Joyfully Homeschooling

Through the last, nearly a decade I have been homeschooling I have found there are three ways to maintain school choice and friendship, and all three require participation from BOTH parties, so if you have public school friends and this episode resonates with you, please share this with your public school friends as well.

Are you homeschooling with dyslexia? In this episode, Marianne Sunderland and I chat about dyslexia, strengths and weaknesses, intelligence, which method of homeschooling works the best for kids with dyslexia, curriculum choices for struggling learners, and so much more.

In this episode, Kaleena and I chat homeschool joys, struggles, fears and more. She reminds us that we need to live life with our children and worry less about traditional academics and focus more on education in LIFE. 

How do we gain confidence as a homeschool mom? I am chatting about confidence as a homeschool mom in this episode and leaving you with some practical tips you can implement today!

A biblical worldview is important! More important than I realized when I first began homeschooling. I am chatting about this with Davis Carman from Apologia ministries. This is a must listen to episode!

In this episode, I am welcoming back Kendra Fletcher, the mother of 8, speaker, author, and podcaster. I chat with Kendra about legalism and homeschooling. Here are a few questions we discuss: When did you become aware of it and how did you overcome it? Why do you think it is so easy for parents to assume that homeschooling will “save” our children? How can we encourage our children to have their own faith? And not rely on the faith of their parents? 

Today’s fess up Friday interview is with Kendra Fletcher, the mother of 8, speaker, author, and podcaster. In this episode, Kendra and I chat homeschool regrets, joys and so much more. I love her insight as a homeschool mom of graduates, as well as a mom who still has kids at home and the encouragement she brings to those of us still deep in the trenches.  I know this episode will encourage you to have a more joyful homeschool.

One of the biggest struggles homeschool parents have is over curriculum choices. Think about it, every spring you see catalogs upon catalogs of curriculum come through your mailbox. There are homeschool conventions and curriculum fairs every weekend across the United States. Through the years, I have used a variety of different curriculum. Today, I am sharing our 2019-2020 homeschool curriculum choices, and why we made this choice.

In this interview, with Cindy Rollins, we chat homeschool curriculum, growth as a homeschool mom, how we can educate ourselves and so much more. Cindy has SO much wisdom to offer the homeschool community and I know this episode will encourage you all to have a joyful homeschool.

In this episode, I'm chatting language-based learning disabilities, with Daniel Franklin. This includes ADHD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and more. Anything that impedes language. I loved Daniel's story and how he overcame his struggles and is taking what he learned from a very special teacher and is helping and encouraging special needs parents all over the world. Whether you have a child with special needs or not, you will leave this podcast feeling more joyful and encouraged as a homeschool parent.

Hey homeschool mommas! It is SUMMER!! In this episode of the Joyfully Homeschooling Podcast, I am introducing our new podcast sponsor, sharing what summer learning looks like in our homeschool (hint: it is NOT school!), and sharing our summer reads! 

Relationships and homeschooling. It is a common fear that parents have before they begin homeschooling, and a topic that has been mentioned over and over again on the podcast. Relationships matter. Relationships trump academics Homeschooling is all about relationships. Yet, I didn’t truly get it. I mean I nodded my head, agreed with the people speaking, but wasn’t truly living it out in my own home. I told you this episode was real. 

As a mom of teens myself I was excited to chat with her about homeschooling teens, recognizing our kids learning styles and so much more. If you have ever struggled with appreciating the child you have if you ever wondered what boundaries and rules to set with your teens, or if your kids are going to one day be teens (lol!) don't miss this episode! 

*This is a repeat episode that ran last year on Apraxia Awareness Day. BUT, it deserves repeating as Apraxia is something that is near and dear to my heart

In today’s episode, I am excited to be chatting with Sherri Seligson, author from Apologia Science. Sherri and I chat all things homeschooling. As an empty nester, she has SO much experience and wisdom to share with us. We chat homeschool curriculum pressure, gaps in education, and so much more. It will leave you equipped and ready to have a more joyful homeschool.