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#187 Is It Worth It? Dec 14, 2022

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I know that there are days that you are wondering if it is worth it.

Days where kids are crying and screaming, and you feel like school was chaotic and no one learned anything.

I now have three adult children, and recently one of them sent me a letter telling me what they thought about my parenting them. Listen to today's episode to hear what the letter said and if working on connection is really worth it.

#186 Rebellion Dec 07, 2022

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I watched The Hunger Games recently with my daughter and I couldn't help but think that the whole rebellion could have been avoided if the president would just stop trying to use force and fear to control them.

It made me wonder how many parents are using fear and force with their kids and then wondering why their kid is rebelling?

If you want to put the odds in your favor to not have a kid rebel, or if you currently have a kid who is rebelling, and you're not sure what to do, you need to check out this episode.

#185 Is It Easier to Have More Kids? Nov 30, 2022

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I had a few interesting conversations over the last few weeks with two different women who each had two children.

One woman told me why she thought having more kids made it easier to not yell at your kids, and the other women told me why it was easier to have independent kids when you have more kids.

The truth is that it doesn't matter how many kids you have. Whether or not something is easy or hard, is all in the way you think about it.

Tune in to today's episode, to hear what are some of my thoughts about having seven kids.

#184 How to Enjoy the Holidays Nov 23, 2022

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Do you want to know how I make sure I enjoy the holidays?

I do what I want.

Maybe that sounds selfish, but doing what I really don't like doing doesn't sound very kind to me.

I want to empower you to do the holidays the way you want to do them. Not the way you think you should do them.

#183 Creating a Rhythm Nov 16, 2022

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I am always on the hunt for ways to make my life and homeschool easier, and one of the ways to do that is to create a rhythm for your home.

A rhythm helps build connection and cooperation, it helps children to know what is expected, and it helps to simplify your family.

Listen to today's episode to hear more about why you need a rhythm in your home and how to create one.

#182 Adapting Your Schedule Nov 09, 2022

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Mike Tyson once said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."

Months ago I created my dreamy homeschool plan. I had visions of what it would look like, and I couldn't wait to do school with my kids. Life has a funny way of punching you in the face sometimes and forces you to adapt.

In this episode, I talk about some of the ways I have had to adapt my schedule, and I want to challenge you to look at your own schedule and see if there is something you could adapt.

#181 Teaching Economics and Freedom Nov 02, 2022

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I am so excited about this episode.

I had the opportunity to interview Daniel Harmon. You may know him from the Harmon Brothers and his viral videos from Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, and Purple just to name a few.

He has taken his passion and talent for creating and has joined forces with Connor Boyack, the creator of the Tuttle Twins, and has made the Tuttle Twins TV show.

I do not promote TV shows lightly, so that is saying something about how much I have enjoyed this. Also, as an added bonus, they are completely free to watch!!

If you don't want to watch the show, they do have graphic novels instead. They are a cartoon style book that goes right along with the show.

Check out the show here.

Check out the graphic novels here.

#180 Criticism Oct 26, 2022

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Want to know a really quick way to shut someone down? Criticize what they are doing.

So many of you have experienced being criticized whether about your homeschool or other choices you have made, and so far, I haven't heard that anyone likes it. Then why do so many people criticize their children?

I want to dive into that in today's episode, and give you some help of what to do instead.

Want help to stop the criticism for good? Click here to join Mama's Members and get access to the No Yelling Bootcamp.

#179 Confession Time Oct 19, 2022

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This week I have a confession to make.

I did a full episode of how to create an amazing birthday and/or holiday, and then guess what? I ended up getting upset over my husband's actions about my birthday.

I am trying to embrace my humanness, and I want you to do the same. So today, I want to share with you what you can do when you show up in a way that you wish you wouldn't have.

Here are the journal questions from today's episode:

After you have written your thought download, circle what are the facts.
What is your thought about the facts?
How did you feel when you thought that?
What actions or in-actions did you take when felt that way?
How do you wish you would have shown up instead?
What would you need to be feeling in order to do that?
What thought would create that feeling?

#178 Is Your Teen Incompetent? Oct 12, 2022

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I hear a lot of parents concerns about their teens. One of the concerns I hear is the worry that their teen isn't planning for their future. That their teen won't be able to provide for a family, or do anything with their life.

But what if you're wrong?

What if your teen is going to make some awesome choices and some dumb choices, and they will learn a lot from all of them?

In today's episode, I want to give you some journal questions to ask yourself if you are struggling with your teen and choices they are making in their life.

Why am I afraid of my teen’s plans?
What would happen if I trusted in them to make the best choice for them?
How do I keep a connection with them no matter what they decided?
How could their plan be amazing?

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