make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 289
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The Way of Beauty - the power and meaning of beauty in our family lives
The Way of Beauty by author David Clayton is a book I’m reading presently. We are loving the book so much that I wanted to interview David to help explore the ideas he pr…
our role as Christian parents in educating our children
This is an interview I did on Martha Martha, my Catholic mom podcast, but the more I think about it, the more I wanted to share it here. My not-Catholic listeners seem to…
how do we nurture children through their upset
What do we DO with intense children? Can they just cry, what does it look like to walk a child through difficult emotions? We spend so much time in our day managing beha…
family traditions: November, Advent and Christmas
Elizabeth asks a loaded question. What are your family traditions?
Well, there are many that were added one at a time over the years, until describing them becomes a convo…
mom guilt
Oh. Yes. Motherhood is a guilt trip, no?
This is a little supplementary episode that Elizabeth and I recorded in the context of a larger episode, but I think we may all…
Can I be both a good homeschooler and a good housekeeper?
Can you be both a good homeschooler and a good housekeeper? Does something have to give? Christina and I discuss the expectations of homemakers and homeschoolers, those …
Discernment: how do we know if we're making the right decisions - an interview with John Paul Meenan
Wow. This was a remarkable episode. John Paul Meenan , professor at Seat of Wisdom Catholic College in Ontario, joins me (and enlightens me…) on the process of discernment…
how to repair the day, how to repair the damage
Christina and I discuss a big question in two parts. What can we do when the day has gone sideways and what can we do when we come unglued with our kids...or they come un…
phonics, dictation and learning language arts in context
We can't take the language out of language arts. Phonics, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the rest of language arts, are so beautifully learned while we learn the purp…
questions about obedience: impulse control
Oh, man. Kids are so impulsive. What do we do with that?
Christina and I continue with questions that have risen from our episode about discipline. What to do when kids …
homeschooling with a new baby and other charming and challenging times in our lives
Welcome back, Elizabeth! In this episode, we (naturally) talk about homeschooling with a new baby. Considering the season of babyhood, we address the joyful and time con…
laundry: how not to let it ruin your life
A short episode from a talk I gave a couple of years ago that I wanted to share with you all. I talk about how laundry was both ruining my life and changed my life. Not.…
chocolate chip math, audio book version with commentary
This is my “audio book” version of my little booklet “Chocolate Chip Math.” Teaching math to small children is simple and lovely and here I share this book and a little co…
obedience, real life questions part two
Another supplementary episode!
Christina brings more obedience questions from our listeners to the table, and it gets sketchy. We talk about bedtime: routines, dealing wit…
travel, learning and life: an interview with Alice
Today I interview Alice, a mom of three, home base in England, who has travelled the world with her husband and family. Along the way she’s learned the value of cozy homes…
obedience - real life questions
Christina and I received so many messages and emails about real life discipline situations from our episode last week that we decided we should do a couple of supplementa…
I prefer to be called the matriarch: reflections on choosing to be a stay at home mom
Challenges, community, criticism, conflicting sentiments.
4:13 - Losing yourself in motherhood
18:55 - Being clear with ourselves about what we want in life
22:25 - I'm a f…
obedience: just cooperate, kid
Obedience. Most of our day as parents is trying to get our kids to do stuff. Vast amounts of parental energy is used to gain our children’s compliance. What’s reasonabl…
socialization
This week we chat about the socialization question of homeschooling, often the forefront issue on parents minds as they consider homeschooling. Our own experience shapes …
Dictation - audio book version
Hey! I read my little book "Dictation" with some commentary along the way. Here is the link to resources I recommend, just scroll down to the language/dictation segment.…