Teaching Mental Health to Teens
Oct04

Teaching Mental Health to Teens

Hey, homeschoolers! Even in an age of enlightenment, there is still stigma and misunderstanding about mental health. As homeschoolers, we don't want to neglect to teach it to our children–especially to our teens. But before I introduce my guest, I want to thank you sponsor: Reading Eggs. Sponsor: Reading Eggs With Reading Eggs, your homeschoolers will enjoy a highly personalized learning journey,designed to support them at every...

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How to Find a Just-Right Dating Philosophy for Your Family
Aug30

How to Find a Just-Right Dating Philosophy for Your Family

Melanie introduces the topic of dating philosophies and their extremes and encourages parents to find an approach that is just right for their family.  Listen to the podcast Watch on YouTube This episode is sponsored by the Route 60 movie. The Extremes of Dating Philosophies Melanie introduces the topic of dating philosophies and their extremes.Discusses the “too strict” philosophy born out of fear of negative...

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Homeschooling Strong-Willed Children: 3 Keys to Sanity
Aug26

Homeschooling Strong-Willed Children: 3 Keys to Sanity

Introduction:In this episode, we're addressing a common challenge among homeschoolers: homeschooling strong-willed children.While strong-willed kids have potential to be world changers, homeschooling them can be overwhelming.Tune in to discover three key strategies to maintain your sanity while homeschooling strong-willed kids. Listen to the podcast Watch on YouTube This episode is sponsored by the Route 60 movie. Step 1: Limit...

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Your Top Parenting Questions Answered
May30

Your Top Parenting Questions Answered

Do you wish you could ask a Christian homeschooling psychologist a parenting question? This is The Homeschool Sanity Show, the episode where I answer the most common parenting questions I receive. Listen to the podcast Hey, homeschoolers! Most of the questions I've received in my personal and professional life center around parenting. As a parent myself, I understand that. We live in an age that has parents terrified of making...

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How to Get Your Kids Interested in Missions
May23

How to Get Your Kids Interested in Missions

Do you hope that your kids will be involved in missions? This is the Homeschool Sanity Show–the episode where my guest shares practical ideas for inspiring even young children to serve as missionaries to a hurting world. Listen to the podcast Hey, homeschoolers! With a full-time missionary in the family, we had plenty of mission inspiration in our homeschool. Between my sister-in-law and church-sponsored trips, our kids have...

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Shame in Parenting
Feb28

Shame in Parenting

There is a debate in our culture when it comes to using shame in parenting. The first camp says that we are reaping the immorality of having no shame in our culture. That view is described in Philippians 3:19: Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. The second camp says that shaming itself is inappropriate for believers. Romans 10:11 reads As...

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