What does your teen want to be when they grow up? Do you struggle with being parent, teacher, AND guidance counselor? Sometimes getting some outside help makes all the difference. Listen in as Amanda Chamberlain and I talk about helping your child find what really gets them excited about their future! Information and Links […]
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004: Teaching Kids Financial Responsibility with Charla McKinley
Are you giving your kids the tools to manage their money? Or do they think you have an evergreen money tree? Hear about the course that one local mom invented to teach her kids about money in real-life situations. Charla McKinley of Beyond Personal Finance also shares her best tips about what we can […]
Socialization: Homeschooling’s (longer-than) Four-Letter Word
The ‘S’ Word: Socialization. Has that casual friend from yoga class asked you about that yet? Or maybe, deep down, it’s your own personal boogeyman? If you Google “homeschool socialization,” the results you’ll get amount to a collective eye roll from the community of homeschool bloggers and journalists. But I’m not quite as flippant about […]
The Basics of Homeschooling High School in North Carolina
It doesn’t seem like there could be anything “basic” about homeschooling high school, right? Nightmares about calculus and college essays threaten to overshadow fantasies of interest-led learning and early entrepreneurship. What classes should they take? Can I teach them? Do I have to? What about transcripts?! Before you let yourself get overwhelmed, start with a […]
A Reading List for Homeschool Parents
Hey parent! Are you ready to homeschool like it’s your job? Because it is! Sometimes we get so caught up picking the **PERFECT THING** for the kiddos that we forget there’s always more for us to learn too! If you take time for your own professional development as a homeschooling parent, you’ll be better prepared […]