Every podcast episode appearing on the HomeschoolingiRL podcast radio show.
Are you homeschooling for the short term? Committing to a brief season of educating your children at home? This episode, encouraged by an email we received from a Homeschooling in Real Life listener, is just for you.
Don't let the short title fool you, though. We get into quite a lively discussion and face some mighty large homeschooling sacred cows this week. You won't want to miss it!
Read MoreIn this second installment of our most popular episodes from 2015, Fletch and Kendra respond to a listener's email asking, "What if your child is the homeschool group black sheep, the one the other kids are not allowed to play with?"
It's a tender topic and one many of you felt hit close to home. Let's listen again and hear how we might pour grace over our "black sheep" kids.
Read MoreSo, you've decided that homeschooling is the best option for your kids this year, but the response from your kids has been less than positive. What do you do now?
Fletch and Kendra have had a similar situation with a child in their home, and on this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life, they discuss how they navigated their relationship with that child and how God taught them all a meaningful life lesson in the process.
Read MoreIt's almost time to start the school year! Even if you're listening to this episode after your homeschooling is well under way, we think you might learn some new tricks or discover something that can possibly help you organize what's happening in your home.
We're talking about apps and paper organization, plus some tips to gain a little peace right where you are.
Read MoreWe love episodes that are created in response to listener questions and feedback. On this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life, Fletch and Kendra respond to a listener who asked about the best way to respond to her skeptical and non-supportive spouse.
Answering in a way that provides both the practical and the hopeful, we think you'll be encouraged to seek God and listen for what He has in store for your family.
Read MoreIt's a lament we hear often: "I'm the homeschooling mom who makes sure we do all the stuff we have to do, and then dad gets home and the kids are all over him with joy because he gets to do the fun stuff."
And while we love that our kids are thrilled to see dad (or mom, if the situation is reversed), it can sometimes feel crummy to always be the "have to" parent.
Join us as we chat with Rachael and Davis Carman about being "have to" and "get to" parents. The Carmans know how sometimes there seems to be imbalance as they've homeschooled and raised 7 children in their home.
Read MoreHow long have you been homeschooling? Long enough to make you feel like you've been through the wringer? It's time to talk this one out, because a burned out homeschooling parent is not a healthy human being. There's rest and grace and joy to be found, so let's go after it!
Read MoreOn today's inaugural episode of Homeschooling In Real Life - To Go we are answering a question from one of our listeners. Martha asks, "How Do I Make My Homeschool More Fun?" We loved this question, so both Fletch and Kendra take a stab at answering. As you have come to expect, their answers line up perfectly with the "have to" parent and the "get to" parent. What does that mean? Listen to find out!
Read MoreIn the beginning, we choose to homeschool for academic reasons, or for a chance to impart our faith, or because we can't afford the private school options, or because we live jetsetter lives that take our kids around the globe. Okay, maybe not that last one, but there are any number of reasons parents choose to educate their kids at home, and in the beginning, we set out like gangbusters.
And then reality sets in. Maybe it's the lesson planning or the day-to-day drudgery that gets us. Or maybe we realize that we just aren't the best teachers. Now what?
Join us for the last in our "I Love Homeschooling But . . ." series as we discuss what it means to homeschool when we aren't the best teachers around. How to improve? Where to get help? What to do now? It's an episode full of encouragement and grace.
Read MoreOr science. Or writing. Or . . .
Most of us have at least one subject we don't love to teach, and that's a tricky thing to reconcile when we're in charge of all the subjects.
So what's a homeschooler to do when there are core subjects that must be covered but mom or dad either aren't motivated to get that subject done every week or they feel unqualified to teach it? On this episode of HomeschoolingIRL, we'll discuss the reality of teaching multiple subjects to multiple grade levels, resources for getting some help, and a little bit of thinking outside of the proverbial box.
Read MoreHooray for homeschooling! So many terrific days to spend with our kids, capturing the greatest moments and the best hours of their days. That's what we say in homeschooling circles, isn't it?
And for the most part, it's totally true. But there are moments - days - weeks? - when being with the kids from the minute they wake up until their heads hit their pillows feels like one long marathon race with an extra mile thrown in for good measure.
If you're that weary homeschooling parent who longs for a slow morning to sip your coffee and use the bathroom without a kid asking where the cereal is, if you're feeling frustrated with the lack of time to focus on a project for more than 3.7 seconds, if you're just needing a break from the kids, this episode is for you.
Read MoreNeed some motivation? Encouragement? Tips? We're doling out all three in this episode of HomeschoolingIRL where we're talking 5 Ways to Rock Your Homeschool.
We'll banter about 5 key elements that can make or break your homeschool year, share our best curriculum success and our abysmal homeschooling failures. We'll point you in the direction of good stuff and hopefully give you the boost you need to really rock your homeschool!
Read MoreWhere are you in your homeschool journey this year? If you're experiencing hard times, you're not alone.
On this episode of HomeschoolingIRL, we talk with homeschooling mom and blogger Linda Difino, who has had her share of devastating blows and set-backs all while homeschooling her 4 kids.
We'll give you hope and hopefully some courage, too. We also suggest something unheard of in homeschooling circles, and we're okay knowing it might just shock our listeners. Ultimately, our goal with this episode and all of our episodes, is to point us all back to our only hope - Jesus.
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