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69. Homeschooling Teens & Their Behaviors

Do all teens need to have stereotypical attitudes and behaviors? Do they all have to be sulky and uninterested and revert to grunting as their main form of communication? How can we foster the relationships with our teens/twe...

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Emma and Beth

We are Emma and Beth, two homeschooling moms and longtime friends who have loved raising our kids together in our homeschool community for the past 15 years. Beth is the author of Find Your Homeschool Vibe: How to Homeschool Without Losing Your Mind  and Emma was the creator and leader of a large homeschool group in California for 13 years. 

We are here to tell you that YOU can homeschool your kids. YOU can have a peaceful relationship with them (most of the time). YOU can help your children to be successful and well-educated. YOU can give them the individual attention that they need and can tailor their education to fit them.

Have a child with special needs? You can do it. Work full-time? You can do it. Raising a grandchild? You can do it. Your child struggled in public school? You can do it.

Peaceful homeschooling: You can do it, and it can change your family’s life.

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Feb. 1, 2024

69. Homeschooling Teens & Their Behaviors

Do all teens need to have stereotypical attitudes and behaviors? Do they all have to be sulky and uninterested and revert to grunting as their main form of communication? How can we foster the relationships with our teens/twe...

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Dec. 6, 2023

68. Why Are You Homeschooling?

Today we’re answering the question of why we homeschool. It’s not just one reason; it’s a whole plethora. Having our own experiences in public school and knowing what the world is like, we knew that homeschooling was the way ...

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Nov. 16, 2023

67. Homeschool On-the-Job Learning

Listen in as Emma chats about exposing our kids to a variety of opportunities that will help them learn job skills as well as figuring out what they might want to explore as a career and what they definitely don’t …

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Nov. 9, 2023

66. Unschooling vs Deschooling in Your Homeschool

Today Emma is talking about the differences between unschooling and deschooling, what they mean, what they might look like in your homeschooling, and some thoughts about why deschooling may be needed after pulling your child ...

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Sept. 27, 2023

65. Best of Series - Homeschooling Kindergarten (and younger)

Planning to homeschool your little one starting from the beginning? Tune in as we talk about homeschooling for Kindergarten and/or Preschool and what that can look like. What should you realistically expect of your little one...

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Sept. 20, 2023

64. Best of Series - Can you pull your kids out of school and homesch…

Today Emma and Beth are discussing pulling your kids from public school. Is it legal? Can you only pull them at the end of the school year? What if the school says you have to choose their independent study program …

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