Gretchen Roe, community liaison for Calvert School is returning as my guest this week. We are going to be talking about her ability to balance the roles of wife, mother and teacher while still having a career. For example, in addition to talking at numerous conferences this summer about the popular topic of Homeschooling versus School at Home, Gretchen has been up to her eyes in preparations for her eldest son’s wedding! You will discover how she makes her life work and be encouraged that not ev...
Aug 12, 2011•58 min
Do you know what a Favicon is? If your child wanted to be an exogeologist would you be over the moon? Join me this Friday to hear the answers to these questions and more when I welcome back to my show, Lisa Cottrell-Bentley. Lisa is a writer, editor, publisher and business owner who goes with the flow when it comes to homeschooling and puts her daughters first in her busy life. Lisa and her family live in the Arizona desert and have published four books in the Wright on Time series about an RV-l...
Aug 05, 2011•58 min
My guest this week knows all about the brain and how to best use it when teaching your children at home. Julie Anderson is a survivor of marriage and homeschooling whose experiences led her to write, “Quickest Way to Insanity: Homeschool Your Kids.” She takes a refreshing, helpful and often irreverent look at the ins and outs of home education without the loss of mind. Julie has been heard on the radio and made television appearances to support and encourage everyone she meets to reach their tru...
Jul 29, 2011•58 min
This week I am delighted to warmly welcome back Carol Topp, CPA, homeschooler and author. Since we chatted last year Carol has launched her new series, “Micro Businesses for Teens,” where she gives tips and advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs. Join us and hear about some of the innovative micro business she’s come across. She will offer valuable pointers on how to help your teen tap into his or her fruitful imagination and turn ideas into money-spinners. Watch out for those taxes though, Caro...
Jul 22, 2011•58 min
hannah Godfrey is a scientist and through her innovative reading programme she has proven that children don’t have to be rocket scientists in order to master reading. As my guest this week we will be talking about articulation, osmosis, and phonics. Shannah will dispel some myths about how to teach reading and prove to us that child-led discovery will not make a successful reader, writer or speaker. She will also let us into her fascinating world of family as we chat about all kinds of parenting...
Jul 15, 2011•58 min
Hey Unique Gifted Lovable You is a non profit organization helping teens and tweens to discover their “inner cool” so that they can be who they are instead of who they think they need to be. I am blessed to be sharing a cuppa, once again, with Betty Hoeffner co-founder of this fabulous non-profit organization. Betty knows how tough it can be for teens to hold on to their self-esteem especially when faced with peer pressure, bullying and self-bullying. Betty was a bullied bully when she was a tee...
Jul 08, 2011•58 min
“Returning home after a year abroad has a way of putting life into a different perspective. Things that were once important no longer seem important – be it material possessions or ways in which we live our lives. Other aspects of our life, which were given less focus in the past, suddenly take on a higher priority.” These are the words of Lisa Shusterman, my guest this week, who with the help of her husband, put together a world odyssey for their family and changed their lives forever. They hom...
Jul 01, 2011•58 min
This week we are continuing the scintillating conversation I was having two weeks ago, with Andrew Einspruch when time unceremoniously interrupted us just when things were getting interesting! Andrew was an improv comic when he locked eyes with Billie, an Australian stand up comic, in Hawaii. It was love at first sight (sound familiar?) and together they laugh, make films, rescue animals, write books and educate their fifteen year old daughter, Tamsin, in rural Australia and married bliss. You w...
Jun 24, 2011•58 min
Lori Zulliger is a certified teacher who has had experience working with the native peoples in Alaska. Lori first became involved with homeschoolers through a curriculum project she was field testing to help students pass the Alaskan State exit exam in reading, writing and math. Her experience with the homeschool families was so positive she became hooked and began counseling them about their goals, curricula and methodologies to create a love of learning with their children. Finally she and her...
Jun 17, 2011•58 min
My guest this week is an ex-pat, homeschooling father living in New South Wales. Andrew Eisenpruch was an improv comic when he met an Australian stand up comic and immediately knew he had found his future wife. Together they laugh, make films, rescue animals, write books and educate their daughter in rural Australia. You will absolutely want to listen in this Friday as I chat with Andrew about the eclectic lifestyle he and his wife have created for themselves and their fifteen year old daughter....
Jun 10, 2011•58 min
Have you ever stepped outside your comfort zone for your child? Have you discovered a part of you that lay dormant until your child’s needs prodded you to go deeper? Have you unwrapped talents out of necessity for those you love? These are powerful questions and my guest this week, Juliette Wallen, is going to answer them for us as she tells her story of how she began to communicate with her non-verbal autistic child. A mother’s love is powerful, its ferocity is empowering and when a she eventua...
Jun 03, 2011•58 min
Join me this week and take a master class in balancing as I chat to MOMpreneur Karla Marie Williams. Karla will tell us how she homeschools her three children, manages her business, directs a new foundation she has just started, drafts and edits her second book and prepares for the launch of her new radio show right here on Toginet on June 7th. How does she keep time for herself and her husband? Bring your tea and prepare to be inspired while you listen to our chat this Friday at 4pm Central.
May 27, 2011•58 min
I have a weatherman joining me this Friday and although he may not be able to give us a favourable forecast for this weekend in our area, he will definitely get us up to speed on the homeschooling front in Rapid City, South Dakota and tell us how to stay upwind of the social media. Chris Orr is a homeschooling Dad who works closely with local homeschool organizations to ensure that the courses that will be offered at the new John Witherspoon Classical College mesh with the needs of homeschooling...
May 20, 2011•58 min
We are looking at another career this week and my guest is Mariaemma Pelullo-Willis an expert on the different ways we learn. We will talk about how she became interested in this topic and what she did to bring it to the people who need it most. Parents and teachers! Mariaemma is a licensed and certified Strategic Attraction™ Coach. She is also the co-author of “Midlife Crisis Begins in Kindergarten” and “Discover Your Child's Learning Style”, and co-founder of LearningSuccess™ Institute. She al...
May 13, 2011•58 min
Rethink Teen: Diane Flynn Keith May 6th, 2011 I am thrilled to welcome back Diane Flynn Keith this week as my guest. Diane is an alternative education specialist, coach, author, and speaker. Her sons bypassed traditional high school and engaged in volunteer work, flight lessons, working in retail and the trades, and performing in music venues with their bands. They are now both graduates of the Musician's Institute and are pursing productive careers in the music industry. Diane presents workshop...
May 06, 2011•58 min
This week it’s time to take a look at a career path that has drawn many devotees throughout the centuries, including Florence Nightingale, whose famous wards are still operational in London hospitals and Mother Theresa, who brought a glimmer of compassion into the lives of the forgotten poor in Calcutta. Yes, my friend, Theresa Bello and I could be talking about nurses or religious this week because the healthcare industry is still considered a vocation. We are actually going to be talking about...
Apr 29, 2011•58 min
Good Friday commemorates the reason for the season and Sarita Holzmann, co-founder and president of the literature based curriculum company, Sonlight, is going to be with me for my whole show. We will talk about this holiest of holy days in the Christian Church calendar. We will explore the secular and the sacred and read favourite passages from beloved books and poems. We will share family traditions and draw you into the solemnity of this great day followed by the promise of Easter Sunday and ...
Apr 22, 2011•58 min
My guest this week is a homeschooling mother who speaks at national conferences in the United States and has also traveled to Europe as an advocate for children with learning challenges. Kathy Kuhl, author of “Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner,” graduated from William and Mary College with a teaching certificate in mathematics and English. She holds workshops at homeschooling conventions and support groups. She has been quoted in many publications, including ADDitude magazine, and CHADD’s At...
Apr 15, 2011•58 min
April is Child Abuse and Prevention month and this Friday I am thrilled to have Dean Tong as my guest. Dean is a nationally recognized expert on the topic of false child abuse especially among homeschoolers. We will talk about what to do and not to do if you have been falsely accused. Mr. Tong's book, Elusive Innocence, contains a wealth of information for potential CPS victims. There is virtually nothing that can be done to prevent CPS from knocking on our doors so join us on Friday to find out...
Apr 08, 2011•58 min
Have you caught yourself telling your children how they should be feeling: “that didn’t hurt!” or how long they can shed tears: “that’s enough, you can stop crying now.” Do you expect your children to say “please” and “thank you,” to be polite? Do you insist they are respectful of adults, not whine or yell, not get angry? Like me and many other parents, you probably answered yes to all the above. Enter my guest this week, Teresa Brett, author of the book, Parenting for Social Change. Teresa is r...
Apr 01, 2011•58 min
This week I am broadcasting from London and will be talking to Laura Lee Ellis and her husband, Nick, who live, work and raise their son, in Oxford. They are lifelong homeschoolers and are going to be offering tips on how to thrive in higher education and fulfilling work while standing out from the crowd in a positive way. Laura is marketing writer for Sonlight Curriculum and has a blog called Life as a Rough Draft, Nick teaches Greek at Oxford University and is working on his Ph.D. in Theology....
Mar 25, 2011•58 min
Linda Dobson certainly knows how to homeschool, she talks about it, writes about it, blogs about it and teaches families how to enjoy and thrive through the homeschooling lifestyle. She and her family began their journey in 1985 and she served as The National Home Education Network's first public relations advisor in 1999. Join us on Friday as we talk about Linda’s calling to be a public speaker and her new website, Parent at the Helm.com.
Mar 18, 2011•58 min
I am happy to welcome Mike Donnelly, a staff attorney for the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, to my show again this week. For those of you who have listened to the past conversations we have enjoyed you will know by now that Mike is a well spring of information for all of us. This week will be no exception, join me as I ask Mike to offer some invaluable advice for young people entering college or the work force. We will talk about how he carved a successful career for himself which he now ...
Mar 11, 2011•58 min
My guest on Friday is Debbie Harbeson author of the hilarious, free, online book, Okay Kids, Time For Bedlam. Debbie is a freelance writer, website designer, reading tutor and computer coach, who lives in Indiana. She has a blog where homeschooling families from all over the United States and the world have answered her four questions about how homeschooling is free and fun for the whole family. Come and hear how Debbie impressed her children by scoring a bull's-eye with…a bull's eye! All the fu...
Mar 04, 2011•58 min
This week I’m talking to the second of a series of experts especially invited to help homeschool students plan for their future and choose a career that suits their individual talents and personalities. Larry McNeny, aka my blue eyed cowboy, has agreed to join us for a cuppa and a look behind the scenes of a career in the music industry. Sound exciting? Well tune in to find out how you can rub shoulders with celebrities from your generation and find success within the ranks of the successful. La...
Feb 25, 2011•1 hr
ver wonder where children think money comes from? Listen this week as Amanda van der Gulik shares with us the responses she received when she asked this question of some of her young acquaintances. Amanda home-schools her two children ages 7 & 9 and in her spare time she is a wealth-mentality coach for parents. As the author of, “The Insider’s Secrets to Teaching Children About Money”, and “The Clever Dough Challenge” her passion for empowering children and teens with life skills and money s...
Feb 18, 2011•58 min
Come and have fun with me this week as I talk to another homechooled homeschooler! Jennifer Saake is a wonder of a woman who faces struggles you and I would run away from and hide. She lives in Nevada and “bedschools,” (her description not mine) three living miracles while fighting XMRV-Associated Neuro-immune Disease. She was homecoming queen in her youth and laughs out loud when anyone mentions social isolation in the same sentence as homeschooling! LOL. Prepare to be wowed, this Friday at 4pm...
Feb 11, 2011•58 min
Welcome this week to Brooke Benoit, a young woman who began homeschooling herself at the age of 15 and never looked back. She is an artist struggling for spiritual self-perfection in an overwhelmingly beautiful world created by God that both distracts and inspires her. She and her family live in Morocco and homeschool in the sultry, romantic city of Casablanca…sound too good to be true? Join us for a cup of tea on Friday and hear Brooke’s story of how living in this famous city has fuelled her l...
Feb 04, 2011•58 min
Peter Kowalke is returning to my show this Friday to talk to us about his exciting new venture, Unschooler.com. Last July we talked about his documentary, “Grown Without Schooling,” where he followed and interviewed ten grown homeschoolers as they explored and openly discussed the lasting influence home education has had on their lives. This time Peter and I will talk about where unschooling has taken him and his brand new venture, unschooler.com. Tune in with a cuppa and learn how this bright y...
Jan 28, 2011•58 min
Building tomorrow's generation is not for the faint hearted. This Friday I am talking to Marcia Washburn who knows that as Christian parents we want to move beyond diapers, daycare and dance class to get a glimpse of what God is planning for our family’s legacy. Marcia took her message to the jungles of Ecuador and taught the Shuar Indians how to build a firm foundation for their children that won’t crumble under pressure. She accepts that even as we seek that vision, we must deal with day-to-da...
Jan 21, 2011•58 min
