that is said by someone else? And shouldn’t parents be the biggest affirmers of their own child on the planet? In this episode I discuss the importance of affirming
Overview: You CAN create fun electives for high school for your homeschooled teen. Listen (or read) to learn how! Guest podcaster Sara Jordan shares how she creates fun electives for high school for her delight-directed teens. It’s really “not that hard!” 5 simple steps will give you the flexibility you want and the credits your
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Overview: Almost every teen needs help to catch up in homeschool fast at one time or another. Here’s how to make it happen! I will bet you 20 cents that your high school student is behind their homeschool schedule right now. I don’t mean behind grade level, like what may happen if your child has
When you want to teach something, you need to demonstrate it. Want to know how to teach a teenager respect? One of the best ways to do it is to show respect to your teen. In this episode we discuss the ways we may be disrespecting our teens without knowing it, as well as the
Get one man’s perspective on homeshooling high school AND hear about an amazing curriculum option that does it all for you. David Hazell is the CEO of My Father’s World books, and in this episode we discuss homeschooling high school in general and My Father’s World in particular. My Father’s World is a Christian literature-based
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In today’s episode with guest podcaster Dachelle from Hide the Chocolate and Literary Adventures for Kids, we are treated to a humorous look at how teenage hormones affect homeschooling high school. You will laugh, you will cry! Well, maybe not the latter — but you will be entertained and discover you’re not alone. Enjoy! Dachelle
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Communicating with teenagers isn’t always easy. In order for homeschooling high school to go smoothly, it’s important to have a stable communication pattern with your teen, so you can discuss curriculum choices, scheduling, etc. That means creating an atmosphere in which everyone feels comfortable. Here are my best tips — after raising five teens and
We have another guest podcaster this week, Gena Mayo from I Choose Joy and Music in Our Homeschool. She has graduated several children from their homeschool — and has several more to go! She’ll share her best advice for homeschooling high school, including what she’s done that has been successful for their family. I love
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It can be hard to know how much to loosen the reins for your teen. When are you being too controlling? When are you not giving enough structure? The balance is crucial. After raising five teens, Ann has some practical advice based on years of experience. And it can apply to younger kids in some
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It IS possible to graduate debt-free from college — our guest podcaster, Kara Walker, has done it! If you want to know how to graduate college debt-free, this episode will give you the nitty gritty from the perspective of a homeschooled student. Kara is on a quest to help other students graduate debt-free with her
Woo howdy, it can be hard to know how to have patience when you are with your ornery teen all day erry day like we homeschoolers are! If you’ve ever struggled with this (and you know you have, hello), then this episode is for you. Ann discusses some of the underlying causes of our impatience
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Are you in the “let ’em sleep” camp or the “we gotta get started on school by 9am” camp? You might guess from the title of this episode that I’m in the former. In this episode I give all the reasons why I advocate for letting your homeschooled teen sleep in and do their schoolwork