How to Find a Just-Right Dating Philosophy for Your Family
Melanie introduces the topic of dating philosophies and their extremes and encourages parents to find an approach that is just right for their family. Listen to the podcast Watch on YouTube This episode is sponsored by the Route 60 movie. The Extremes of Dating Philosophies Melanie introduces the topic of dating philosophies and their extremes.Discusses the “too strict” philosophy born out of fear of negative...
Homeschooling Strong-Willed Children: 3 Keys to Sanity
Introduction:In this episode, we’re addressing a common challenge among homeschoolers: homeschooling strong-willed children.While strong-willed kids have potential to be world changers, homeschooling them can be overwhelming.Tune in to discover three key strategies to maintain your sanity while homeschooling strong-willed kids. Listen to the podcast Watch on YouTube This episode is sponsored by the Route 60 movie. Step 1: Limit...
Your Top Parenting Questions Answered
Do you wish you could ask a Christian homeschooling psychologist a parenting question? This is The Homeschool Sanity Show, the episode where I answer the most common parenting questions I receive. Listen to the podcast Hey, homeschoolers! Most of the questions I’ve received in my personal and professional life center around parenting. As a parent myself, I understand that. We live in an age that has parents terrified of making...
How to Get Your Kids Interested in Missions
Do you hope that your kids will be involved in missions? This is the Homeschool Sanity Show–the episode where my guest shares practical ideas for inspiring even young children to serve as missionaries to a hurting world. Listen to the podcast Hey, homeschoolers! With a full-time missionary in the family, we had plenty of mission inspiration in our homeschool. Between my sister-in-law and church-sponsored trips, our kids have...
Shame in Parenting
There is a debate in our culture when it comes to using shame in parenting. The first camp says that we are reaping the immorality of having no shame in our culture. That view is described in Philippians 3:19: Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. The second camp says that shaming itself is inappropriate for believers. Romans 10:11 reads As...
How to Develop Your Child’s Biblical Worldview
One of the greatest challenges we face as Christian homeschoolers is teaching our kids a philosophy based on the Bible. This is The Homeschool Sanity Show, the episode where guest Elizabeth Urbanowicz gives us easy-to-implement ideas for imparting a biblical worldview. Listen to the podcast Hey, homeschoolers! One of the things that surprised me about homeschooling was how challenging it can be to teach a biblical philosophy. There...
About Me
I'm a Christian psychologist turned homeschooling mother of six. My life can be a little crazy, so I look for sanity-saving ideas to use and share. I hope you'll read my About page to learn more.
-Dr. Melanie Wilson
