How to Deal with a Dawdling Homeschooler
Hey homeschoolers! I frequently hear from homeschooling parents about a dawdling student who takes all of their time because he or she won't finish schoolwork. I'm going to give you my response to this problem in just a minute. Listen to the podcast Grammar Galaxy is Perfect for Dawdlers But first I would love to have you try Grammar Galaxy. The lessons are short and so much fun that you are unlikely to have a dawdler. In the early...
Homeschool Gone Wild: A Fresh Look at Unschooling
Hey, homeschoolers! I've done a lot of reading on unschooling and I've experimented with it in the afternoons with my kids over the years. But I was forced to take a fresh look at unschooling when I read the book, Homeschool Gone Wild. I invited the author, Karla Marie Williams, to be a guest on the podcast and I posed some challenging questions to her. Whether you're all about unschooling or think it's not for you, I know you'll...
Homeschool Sanity Show Top 40
Hey homeschoolers! It's amazing but true. In podcasting for four of the last five years, I've recorded more than 150 shows. What's funny is that I've done enough that I can't remember them all. I was going to do an episode on guilt, but found I'd already done it. To solve that problem, I organized all of my episodes so I could search them easily. Doing that made me realize you might like this information. You might not have been...
Strategies for Homeschooling Smart Kids
Hey, homeschoolers! Are you homeschooling a smart or talented kid? Or would you like to be? My guest today is going to help us with strategies for challenging our kids to reach their potential. But first I would love to have you subscribe to my sanity savers newsletter. I share tips that have saved my homeschool and life sanity and may save yours too. You'll also get updates with links to this podcast automatically. Go to...
How to Make Smooth Transitions in Your Homeschool
Hey homeschoolers! Are you facing a transition this year? Do you have a new baby, a child who will start formal schooling for the first time, a new middle schooler, highschooler, or college student? Have you moved or has someone in your home had a job change? Whatever the change you're facing, transitions can be challenging. In this episode we'll talk about how to make transitions as smooth as possible. Listen to the podcast Sponsor...
Stop Worrying; Start Homeschooling – Part 2
Hey, homeschoolers! Were you worried that I had disappeared? I enjoyed an extended vacation that has made a huge difference in how I feel. Normally, I am exhausted at the beginning of summer and I don't want to do anything. But this year, after two consecutive weeks off, I feel great. I highly recommend taking a real break from all the work and teaching you do, so you can be refreshed too. This week we'll discuss five more worries...
About Me
I'm a Christian psychologist turned homeschooling mother of six graduates. I now help other homeschooling moms find joy in their journey. Check out sanity-saving books and curriculum at FunToLearnBooks.com and get weekly sanity savers & freebies in your inbox here -Dr. Melanie Wilson
