Overview: Julie Polanco from Julie Naturally knows first-hand about homeschooling special needs high school, and her advice is super helpful! I’m glad she is willing to share it with us! Do you have a special needs teen? Are you thinking about homeschooling special needs high school and feeling overwhelmed? Well, I have four special needs …
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Overview: Guest contributor Lynna Sutherland is a veteran large-family mom who is amazing at keeping things organized and stress-free. Here she shares step-by-step instructions for using Google Calendar with your teen. Parenting small children requires a lot of energy. The diaper changes. The baths. Carrying or following them everywhere. I think we all imagined that …
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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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Note: Guest writer Julie Polanco of JulieNaturally.com is a veteran homeschool mom, and in this article she shares from her experience unschooling high school — which I have never done, so I’m thrilled to have her contribution here! As homeschooling increases in popularity, more and more people are considering unschooling as an option, even unschooling …
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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Note: Contributing writer Destiny Mawson shares her knowledge about starting a teen homeschool co-op, which may be a great solution for your homeschool high school journey. For a further resource on how to start a co-op for younger kids, read Destiny’s comprehensive article on her own website here: How to Start a Successful Homeschool Co-op. …
Note: This article from guest contributer Sara Dennis of Classically Homeschooling is chock full of super-helpful tips for homeschooling high school. Some of these I didn’t know — and wish I had! Seriously, you might come away with a whole new way of doing things! Are you in middle school with high school looming over …
Note: I want to welcome Lynna Sutherland from Your Large Family Homeschool as a guest author who gives us insight into what it’s like homeschooling high school with a large family. She has EIGHT KIDS, both teens and youngers, so she oughta know! I love getting a glimpse into someone else’s experience, don’t you? Enjoy! …
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I remember the days before I started homeschooling high school, when I thought my kids and I were going to have the most amazing experience, and they would go on to become rocket scientists (or something else equally impressive), and everyone would be in awe of what we had accomplished and what wonderful, successful people …
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We often play the comparison game and then second-guess ourselves. In this episode I discuss ways to help yourself feel confident about your decisions, so you’re not always looking around you at what everyone else is doing and feeling like you don’t measure up. Remember that you have so much freedom as you homeschool high …
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Sometimes I think we get caught up in expectations, or “shoulds”, or the ideal when we think about the involvement level of a homeschool dad. It’s something that isn’t talked about much, and I think it deserves a look. So in this episode I discuss what are reasonable and unreasonable expectations in regards to getting …
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YES you can handle working and homeschooling! Especially high school! As long as you are careful about a few things, and you keep the big picture perspective in mind. Ann is here to fill you in on what’s important based on her own experience as a homeschool mom working outside the home for two different …
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Nothing is as frustrating as when your homeschooler refuses to work. You beg. You Nag. And you despair. Will your child ever be able to go to college and enjoy a productive adult life? I think we’ve all been there. So today I’m sharing a few tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years to …
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Overview: Teaching teens to plan is a vital task that helps them AND you. Here are the steps to take to make this a reality in your homeschool. Teaching teens to plan their own week is important. Teenagers are on the verge of launching into adult life and heading on to college. You won’t be …
Overview: Feeling alone as a homeschool mom is not uncommon, but there are ways to overcome it so you can feel happy and fulfilled on this journey. It can happen slowly, over years, even as you become more assured in how you homeschool, as you begin making decisions for your family that don’t line up …
Overview: It can be hard to decide about homeschooling high school extras such as volunteering or other activities. Consider these criteria. So many experts tell you that you have to do all. the. things. Dual enrollment. Honors classes. Volunteering. AP tests. Extra-curriculars. Guess what? You don’t have to do ANY of those things. We didn’t, …
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Overview: On those bad days it can feel like we are NOT successfully homeschooling high school. Here’s what to consider so you can hold your head high! Some days we feel GREAT! Other days, not so much, LOL. On those days — or weeks, or months, sometimes — how do you keep confident that this …
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Overview: Are you practicing homeschool mom self care? Listen for ideas and encouragement to take care of YOU so you can better take care of others. As we begin the new school year, you have been busy planning, scheduling, and creating — for your kids. What about you, homeschool mom? Have you been planning or …
As we get ready to start another homeschool year, we get caught up in all the minutiae of planning all the things — curriculum planning, lesson planning, schedule planning — and we can lose sight of the bigger picture. Yet the bigger picture is vitally important when it comes to our motivation from day-to-day and …
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As they get older, it is wise to include our teens in the homeschool high school planning process. They deserve a say in what they do, especially since we want them to become more independent in preparation for college. In this episode we discuss all the areas that the teen can give input, as well …
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