Homeschool Success with Kami Wanous

Homeschooling can be overwhelming and confusing, especially when trying to figure out the right curriculum, schedules, and legal details. And social media is great for a lot of information, but how do you know the source is reliable, and how do you weed through the noise? You need a “Fruit Check!” Your source needs to have fruit on the tree and have an understanding about all aspects of homeschool...

Homeschooling in a bilingual family can leave you with a lot of questions. How much learning is good to do in each language? How much emphasis and rigor is necessary in each language to prepare my kids for success? Even if you’re not a bilingual family, learning another language has HUGE benefits! Melissa is not just a homeschooling mom of her bilingual family, but also a language instructor in se...

What if your kids don’t become lifelong learners? We talk all the time about the benefits and signs of a lifelong learner, but rarely discuss what happens if your kids don’t become one? How will it affect what choices and opportunities they have for their future? How will it affect how prepared they are for success? **This is likely the most important episode I’ve ever done. Your children’s future...

A homeschool parent’s biggest fear is not giving our kids what they need to be successful in life. There are some essential keys that need to be part of your family culture if you want to make sure your kids are set up for success. After figuring out that being a pilot wasn't right for him, Donovan realized his true calling was to keep his feet on the ground and help others soar higher. Donovan ha...

The Holidays can really upend your homeschool routines and throw your ducks out the window! But it is also the best time of year to do activities out of the norm and intentionally reinforce the message that “Learning happens everywhere all the time!” At the end of this episode, you’ll gain tips and fun ideas for making fun family memories and reinforcing high love of learning. If you want to make...

Are you a homeschooler with a child that has right-brain disorders (ADD/ADHD/autism/etc.)? 🧠 You’re likely homeschooling because school couldn’t help you child, but you can! All the information out there can be very overwhelming, and how do you know what will best help your child’s needs? One of the most respected specialists in childhood neurological disorders in America, Dr. Robert Melillo has...

There is a difference between physical education and physical activity. In order to set our kids up for lifetime health, we need to teach them physical literacy. However, this is more than just getting them a gym membership. You have to find someone that knows what they’re talking about and how to teach it, especially to kids. Spencer Aiken is a dedicated fitness educator with over 20 years of han...

Are you a homeschooler with a child that has learning disabilities? 🧠 What are the root causes and can these challenges be overcome? All the information out there can be very overwhelming, and how do you know what will best help your child’s needs? One of the most respected specialists in childhood neurological disorders in America, Dr. Robert Melillo has been helping children overcome learning d...

What does your outdoor space look like? Does it inspire sensory play? Why is that important? Kids learn through their senses (we all do 😉)! Spaces like these can also be great for breaks and getting kids’ bodies moving! Jena is an internationally-recognized landscape architect, nature play expert, and the Founder of N is for Nature Play. Jena has spent her 24+ year career designing sensory-rich,...

Let’s face it, holidays can be super stressful, even if we’re doing our best to enjoy it. Family stress, especially parent stress, lowers love of learning and throws you out of your homeschool groove. Check out this secret to keeping love of learning high during the holiday stress! At the end of this episode, you’ll understand the secret to keeping love of learning high when you’re out of your hom...

Did you know it’s ok to be the leader in your home? In fact, if you aren’t the leader, you could be setting yourself and your kids up for frustration and not setting them up for success. Janet Krebs is a speaker, author, and parenting strategist. She helps parents adopt a leadership mindset and empowers them to cultivate confidence and self-reliance in themselves and their children. Janet enjoyed...

Kids learn through all of their senses. But most education only focuses on a few. Most of us are disconnected from several of our senses that we don’t use often. In order to really understand how your kids learn, especially your neurodivergent kids, you need to reconnect with your senses! Jena Jauchius is an internationally-recognized landscape architect, nature play expert, and the Founder of N i...

If you want a high love of learning culture in your family and homeschool, part of that is an environment that inspires learning. That means inside and outside your home! Just like there is one key to a love of learning culture (episode 63), there is one key to an inspiring environment. At the end of this episode, you’ll understand the key to creating an inspiring, high love of learning environmen...

We all want our families to have a homeschool experience of fun, self-motivation, curiosity and inspiration. In order to have that, we need a culture of loving learning. We can be overwhelmed with the idea of creating it in our family, but there’s really only one key to making it all work! At the end of this episode, you’ll understand the key to creating a love of learning culture and the results...

We all know study skills teach us how to learn. But beyond test taking or memorization, most of us don’t know how to guide our kids to help make learning fun and easier! Jessyka Coulter is the CEO and Founder of Ace Cookie Tutoring. Her company offers study and executive functioning skills tutoring through her Love to Learn program. She knows most curriculums are designed with one particular stude...

Like it or not, our kids’ world is filled with media technology, and if they are to become successful leaders, they need to know how to navigate it. How do we teach them the ability to analyze, evaluate, and produce various kinds of media? What happens if they don’t learn these skills? Jerry Kolber is the CEO of Atomic Entertainment, voice/co-creator of Who Smarted?, and Emmy-nominated producer of...

Did you know your family’s homeschool schedule can actually lower or increase love of learning? While every family is different, there are certain principles and thinking to consider when creating your family’s homeschool schedule so that it increases love of learning. At the end of this episode, you’ll know what to consider when making your family’s homeschool schedule. If you want to make sure y...

Having a lifelong love of fitness is imperative to our kids’ ability to learn and be prepared to lead and do what they want to do in life! However, it can be easily overlooked in education, especially in homeschooling! John Cortese is the owner and founder of CTS Fitness & Performance. He is a Napa, CA local, and graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2010...

Your child’s health can severely affect their ability to learn and their love of learning, especially their gut health! Your gut is your 2nd brain as Nikki Golly describes. And there are some realistic and practical things you can do to assess and improve your family’s gut health! Nikki Golly, a top graduate in nutrition and dietetics, is a nutritionist and health coach specializing in food sensit...

As parents of littles, we want to give our kids a head start. We want to make sure our kids will be set up for success. But often, homeschool parents with preschool and kinder aged kids can fall into several mistakes that end up leading them to become box-checkers instead of lifelong learners, which limits their future choices in life. At the end of this episode, you’ll discover some of the common...

What you do to start the school year sets the tone and can either increase or decrease love of learning! The message you send about learning needs to always be intentional if we want to increase and keep love of learning high! From attitude to schedules to curriculum, discover what you can do to kick off the year with fun, interest and no complaining! At the end of this episode, you’ll be able to...

Parents looking for an all-in-one curriculum where they open and go or have their kids login and “do their thing” is being posted online a lot lately. I very rarely recommend an all-in-one, especially all online, curriculum. It almost always leads to lowering love of learning and box-checking. It doesn’t result in lifelong learning. There are other problems with them as well. I share about this, w...

A successful homeschool journey takes the whole family, including Dad! But what do the dads do? Sometimes dads can feel lost or unsure of how to best participate, and while every family is different, there are some attributes that are common to all great homeschool dads. Joel Evan shares about this and also how parents can choose great mentors for their kids! Joel was a first responder for almost...

Creating a consistent high love of learning culture and environment is imperative to lifelong learning. When it happens, the results are more beautiful and inspiring than you could imagine! See the results firsthand from a teen lifelong learner (my son Kenyon)! Gain his perspective on how his high love of learning impacts his thinking about himself, his mission and the world. Also, find out some o...

Today’s marketplace looks at your child’s resume, their entire history, online and off. If your kids are going to be successful and competitive in their after-homeschool life, they need to start building that resume now! After figuring out that being a pilot wasn't right for him, Donovan realized his true calling was to keep his feet on the ground and help others soar higher. Donovan has helped fa...