WHY are you homeschooling? WHY do public schools do things the way they do? Do we need to replicate that at home? Does that best serve your children and meet your goals fit homeschooling? Today we’re talking about the differences between having a lifestyle of learning vs. a public school at home lifestyle. We also go through some examples for counting hours/days outside of time doing sit-down work. Join us as we chat, laugh, and share some of our experiences with homeschooling. “I never let my s...
Oct 19, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On this episode, we’re talking about whether academics take priority over your relationships with your kids when you’re homeschooling. Are you educating the whole child, or just working on academics? What do you do when your child is struggling with a math worksheet or just having a rough day? How do you deal with it? Hear Emma and Beth share their experiences with their kids and why they’re grateful for that approach now that they have adult children. “Educating the mind without educating the h...
Oct 12, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Today Emma and Beth discuss their experiences with homeschool learning centers and co-ops. Send us a text Support the show This Week's Sponsor is actually Beth! Find her book on Amazon - Find Your Homeschool Vibe Thank you for supporting the show! Get your Peaceful Homeschool Merch! If you enjoy the content and would like to keep it coming, helping us cover the cost of the show with a small monthly subscription would be amazing. Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Subscription...
Oct 05, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Wanting to homeschool but feel like it’s not within your budget? What if we told you there were plenty of ways to homeschool for free or on a budget? Listen to this week’s episode where we share some of our favorite free/inexpensive homeschool options. You don’t have to spend hundreds, or thousands, of dollars on a curriculum to give your kids an amazing education! Here are some links mentioned in today's show: Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool Khan Academy Homeschool Share The Good & the Bea...
Sep 28, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 15
So much to do, so little time. Some days that’s how it feels with cooking, cleaning, errands, activities, homeschooling. Today Emma and Beth share some of their experiences with making things more peaceful and less hectic at home. From the time your kids are toddlers, they can be learning that in a family everyone helps. From cooking once and eating twice (or three times), to “stacking up” errands, to five-minute chores for kids, we’re chatting about ways to simplify your homeschooling life. Col...
Sep 21, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Can you successfully homeschool your child with special needs? Today Emma and Beth share their experiences homeschooling with their kids with autism, ADHD, OCD, sensory processing disorder, auditory processing disorder, and other learning disabilities, and how their kids have been able to learn in the way that they learn best - and it’s not by sitting at a desk for 7 hours a day. Spoiler alert: this topic might have brought on a few tears. Here are some links mentioned: Remedia Publications (or ...
Sep 14, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 13
It’s not as hard as you think! Today we’re talking about why public school teachers grade papers and whether you, as a homeschool parent, need to grade all of your child’s work (guess what our answer is). We also give some tips for building your portfolio in various ways. Here are some links mentioned: Free Homeschool Vibe Weekly Tracker Beth's Book Find Your Homeschool Vibe Send us a text Find Your Homeschool Vibe Find Your Homeschool Vibe, How to Homeschool Without Losing Your Mind a book by c...
Sep 07, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Today Emma and Beth discuss planning a homeschool schedule. Do you preplan everything down to the day and page numbers? Or do you plan weekly? Or do you do a general flexible plan? Find out what they learned through trial and error throughout the years. Here are some links mentioned: Free Homeschool Record Keeping Tracker PDF Beth's Book - Find Your Homeschool Vibe Support our Podcast at Buy Me a Cup of Coffee Send us a text Find Your Homeschool Vibe Find Your Homeschool Vibe, How to Homeschool ...
Aug 17, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Are you terrified of homeschooling your kids for high school? Worried you might mess up their chances of going to college? So were we!! We now know that homeschooling high schoolers is actually really enjoyable! And we didn’t mess up our kids’ chances of going to college! Listen this week as Beth & Emma share options for high schoolers, paths to college, dual enrollment, creating your own classes, transcripts vs diplomas, learning life skills, and much more. We are each on our second high sc...
Jul 13, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Planning to homeschool your little one starting from the beginning? Tune in as we talk about homeschooling for Kindergarten and/or Preschool and what that can look like. What should you realistically expect of your little one? Does your Kindergartener have to sit at a desk for 7 hours, trying to read chapter books and write essays? No, silly, of course not! Beth & Emma share their insight and stories of homeschooling all their kids from the beginning and give realistic expectations along wit...
Jun 23, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Ahhhhhhhh, curriculum!!!!! This is one of the biggest stressors for new homeschoolers. Is there a perfect curriculum? Is an all-in-one curriculum the best? Should I just choose a curriculum and make my child do it? What do I do if the curriculum we chose isn’t working? Hear Emma’s & Beth’s perspectives in today’s podcast. Spoiler alert, for some subjects, we didn’t even use a specific curriculum! We’ll also be talking about various choices of curricula that have worked (or not) for our kids,...
Jun 08, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Babies, job changes, divorce, moving, death/illness in the family, and even a burglary - in today’s episode, Emma & Beth are talking about big life changes and how they’ve been able to successfully homeschool through the death of Emma’s mom and through Beth’s divorce, among other things. Life can be very challenging, and changes (even wonderful ones like a new baby) can throw off your family’s rhythm. Changes, however, don’t mean you have to put your child in public school while life happens...
Jun 01, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, Emma & Beth are talking about learning outside of a textbook using unit studies, hands-on experiences, and out-of-the-box thinking. We’re sharing ideas for a geology study and a country study, and some life skills ideas for all ages. We also talk about how Emma’s kids started earning flight hours and started learning to fly a small plane, and Beth’s opinion on Charles Ingalls. If you’re finding our podcast encouraging or helpful, please leave us a review! We’d appreciate it ...
May 04, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Emma & Beth are talking about the big socialization question. Do homeschool kids have friends? Do they know how to play with other kids? Do they stay home all day? We’re chatting about the idea of socialization and what that really means (does it mean sitting with 30 kids of the same age in a class all day, or does it mean something else?), along with sharing lots of ways our kids have made friends with people of all ages. We include some tips to help you along the way, and ...
Apr 27, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Today we’re talking about whether homeschooling needs to look like public school at home. Homeschool kids can usually complete their schoolwork in a few hours compared to the seven hours in a public school day. About how many hours a day do your homeschool kids need to spend on sit-down work/bookwork? Check out our handy chart for a basic idea of sit-down time and find lots of other ways to incorporate learning into your day. In this episode, Emma and Beth also talk about block scheduling and sc...
Apr 20, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Today Emma and Beth are discussing pulling your kids from public school. Is it legal? Can you only pull them at the end of the school year? What if the school says you have to choose their independent study program instead of true homeschooling? Come get answers to your questions and more in today’s podcast! LINKS MENTIONED: Can I Pull My Kids Out of Public School? (theeasyhomeschool.com) HSLDA - Homeschool Laws By State (hslda.org) Deschooling - How to Successfully Transition From School to Hom...
Apr 11, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Today we are introducing you to the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Co-Host, Beth! We will chat about her journey from not wanting to be a homeschool mom, to completely loving it and enjoying the journey along the way. She has two homeschooled children, the first a homeschool graduate who is now 21 years old and a successful adult, and the second child in the 11th grade who is taking college classes. Beth discusses homeschooling while being a single parent and working. Please join the conversation b...
Apr 04, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Today we are introducing you to the Peaceful Homeschool Podcast Co-Host, Emma! We will chat about her family's choice to homeschool and the journey it has led them on. Emma has officially been homeschooling for 14 years. She has one homeschool graduate who is successfully adulting and she is still homeschooling her two younger kids. She also discusses homeschooling her daughter with autism and other learning disabilities. Please join the conversation by commenting on the show, or find us on Face...
Mar 29, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
