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Writing Voice

January 18, 2020: [Intro] You have a lovely voice!

January 25, 2020: Value your child's voice

February 1, 2020: They speak in prose and paragraphs

February 8, 2020: Fill the "house" with a lively voice!

February 15, 2020: Just how important are spelling and punctuation anyway?

Parenting

February 22, 2020: [Intro] Buckle up—let's get good at being a mom or dad

February 29, 2020: Let's talk about a parent's anger

March 7, 2020: Self-awareness—We need to calm down!

March 14, 2020: Seeing the beauty in your child's natural reactions

March 21, 2020: Working from home? Schooling at home? Help is on the way!

Managing Multiples

March 28, 2020: [Intro] Managing Multiples

April 4, 2020: You are a one-room schoolhouse

April 11, 2020: How I home educated five kids

April 18, 2020: Sibling Conflict: What to do if your kids bicker

April 25, 2020: Homeschooling with Toddlers

Busting Boredom

May 2, 2020: [Intro] Yawn. I'm bored.

May 9, 2020: What to do when your child says, "I'm bored."

May 16, 2020: Three Fail-Safe Activities to Bust Boredom

May 23, 2020: Ideas for Bored Littles, Middlers, and Teens

May 30, 2020: When kids claim boredom but mean something else

Summertime Ideas

June 6, 2020: [Intro] Let's get ready for summer

June 13, 2020: Back to summer parties and more!

June 20, 2020: Summer books for every age

June 27, 2020: The Big Boredom Busting Summer To-Do List

Stealth Learning

July 4, 2020: [Intro] Stealth Learning

July 11, 2020: What is Stealth Learning?

July 18, 2020: The Difference Between Pressure and Motivation

July 25, 2020: Take Away Insistence as a Tool

August 1, 2020: What ignites YOUR passion

Starting a New Homeschool Year

August 8, 2020: [Intro] Time to Homeschool! Let's get started

August 15, 2020: Set the stage for a great homeschool year

August 22, 2020: Starter Kit for Teaching at Home

August 29, 2020: Finding your rhythm as a home educator 

September 5, 2020: It's okay to waste time

September 12, 2020: When your child is mad at you

Freewriting

September 19, 2020: [INTRO] Liberating one school subject at a time

September 26, 2020: Freewriting: What's if for?

October 3, 2020: Freewriting works

October 17, 2020: Six Breakthrough Strategies for Freewriting

Revision

October 24, 2020: [INTRO] Revision: Banning All Meltdowns

October 31, 2020: Hand-holding tips for revision

November 7, 2020: We're talking about writing reviews!

November 14, 2020: Revising as play not improvement 

Self-Care

November 21, 2020: [INTRO] Put a little self-care in your heart

November 28, 2020: It's not selfish to meet your own needs

December 5, 2020: You matter, too

December 12, 2020: Do you have the wrong personality for your temperament

December 19, 2020: Stick Up for Yourself to Yourself

December 26, 2020: Awesome Adulthood: Your Gift to You

Re-Upping

January 1, 2021: [INTRO] The Re-Upping Moment

January 9, 2021: The Re-Upping Moment Looks Like This

January 16, 2021: Bring Fresh Energy to the Task

January 23, 2021: The Long Haul: Freshening the Homeschool Plan

January 30, 2021: It Gets Better

Relationship Dynamics

February 6, 2021: [INTRO] Remember the 4th R: Relationship

February 13, 2021: Keeping It Real at Home

February 20, 2021: When you and your partner disagree about homeschooling

February 27, 2021: Healing the Parent Child Relationship

March 6, 2021: 5 Parenting Principles that Foster Happiness

March 13, 2021: Obedience vs. Collaboration

March 20, 2021: You Want Them to Disagree with You

March 27, 2021: Shift the Power

April 3, 2021: It's the Relationship, Sweetheart

Homeschool Burnout

April 10, 2021: [INTRO] New Series: Homeschool Burnout

April 17, 2021: Signs of Homeschool Burnout

April 24, 2021: When burnout hits: Go backward and forward

May 1, 2021: Beating the Homeschool Blues

May 8, 2021: Triangling in Help

May 15, 2021: Take Learning Rests

May 22, 2021: The Next Time You Feel Overwhelmed

A Life Your Child Loves

May 29, 2021: [INTRO] A Life Your Child Loves

June 5, 2021: The Misunderstood Child-Led Learning Model

June 12, 2021: They Love What They Love

June 19, 2021: The Trap of Valuing "Prestige" Subjects

June 26, 2021: Look at the Child

July 3, 2021: When Your Child Wishes Upon a Star

July 10, 2021: Let Joy Be Your Guide

Planning Your Homeschool Year

July 17, 2021: [INTRO] Planning Your Homeschool Year

July 24, 2021: To Lesson Plan or Not to Lesson Plan

July 31, 2021: Planning Your Own Brave Writer Lifestyle

August 7, 2021: Scheduling vs. Spontaneity: Finding the Balance

August 14, 2021: Academic Writing: Making a Plan

August 21, 2021: When You Worry about Public School Standards

Writing with the Younger Set

August 28, 2021: [INTRO] New Series! Writing with the Younger Set

September 4, 2021: What about Those Short Learners?

September 11, 2021: How to Avoid Damaging Young Writers

September 18, 2021: Let Me Jot That Down

September 25, 2021: Catch Your Child in the Act of Thinking

October 2, 2021: Should You Teach Young Children Formats?

October 9, 2021: Learning Through Play

Writing with Middlers

October 16, 2021: [INTRO] New Series! Writing with Middlers

October 23, 2021: Partnering with Your Child

October 30, 2021: Tricks and Tips for Enticing Your Children to Write

November 6, 2021: How to Give Positive Writing Feedback

November 13, 2021: Single Efforts Teach Profound Skills

November 20, 2021: Know Your Kids as They Are

November 27, 2021: The Three Levels of Learning

Writing with Teens

December 4, 2021: [INTRO] Writing with Teens

December 11, 2021: 5 Keys to Working with Teens

December 18, 2021: Saturation and Incubation

December 25, 2021: The Rhetorical Imagination

January 1, 2022: Why Academic Writing Doesn't Come Naturally

January 8, 2022: Essays: Not Only for College Prep

January 15, 2022: 10 Things to Have Done by the End of High School

Growing Your Child's Mind

January 22, 2022: [INTRO] Growing Your Child's Mind

January 29, 2022: Fostering Thinkers

February 5, 2022: A slew of questions you can use today!

February 12, 2022: What's On Your Child's Mind?

February 19, 2022: It All Counts

February 26, 2022: It's All Learning, All the Time

March 6, 2022: Freedom vs. Pressure: What Works Best with Kids

March 13, 2022: Keep Enchantment Alive in High School

Engage with Nature

March 19, 2022: [INTRO] New series: Engage with Nature

March 26, 2022: Get Outside [Includes free Seasonal Nature Walks download]

April 2, 2022: 20 Nature Prompts

April 9, 2022: If You  Are New to Nature Journaling

April 16, 2022: Nature Journaling Wherever You Are

April 23, 2022: Take a Color Walk

April 30, 2022: Nature Themed Poetry Teatime

Dealing with Resistance

May 7, 2022: [INTRO] Dealing with Resistance

May 14, 2022: Shifting the Power

May 21, 2022: Avoid the Meltdown

May 28, 2022: Take the Pressure Off

June 4, 2022: Reluctant Revisers

June 11, 2022: Helping Your Child with Self Expression

June 18, 2022: When You Run into a Brick Wall for Writing

June 25, 2022: Fan the Flame

Four Forces of Enchantment: Surprise, Mystery, Risk, Adventure

July 2, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: The Four Forces of Enchantment

July 9, 2022: SurpriseBe Open to It

July 16, 2022: SurpriseMix It Up

July 23, 2022: Mystery—Help Kids See Differently

July 30, 2022: RiskBreaking the Rules

August 6, 2022: RiskEmotional Safety and Writing Risks

August 13, 2022: AdventureTake It On the Road

August 20, 2022: What It Means to Enchant an Education

Teaching Responsibility to Kids

August 27, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: Teaching Responsibility

September 3, 2022: Shifting Responsibility 

September 10, 2022: Suit Responsibility to Capacity

September 17, 2022: Teaching Responsibility

September 24, 2022: Action or Attitude?

October 1, 2022: The Peril of Trusting Your Child

October 8, 2022: Teach Self-Awareness

A Philosophy of Education

October 15, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: A Philosophy of Education

October 22, 2022: Developing a Philosophy of Education

October 29, 2022: An Educational Philosophy that Works

November 5, 2022: Thinking Differently about Writing

November 12, 2022: How Writing is like Sewing

November 19, 2022: Caution: Go Slowly Before You Make Changes

Homeschooling during the Holidays

November 26, 2022: [INTRO] New Series: Homeschooling during the Holidays

December 3, 2022: 10 Ways to Take Advantage of the Holidays

December 10, 2022: Squeezing Writing into the Holidays: Six Tips

December 17, 2022: When They Don't Get It

December 24, 2022: All They Want for the Holidays is YOU

Schedule vs. Routine

December 31, 2022: Don't Trust the Schedule

January 7, 2023: Disrupt the Schedule

January 14, 2023: 5 Tips for Your Morning Homeschool Routine

January 21, 2023: Design a Tailor-Made Education

January 28, 2023: Add Fun to the Routinefor YOU

Art Appreciation

February 4, 2023: Art Appreciation: Some Basics

February 11, 2023: Training the Art Appreciator in YOU

February 18, 2023: Visiting the Art Museum

February 25, 2023: Highlight an Artist

Am I Doing Enough?

March 4, 2023: It's Enough

March 11, 2023: Yes, It Really Is Enough

March 18, 2023: How Much Writing Should Kids Do?

March 25, 2023: What Is Enough for High School?

April 1, 2023: There's Time

April 8, 2023: When Panic Hits

Raising Critical Thinkers

April 15, 2023: Requirements for Critical Thinkers

April 22, 2023: Developing Critical Thinking Skills

April 29, 2023: Bias: What Do I Hope Will Be True?

May 6, 2023: Identify the Storytellers

May 13, 2023: Question the Experts

May 20, 2023: Don't Derail Thoughtfulness

May 27, 2023: Brains before Curriculum

June 3, 2023: Curiosity without Defensiveness

June 10, 2023: Learning How to Think

Poetry Teatime

June 17, 2023: A Simple Idea with Big Implications

June 24, 2023: How to Have a Poetry Teatime

July 1, 2023: Why Poetry Teatime Works

July 8, 2023: Don't Be Intimidated by Poetry

July 15, 2023: How to Read Poetry Aloud

July 22, 2023: Fresh Ideas for Teatime

July 29, 2023: What if my kids don't like Poetry Teatime?

August 5, 2023: Fantasy Teatime Syndrome

What about Grammar?

August 12, 2023: Grammar ain't everything

August 19, 2023: Be Gentle with Grammar

August 26, 2023: Grammar Teaching Tips

September 2, 2023: What about Writing Mechanics?

September 9, 2023: Grammar Games

Big, Juicy Conversations

September 16, 2023: Talking with Your Kids: The Key to Academic Achievement

September 23, 2023: Why Talking is So Imporant to Writing

September 30, 2023: Conversations in the Car Count

October 7, 2023: One Mouth, Two Ears

October 14, 2023: What to Do When Children Aren't Talkative

October 21, 2023: Conversation Starters

Copywork and Dictation

October 28, 2023: Copywork Explained

November 4, 2023: How Often Should You Do Copywork?

November 11, 2023: Are You Doing Too Much Copywork?

November 18, 2023: Dictation Explained

November 25, 2023: Fitting Dictation into Your Homeschool

December 2, 2023: How to Use a Movie for Dictation Practice

The College Admissions Essay

December 9, 2023: Tips for Writing Your College Essay

December 16, 2023: More Tips for Your College Essay

December 23, 2023: Buff It Till It Shines

December 30, 2023: Essays That Worked

Movies and TV

January 6, 2024: Brave Writer Lifestyle: Movies and TV

January 13, 2024: Movies and Literary Elements

January 20, 2024: Make Movie Night a Hit!

January 27, 2024: What Do We Talk About AFTER the Movie?

February 3, 2024: Musicals!

February 10, 2024: Comparative Analysis with Star Trek

Beware the Ghost of Public School Past

February 17, 2024: The Ghost of Public School Past

February 24, 2024: You Are Not a Teacher

March 2, 2024: You Gotta Be Home to Homeschool

March 9, 2024: Home Sweet Home

March 16, 2024: Trust Yourself

March 23, 2024: You Are Smart Enough

March 30, 2024: Grading Ruins Everything

April 6, 2024: The Best Testing Method Is Not Testing

Less Is More

April 13, 2024: Less Is More

April 20, 2024: Repeat after me: "Less is more..."

April 27, 2024: The "Less Is More" Checklist

The One Thing Principle

May 4, 2024: The One Thing Principle

May 11, 2024: What would happen if you only did ONE thing well tomorrow?

May 18, 2024: How to actually accomplish One Thing

May 25, 2024: One More One Thing Tip

Reading Aloud: Teaching Writing Mechanics with Living Literature

June 1, 2024: Reading Aloud Matters

June 8, 2024: Teaching Language Arts Through Literature

June 15, 2024: Do Students Need to Study Literature?

June 22, 2024: Reading Aloud: Connecting Life Itself

June 29, 2024: Let's Throw a Learning Party!

The Opportunities of Homeschooling

July 6, 2024: What homeschooling can LOOK like

July 13, 2024: What homeschooling can FEEL like

July 20, 2024: What homeschooling can BE like

July 27, 2024: What homeschooling can PRODUCE (the results!)

Common Mistakes in Homeschool

August 3, 2024: The Myth of Rigor and Requirements

August 10, 2024: The Curriculum Creep!

August 17, 2024: Trying to Keep Pace with Traditional School

August 24, 2024: When am I allowed to worry that my child is behind?

August 31, 2024: FOMU: Fear of Messing Up!

To Plan or Not to Plan

September 7, 2024: The bane of everyone's existence: PLANNING!

September 14, 2024: What if I AM a planner?

September 21, 2024: How much to I cater to my child to get them to "do school"?

September 28, 2024: What to do with "lazy" kids?

Online Life: Learning vs. Entertainment

October 5, 2024: Why teach writing in the age of ChatGPT?