The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are joined by Brian The Big Bash Basham from World Watch News! We talk about World Watch News, and we have some fun questions to help get to know Brian better! The regular news can be depressing and scary, and World Watch New's approach to daily news is important, refreshing, and safe! We highly recommend it and hope you enjoy this episode!  Be...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week was a fantastic episode! We were joined by Debbie Wilson, to talk about dealing with a rough start to the school year. She also has a ton of encouragement to share about how to deal with a child that you butt heads with, how to find joy in homeschooling and remembering that homeschooling is a marathon.  We also want to Thank Teaching Textbooks...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week Todd gives the four whys behind why we homeschool!  These are important to know and remember, especially as we get closer to the school year! As always, this will be an encouraging episode and we hope you enjoy!  We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the Smiling Homeschooler possible for the last five years. We work with them...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are back with a brand new episode! We have been hearing rumors of lots of moms that are thinking about starting the school year soon! But we are here this week to encourage you to wait! We also talk about our listener's favorite curriculum and tools from last year's school year. It was a fun episode to record, and we hope you enjoy it!  We also want...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are busy enjoying summer, and hopefully, you are too! It isn't time to start school yet, but one thing that some moms are starting to think about is co-op! Joining a good homeschool co-op can be great, but we talk about what it takes to have a wonderful homeschooling co-op experience. This episode is from a while back, and we hope you enjoy it!  Befo...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! On today's episode, we are joined by Charla McKinley creator of Beyond Personal Finance and the Artisan of Adulting. She has created a fun and engaging curriculum to teach teens about the realities of money and finances.  Before we begin we want to Thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the Smiling Homeschooler possible. We work with them, because...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week Todd is flying solo! He talks about spending time at the county fair, and answers some summer-related listener questions!    We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for making the Smiling Homeschooler possible! Their math curriculum is fun, engaging, and one of the best! Check out a free trial over at their website, teachingtextbooks.com.    Also...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This is the week of the 4th of July, so this episode is a day late! Summer is a fantastic time to have fun with your family, and sometimes that can be a movie night! But it can be tough to find something that is appropriate for all ages, especially in this day and age. So we are replaying an episode from a couple of years ago, where we give some of our...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are only a few days away from the 4th of July, so we are talking about the freedom we have to homeschool and what raising patriots means in this day and age! It is another fun episode, and we hope you enjoy!  We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the smiling homeschooler possible. We work with them, because we believe their cur...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are talking about taking time to celebrate your kids and letting them know how important they are. We also talk about what to do if you don't have anyone encouraging you in your life.  We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the Smiling Homeschooler possible. We work with them, because we believe their curriculum is one of...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are doing something a little bit different, we talk about the origins of Familyman Ministries and The Smiling Homeschooler! Also in honor of fathers Day coming up, we talk about the Bathroom Book of Fathering, which is a book Todd Wilson wrote to remind dads about what is most important. Although it is geared towards dads, don't worry, it i...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! It is Ben's wedding anniversary on the day we normally record, so we decided to replay an awesome episode from a couple of years ago. We were joined by Ashley Wiggers from Homeschooling Today magazine, to talk about fostering a love of homeschooling in your children and multigenerational homeschooling. It was a great episode and we hope you enjoy it!  W...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are back this week for episode 250! We have a great show for you! We talk about some of the conversations we have had with homeschooling moms recently, the end of the school year, and which states have the most smiling homeschoolers!  Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for supporting the Smiling Homeschooler for 250 episodes. We enco...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We talk to and hear from so many homeschool moms, and one of the most common things they say, is that they are worried that their children are behind. So this week, we are replaying an episode from a while back, where we discuss this fear of being behind, and what to do to combat it!  Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we were joined by Debbie Wilson to talk about how her school year has gone. What she has enjoyed doing that is new, and what she will be doing differently next year. She also shares some advice on whether to continue school through the summer, if you need to finish the curriculum to be done with the school year and what to do if your child is...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast!  This week we talk about homeschool appreciation week, the impact putting your kids in public school could have, and if it is okay to skip English! This is another encouraging episode!  We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums around, and we believe they help more...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are joined by Davey Liu, founder of Kindu Kids! He is an animator, author, and visionary. His goal is to create movies that can rival Disney, and at the same time share Christian values and are safe for the entire family to watch. We love his passion, and we think you will too!  We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for their support of the S...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week Ben was joined by his wife Rissa to check in on how their homeschooling year has gone. They discussed the highlights, the surprises, and what curriculum they have enjoyed using. Ben also gives his counter-arguments to an article that offers many reasons why someone shouldn't homeschool. If you would like to reference some of the research Ben m...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we talk about when it is a good time to graduate your kid and what does a homeschool graduation even look like? We are almost done with the school year, so we thought this would be a great time to talk about this!  We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums ar...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are playing an episode from a couple of years ago where we were joined by David and Leslie Nunnery who run the Teach Them Diligently homeschooling conferences. We had a great conversation with them about the importance of the homeschool community, and how encouraging homeschooling conversations can be.  We want to thank Teaching Textbooks f...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are talking about what to do when you feel like you are behind in your homeschooling, some of the homeschool personality types, and what changes to make if your child hates a subject.  We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums around, and we believe they h...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we discuss if it is possible to be too relaxed in your homeschooling and what to do if your child doesn't like homeschooling! These were great topics, we think you'll be encouraged!  We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums around, and we believe they he...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are replaying an episode from a couple of years ago. We asked our listeners what the best Homeschooling advice they were ever given was, and their answers are very encouraging! We hope you enjoy it!  We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. We love their math curriculum, and we think you will t...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are talking about how to energize your homeschooling, how to deal with attitudes and character issues, and how to motivate your teens. This is going to be another great episode!  We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums around, and we believe they help more...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we answer some listener questions. These include how to balance a clean house, kids, and school. If it is okay to do the same school for two different-aged kids. Fighting the feeling of failure, and a whole lot more!  We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are the math curriculum that the W...