It's Not That Hard to Homeschool

How to Affirm Your Homeschooled Teen

You can find lists of affirmations for teens on the internet, but isn't the best affirmation not a sentence they repeat to themselves but something sincere that is said by someone else? And shouldn't parents be the biggest affirmers of their own child on the planet? In this episode Ann discusses the importance of affirming your teen and how to do it. It's not rocket science, but sometimes we need a nudge in the right direction. Listen and be inspired! SHOW NOTES...

5 Steps to Create Fun Electives for High School from Your Teen's Interests

Modeling Respect to Your Teen

When you want to teach something, you need to demonstrate it. Want to know how to teach a teenager respect? One of the best ways to do it is to show respect to your teen. In this episode we discuss the ways we may be disrespecting our teens without knowing it, as well as the importance of being careful to model respect TO them -- not just expect it FROM them. SHOW NOTES

Interview with David Hazell from My Father's World

Get one man's perspective on homeshooling high school AND hear about an amazing curriculum option that does it all for you. David Hazell is the CEO of My Father's World books, and in this episode we discuss homeschooling high school in general and My Father's World in particular. My Father's World is a Christian literature-based curriculum for all levels, and this interview contains a large amount of Christian content. Listen to be encouraged and inspired about your homeschool high school journe...

When Hormones and Homeschooling Collide

In today’s episode with guest podcaster Dachelle from Hide the Chocolate and Literary Adventures for kids, we are treated to a humorous look at how teenage hormones affect homeschooling high school. You will laugh, you will cry! Well, maybe not the latter — but you will be entertained and discover you’re not alone. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES

Communicating with Your Teen

Communicating with teenagers isn’t always easy. In order for homeschooling high school to go smoothly, it’s important to have a stable communication pattern with your teen, so you can discuss curriculum choices, scheduling, etc. That means creating an atmosphere in which everyone feels comfortable. Here are my best tips — after raising five teens and living to tell the tale — for keeping communication lines open. SHOW NOTES...

My Best Tips and Advice - from Gena Mayo

We’ve got 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 what she’s done that has been successful for their family. I love the opportunity to hear from other homeschool moms, don’t you? There may be a new idea for you to try! SHOW NOTES...

Granting Autonomy to Your Homeschooled Teen

It can be hard to know how much to loosen the reins for your teen. When are you being too controlling? When are you not giving enough structure? The balance is crucial. After raising five teens, Ann has some practical advice based on years of experience. And it can apply to younger kids in some ways, too! SHOW NOTES

How to Graduate College Debt Free - with Kara Walker

It IS possible to graduate debt-free from college — our guest podcaster, Kara Walker, has done it! If you want to know how to graduate college debt-free, this episode will give you the nitty gritty from the perspective of a young adult who was homeschooled through high school. Kara is on a quest to help other students graduate debt-free with her podcast, Money and Mental Peace and her upcoming course “The Debt-Free College Blueprint!” She is a twenty-something Christian entrepreneur, amateur sno...