The Parents' Solution

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had an inspiring conversation with Carrie Paxton. Carrie is an unschooling mom of two girls and lives in central U.S. She runs a business that focuses on encouraging children about the wonders of the outdoors. She is also currently closing a tutoring business that she had started for teens and young adults to be more successful in school. Prior to that, Carr...

I know homeschooling can be an isolating and lonely journey if you don't have a group of people around you to support. Here's one helpful tip, with some solid ways to implement.

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had the pleasure of speaking with Nicholas Davis. Nicholas is the founder of Reclaim Your Premium, a flexible, affordable, and safe health insurance company that provides people with insurance that best fits their needs. Nicholas is also the father of triplets (fraternal and identical)! Nicholas and I got to chat about the blessings and challenges that come...

As a parent, you want the best for your child. You want them to have a good education, learn valuable life skills, and be prepared for the future. Right? Of course you do. Unfortunately, the public school system often falls short in these areas. Instead of teaching children the skills they need to succeed in life, it dulls them - with mostly useless facts and easy-to-Google knowledge. This type of...

"Being humble is a gift, whether you are a teacher or a student." This week, on The Parents' Solution , I was privileged to speak with Kiana Davis. Kiana has been an educator for more than 14 years. She currently owns a private tutoring and childcare business Tutor Kids n' More and has a passion for education and being of service to those in need. The two of us had such a great time chatting, and...

I am so excited to introduce KidPreneur Camp to you! I am hosting KidPreneur Camp, along with Tal Woods, from July 10-14, 2023 and August 14-18, 2023. KidPreneur is a virtual summer camp for your child, and is unlike any other your child has attended. Tune into this episode for all the juicy details, or you can visit our website to find out more: https://www.starstudents.co

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had a fascinating dialogue with Michael Magrutsche. Michaell is into art and all things alternative. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and has dyslexia and dysgraphia. Because of his experiences as a student, he is now an advocate for neurodiversity. For Michaell, art gave him a sense of belonging. He says that art is a universal language that at its' highest...

It's no secret that traditional public schools are having a hard time producing students who can speak proper grade-level English or solve basic grade-level math problems. There are a variety of solutions that parents and educational institutions can look to, but it seems that some school systems in New York have taken the turn-a-blind-eye approach. Instead of increasing the quality of education,...

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had the opportunity to have a humorous and insightful discussion with Jae Carter. Jae is a former 12th grade English teacher who worked in the public school system for 14 years. She is now the owner of the Homeschool Yo Kids app that she developed as a resource for homeschoolers and people who are considering homeschooling. What stood out to me about Jae was...

Many people in life do not accomplish their dreams simply because they do not have the discipline to do so. By teaching your child discipline, you are giving them a head start in life - discipline will take them from point A to point B.

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had an educational conversation with Paul Sambataro. Paul is a retired school psychologist who holds a doctorate in neurobehavioural psychology. He is the author of the books Emotional Budgeting Workbook and The Narrative Cognitive Development. Paul is currently completing other written works entitled The Bi-Polar War and The Autism Revolution. He has also b...

While recording a recent podcast, I was told jokingly that I "[was] not a real teacher." It was an interesting statement to make, with a gross underestimation of the amount of professional training I have taken to get to where I am today. But never mind all of that. If you do want to check out that episode...follow the link below: 9: Why Some Parents Prefer Homeschooling - with Mrs. Kimberly Gawne...

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had the opportunity to have an informative discussion with Katie Nall. Dr. Katie Nall holds a Ph. D. in mathematics education and is based in Florida. She is a lifelong learner and shared with me some of her experiences as an EFT master trainer. Dr. Nall not only uses this therapeutic method with math students, but also with parents experiencing stress, chil...

As much as we parents and caregivers love our children, there will always be a time during their development where we find we have to appropriately incorporate discipline into our parenting style. It may be in a mall, in a grocery store, at a birthday party, at the grandparent's house. But somewhere along the way, we are going to have to provide our children with guidelines and boundaries so that...

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had the opportunity to have a heartfelt discussion with Rob Spehar. He is the founder of the Spehar Initiative and homeschools his children with his wife, Leah. Rob and his wife decided to begin homeschooling their children after experiencing unsatisfactory results at a Montessori school. When COVID hit, they transitioned into full homeschool mode. Spehar sa...

The global marketplace is changing fast. Industries are evolving as trends go viral, causing new industries to emerge and new job options to become possible. At the same time, popular career fields from the past are now obsolete as new technology takes care of the tasks that people used to do. In the midst of all this, how do we as parents and caregivers raise our children to have an entrepreneuri...

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had the opportunity to have a deep conversation with Dr. Traci L. Scheepstra. Dr. Scheepstra is the CEO and founder of an education-based non-profit called Embodied Learnings. She is an award-winning teacher, and educational researcher, elementary art specialist and a teacher mentor. Traci's work focuses on curriculum, pedagogy and research in the fields of...

Divorce has unfortunately become a common thread in North American society. While there are many ways to avoid this end to a marriage and a family, for those who have no other option, there are some very important issues to consider. The number one most important people to consider in a divorce are the children. Divorce should never diminish children's value to that of mere assets for one spouse t...

This week, on The Parents' Solution , I had the opportunity to have a fun, inspirational conversation with Brandon Hendrickson. Brandon is the founder of Science is Weird, a program of hyperactive online classes that sets students' minds on fire. He is set on building a science program from the ground up, that is based on science as it is known now. Brandon has an infectious positivity and his pas...

Today’s topic revolves around something a little less educational and a little more politically focused. If that’s not your cup of tea, totally cool, but just a disclaimer for those who may not want to have anything of that genre in their space at the moment. This isn’t particularly an episode that is focused around solutions, per se, but more along the lines of awareness. So, to cut straight to t...

Scholar Ready’s Founder, Jennifer Ledwith, is a Houston native raised by a single mother with high debts and no child support. She was told several times that her mother made too much money for her to get any financial aid. Jennifer also didn't finish in the top 10% of her high school class, nor did she have the highest SAT scores out of her classmates. However, when she walked across the stage at...

If there is anything I've learned from the "woke" trends, it's that I'd better be doing a lot of thinking for myself. The days of trusting the government, institutions, media, and mainstream news are long gone. Honestly, good riddance. Leading that faulty charge of controlling people's opinion is the newest woke tactic: critical race theory. And where better do they focus their attention then in p...

Dr. Matthew Courtney, a former teacher turned policy-maker, sits down to chat with me about his experiences within the classroom, and what's motivated him to take on his current position. We talked about how important it is to make sure teachers within the classroom are using proper curriculum, and the significance of policy-makers within the public educational sphere. Matthew is an advocate for p...

Today, we're taking a bit of a different approach to our episode! This week's podcast discusses other publications…ones that emphasize the hypocrisy and double standards that have been developing for quite some time, in Western society in particular. An article published on The Gateway Pundit, entitled Private NYC School Director Who Bragged About ‘Sneaking’ Left-Wing Political Agenda Into Classro...

This week, I'm chatting with Kristy & Alysia, who've founded Barefoot Learning Club. Kristy is a veteran teacher of 20+ years, who saw what was coming in March of 2020. Alysia is a parent, with a similar vision. This episode, we're talking about some common homeschooling myths and objections, and what exactly the truth is behind these ideas.