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Start your school day out right by following a Morning Basket routine in your homeschool! Listen as Lindsey and Richele define what a Morning Basket is and how they use it in their homeschools. Helpful Links: Brainy Days FREE Calendar: https://www.talkingmom2mom.com/2017/08/26470.html Teaching from Rest: http://amzn.to/2xtjTHO Loop Schedule Workshop: http://www.proverbialhomemaker.com/idevaffiliate//idevaffiliate.php?id=tm2m2017_18_1_92   Talking Mom2Mom Links:   Talking Mom2Mom Facebook ________________________________________________________________________                   Site disclosure policy: I am so excited for the upcoming 5th annual Build Your Bundle Sale that starts next week on 5/7/18. You can save up to 95% on 20 individual bundles for your home and school. Sweeten the deal by signing up for a coupon code that you can use when the sale starts!#byb2018

Want to incorporate training in life skills, business acumen, character, and people skills into your homeschool curriculum? Listen in as Richele and Lindsey talk about how the prospect of starting a small family business can create new and exciting learning opportunities for everyone. Free Tiny Entrepreneurs Guide to Getting Started: https://www.proverbialhomemaker.com/family-business.html Free Tiny Entrepreneurs: Build Your Own Bakery Activity Pack: https://www.talkingmom2mom.com/2017/09/starting-a-business-with-your-kids-is-educational.html   Links:   Talking Mom2Mom Facebook       Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor! We'd like to thank our Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network sponsor Raddish - a cooking club and curriculum, specially designed FOR KIDS by chefs and educators! Raddish is perfect for homeschooling families! Teach thematic cooking lessons that incorporate math, science, nutrition, geography, and culture. With Raddish, the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn! Use coupon code PODCAST at checkout for $15 off a 6 or 12 month membership. Visit RaddishKids.com/Homeschool to learn more and to download a free lesson. Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page

Are your kids complaining that their school work isn’t fun? Do you see gaps in their learning? Review games are a fantastic way to stimulate the brain and the body simultaneously. Listen in as Lindsey and Richele talk about their favorite review games to play in their homeschool rooms.   Review games we love: Speed: Learn Multiplication the Fun Way! http://amzn.to/2x4HoXB Sushi Go: http://amzn.to/2x4wxg6 A list of simple review games to make learning fun: https://www.talkingmom2mom.com/2017/09/review-games-that-make-learning-fun.html   Talking Mom2Mom Links:   Talking Mom2Mom Facebook       Special Thanks to our Network Sponsor! We'd like to thank our Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network sponsor Raddish - a cooking club and curriculum, specially designed FOR KIDS by chefs and educators! Raddish is perfect for homeschooling families! Teach thematic cooking lessons that incorporate math, science, nutrition, geography, and culture. With Raddish, the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn! Use coupon code PODCAST at checkout for $15 off a 6 or 12 month membership. Visit RaddishKids.com/Homeschool to learn more and to download a free lesson. Check out this info pack: Raddish One Page  

Children often express a dislike for writing. They will either say it is too hard, boring, or they don’t know what to write. This is one homeschool battle that can be won with both sides claiming the victory. Join Richele as she explores ways to encourage your reluctant writer to enjoy the writing process. Yes, it can happen. Links Funny Picture Prompts Brainy Days Talking Mom2Mom

Richele and Lindsey both have dyslexic children and understand how hard it is to see your child struggle through reading lessons. Join them as they discuss how they discovered their children had dyslexia and the steps they took to help. Their hope is that they can help you navigate troubled reading waters and sail into victory! Website:  http://talkingmom2mom.com  

Failing hurts. Every task or project that we put effort into that fails stings of discouragement. It can wear us down and prevent us from seeing our gifts and talents. It can make us believe we do not have anything to offer. But what if we thought of failure as a gift and not an enemy? What if failure is what catapults us into real success? Let’t turn failure on its ear and see things from a different point of view. Visit our website:  http://talkingmom2mom.com

Do you consistently find yourself failing in the area of time management? Lindsey has tried every planner and planning method out there to no avail for keeping track of her homeschool and staying on top of all the housework. She needs the accountability but simultaneously craves flexibility for her everchanging schedule. Join Lindsey as she shares two incredible resources to help you cut the stress and mess from your life this homeschool year, and find a special offer for a limited time in the show notes below! Helpful Links: FREE 30-Day Trial with FREE LESSON PLAN SPECIAL OFFER for Homeschool Planet (ends 8/31/2017) Lindsey’s Personal Review of Homeschool Planet: https://www.talkingmom2mom.com/2017/08/homeschoolplanetreview.html Loop Scheduling Workshop by ProverbialHomemaker.com: http://www.proverbialhomemaker.com/idevaffiliate//idevaffiliate.php?id=tm2m2017_18_1_91 Talking Mom2Mom Links: Talking Mom2Mom Facebook

There is no such thing as small sin. Every act of rebellion, no matter the size, should be handled swiftly and purposefully.  If sin is not taken out by the root, it will continue to grow and expand eventually threatening to overtake your child’s heart. We never intend to allow sin to grow in our children’s hearts but there are 3 common ways this can happen. Listen in to this important message to help cultivate a heart free from sin.   Links: Three Ways You Allow Sin to Grow In Y our Child's Heart Talking Mom2Mom Website

Reading aloud to your children has a multitude of benefits for your family. Join Lindsey as she discusses the importance of reading aloud and gives some encouragement and ideas for the mom who may not be delighted at the idea of reading aloud to her children.                       Helpful Links: Making Narration FUN! A Free Printable Download: https://www.talkingmom2mom.com/2017/03/making-narration-fun.html How to Read Slowly, by James Sire: http://amzn.to/2wcmCTb Read Aloud Revival: Reading Aloud to Older Kids:  https://amongstlovelythings.com/1/ Nurturing Competent Communicators by Andrew Pudewa: http://iew.com/help-support/resources/mp3-resources/nurturing-competent-communicators Logic of English: https://www.logicofenglish.com/   Talking Mom2Mom Links: Talking Mom2Mom Facebook  Page

When missed date nights, little league games, and dinner, threaten to destroy your marriage you can fight against it. When your husband works long hours it takes a toll on your family life and marriage. It is all too easy for the distance to grow between you to the point neither of you have the energy to build a bridge to each other. Don’t let that happen to you.  See the blog post:  https://www.talkingmom2mom.com/2015/04/to-the-wife-whose-husband-works-long-hours.html   Links: talkingmom2mom.com  

Take control of the time God has given you to have a more productive homeschool year and to cultivate a more peaceful environment at home.  Join Lindsey this week on this podcast from Talking Mom 2 Mom. Helpful Link from the Talking Mom 2 Mom Podcast's Blog: 5 Ways to Declutter Your Schedule: Stop Being Busy and Start Being Productive      Other Talking Mom2Mom Links: Talking Mom2Mom Website Facebook Page  Podcast Homepage From the Blog: 5 Ways to Declutter Your Schedule: Stop Being Busy and Start Being Productive! by Lindsey S I joke that my days are fueled on coffee, stress, and the grace of God, but honestly, that isn’t too far from the truth. I find myself rarely feeling content to just be still because my mind is always racing to the next thing on the list. If I am sitting with my husband in the evenings, I am thinking about how messy the house is. If I am homeschooling the kids, I am obsessing over all that needs to be completed at work. When I am working at home, I feel guilty because I would rather be with my kids. I do many things, but I never do any of them well, because I am doing too much. As women, wives, and mothers we have an unrivaled ability to manufacture guilt about the things we can’t control and we have a debilitating habit of adding more to our plates that only exacerbates the chaos. Maybe you are struggling with all of the same emotions and thoughts that I have. Have you tried for years to fix whatever is deficient within you to make yourself manage your time more effectively? Do you awake with grand plans for your day but the moment your schedule is diverted you are scrambling for a grip as your day slips through your fingers? Do you battle regret, anxiety, discontentment? Do you feel like your health is failing due to years of unfettered stress? Busy moms everywhere want a dose of the Proverbs 31 woman’s initiative, a schedule that works, and a nap, am I right? Here are 5 ways to inject some more discipline in your life to render the results that your heart longs for. (Continue...)

Take the time to learn something new or explore a topic or hobby you have always wanted to. Think you don’t have the time or it isn’t important? Think again. Listen in for why this is crucial to you and your family and how to easily fit it in to any busy schedule. Visit our Website: http://talkingmom2mom.com

Lindsey has three book recommendations for every homeschooling mama that are must-reads before entering the new school year. These three books will encourage you to look to Christ daily. They will challenge you to rethink your method of homeschooling, all while helping to confirm within you why you chose to homeschool in the first place. Finally, these books will also provide practical how-to’s to better your daily homeschool routine. Join Lindsey as she shares exactly what these books have meant to her in recent months and why she is choosing to re-read some of them again because they were just that amazing. Helpful Links: Teaching From Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakeable Peace: http://amzn.to/2tQMFkt Christ in the Chaos: How the Gospel Changes Motherhood: http://amzn.to/2uSHjST Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition: http://amzn.to/2ty3sqc Talking Mom2Mom Links: Talking Mom2Mom Facebook

We spent every day together yet relationships were not being formed. We were virtual strangers when the day came that we were forced to spend time alone together as opposed to running from destination to destination. When the busyness of life takes over you have nothing to gain but everything to lose. Learn how taking some time to slow down will benefit your family and help you focus on real life. Find us at:  http://talkingmom2mom.com

The days are long and the years are short. We get caught up in the day to day operations and before long our children are grown up. Developing traditions and including your children in your hobbies is one way to develop and maintain a strong relationship and sense of family as the years pass. Links: Talking Mom 2 Mom Website Find us on Facebook!