In the very first interview on The Happy Homeschool Podcast I interview my oldest daughter and her husband. We talk about things like expectations, developing priorities, the trouble with comparisons, Continue Reading
How to Think About Subjects for Homeschooling
How to Think About Subjects for Homeschooling Hi, I’m Laura and today we are going to talk about how to think about subjects for homeschooling. I’m going to tell you a little bit of a story at the Continue Reading
The Most Important Thing When Teaching Your Toddler or Young Child
transcript below Hi there! Today we are going to talk about the most important thing when teaching your toddlers or young children. I want to start with a little story about myself as a student. Continue Reading
What is the Goal of Education?
Having a clear idea of what the goal of education should be is very important to eliminating unnecessary frustration and motivating the student. (transcript below) What is the Goal of Continue Reading
Understanding How Relationship Affects Learning
The relationship between the parent and the child is key to learning. A good parent-child relationship is something that needs to be built early and regularly. When the relationship is good, stress Continue Reading
Protecting Your Child vs. Teaching Interpersonal Skills
Trust is something that is gradually and painstakingly built, even among adults. Yet when it comes to children we are often told we are helping them be brave when we leave them with people we and they Continue Reading
Deciding Whether or Not to Homeschool
Are you thinking about teaching your own children, commonly called homeschooling? Or are you teaching them at home already and need some reinforcement for your own perspective or to feel more Continue Reading
Who is The Happy Homeschool?
In this first official episode of The Happy Homeschool, I tell you how I think this blog and podcast will help you to have a happy homeschool, as well as a little bit about our Continue Reading
Preparing Your Child for Passion
[Week 41 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] What are the main factors in youthful passion? Right around the time puberty hits, a child usually feels a surge of passion about Continue Reading
How Parents Should Think About Rebellion
[Week 40 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] How to start putting authority in perspective People tend to have two equally unhelpful, extreme views toward authority. 1) Continue Reading
