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
what is joy? back to basics
So much back ground noise in the episode. I think my husband and son may have been reenacting the battle of the Rohirrim. Apologies on that. Just me on this episode sha…
kindness - affability of speech
Another element of kindness, broken down into something doable and digestible.
Affability of speech - AKA, tone of voice...
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homeschooling when it's hard
Dear friends. I've picked up blogging again as I've missed writing.
I'm writing my story as a way of getting back into it. Part the first, HERE.
Elizabeth and I discuss …
growing in kindness: generosity of spirit
What does it take?
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when your child refuses to cooperate and other daily struggles
Christina and I address a few issues that crop up regularly in our family life, included, but not limited to, children flopping on the floor when we ask them to do somethi…
Managing our anger one baby step at a time: a fundamental conversation for the beginning of a new school year Episode
My listener and guest, Kimmy, and I, address the topic of anger, learning to pause, growing in holiness and - aaaah - EXPECTATIONS.
2:08 - Kimmy's questions on managing a…
my take on it: order, where to start when you're feeling overwhelmed
I received this fan mail a few days ago, and wanted to respond with my take on it. This mom is doing so many good things already, please know I pray for you all and hope …
my take on it - further questions on co-sleeping, toddler edition
After listening to the episode on cosleeping, a listener submitted these questions:
So this mum has a large family. She has a baby who's just over one,
that this is usually…
cooking, love and rest with Zoe: creating more ease in the kitchen and our brains
My dear friend Zoe joins me to discuss how she mentors moms to take a look at how we can create more ease and joy in the daily task of meal prep and menu planning. Dealin…
my take on it: struggling with spelling and kids who are behind
I received great question(s) yesterday, what do we do when our kids can't spell...what do we do when they're behind....what do we do when our head's not in the game.
"Hi Bo…
my take on it: children and chores
Short answer to an important question...our experience and how it changed over the years:
"Hi Bonnie! I’m thinking about our daily/weekly routines for this school year and…
co-sleeping: sharing our experience
Haley and I discuss co-sleeping and breastfeeding, I chat about my journey into co-sleeping and the benefits I’ve observed. Overall, the conversation highlights the benefi…
getting kids to do things they don't want to do, like math for example
In this conversation, Mariette and I discuss how to motivate children to do tasks they don't enjoy, specifically focusing on math. We explore strategies such as setting pa…
my take on it - what to do after chocolate chip math
Question submitted via text message -
I’m wondering if you have any episodes or blog posts about math after chocolate chips - my oldest is 8 and about to start grade 3. W…
keeping homeschooling fresh for the long game
Sheila, a veteran homeschooling mother from Arizona, shares her experience with burnout and the challenges of homeschooling children with a large age gap. We touch on mot…
my take on it - supporting left handed kids
A short answer to a question submitted on buzzsprout's new "FAN MAIL" function.
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creating high school credits out of our kids passions and some things happening currently
Takeaways from this episode:
Passions can be turned into high school courses, such as chess
Course titles can reflect the skills and concepts learned, like "applied mathemat…
high school: balancing highschoolers with little ones and helping highschoolers flourish
A listener, Caroline, brings her questions to the show, delving into the high school years for the first time with lots of younger siblings.
Homeschooling with JOY
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avoiding comparison and getting boys to do stuff
well, exactly
spelling and the brain by Andrew Pudewa
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home birth, home life and owning our womanhood: an interview with Amber
1:42 - Conversion and honouring womanhood
4:53 - Welcome and family life
7:42 - Homebirth and home education
11:03 - Sharing birth experiences
20:27 - Motherhood, birth an…