The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we talk about the things that cause the most discouragement for most homeschooling moms, and how to encourage yourself, and those around you. We hope you enjoy!    Before we start 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...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! On this episode we are joined by Debbie Wilson, to talk about the start of the school year. She explains her approach to starting the year, which curriculums she is uses, and what her plans are for this year.  Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculu...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we posted on Facebook asking for your best advice for new homeschoolers. We had well over 200 homeschooling moms respond, so Ben was joined by his wife Rissa to talk about the most encouraging comments! Before we start We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curric...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are talking about how to help encourage your child who is thinking about the future, and what true success means!  Before we start 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 homeschoolers smile, and you should use their...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week marks the four-year anniversary of the Smiling homeschooler! We want to thank all of you for listening every week, we couldn't do this without you! So today we are talking about why we do this, some of our favorite episodes and topics, and the future of the Smiling Homeschooler!  Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of t...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week Ben was joined by his brother Abe to talk about encouraging and equipping a child who learns differently or might be interested in doing woodworking or construction. He is a ton of fun, and we think what he has to share will be encouraging!  Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschoole...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are joined by Charlene Notgrass from Notgrass history. She is a homeschooling veteran, and author, and she joined us to share some of her wisdom and encouragement. Her goal is to help more homeschool moms Be Happy! This is an amazing episode, and we are excited to have her join us. Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Our family is enjoying summer and we hope yours is too! We decided to reply an episode from a couple of years ago, where we were joined by Author and Homeschooling Mom, Jamie Erickson. We really like her perspective and the encouragement she has to share on how to enjoy the days that you have with your children. We hope you enjoy, and we will be back ne...

This week Todd is on his own, and answered a bunch of listener questions, and was even joined by his wife Debbie for one question! This is a great episode and full of a lot of encouragement!    Also thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring the Smiling Homeschooler! Teaching Textbooks is a fantastic math curriculum and we could encourage everyone to go check out the free trial over on their w...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week was the 4th of July here in the United States. So we give a list of the homeschooling freedoms we are thankful for!  Before we start 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 homeschoolers smile. So go check them out...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we have some homeschooling tips for the four different homeschool personality types. This is a practical and encouraging episode!  Before we start 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 homeschoolers smile. So go c...

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are continuing our deep dive into the homeschool personality test. We are going to be talking about the Swan and the Sandpiper in this episode! Again if you haven't taken the test yet, head on over to thesmilinghomeschooler.com Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are...

Welcome to episode 200 of the Smiling Homeschooler We can't believe we have made it to this many episodes! We appreciate all of our listeners and thank you for being a part of the Smiling Homeschooler. This week we are going to go over some of the weaknesses of the falcon and owl homeschool personality types. If you haven't taken the test yet, visit our website thesmilinghomeschooler.com.  Before...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast. Tonight we're going to begin the conversation about our new Homeschool Personality Test. We'll talk about the characteristics of the OWL, FALCON, SWAN, and PIPER. Our hope is that it will help you smile more as you homeschool according to the strengths of your homeschool personality. You can take the test over on our website, thesmilinghomeschooler.com ...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! Today we are talking about some observations from the many homeschool moms that Todd talked to over the last couple of weeks. So many moms are worried their kids are behind, and Todd has some encouragement to share.  Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math cu...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! This week we were joined by Ike Wilson to talk about encouraging your child's interests, and where to begin if they are interested in making things. Ike is super smart and has a ton of practical advice to share.  Before we start I want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curricu...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! Today, we were joined by Katherine Petgen (Wilson) to talk about fighting the fear of failure and to give some of her favorite book recommendations for kids. We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums available and we believe they help more homeschoolers smile. So g...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! This week we're joined by the co-executive editor of Homeschooling Today magazine, Kay Chance, to talk about changing the paradigm with writing. She wrote an amazing article in the spring issue of the magazine, talking about how we need to change some of our assumptions when it comes to writing. What she had to share on the podcast is sure to encourage...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! Today we answer some more listener questions. These include what to do for college transcripts, how to make sure a middle child doesn't feel neglected, and more! This is another encouraging episode!  We also 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 bel...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! This week we are replaying an episode from a couple of years ago, where we talked to Debbie Wilson about her thoughts on teaching spelling. She shares her tips, recommendations, and philosophy on this subject, and it was extremely encouraging and helpful. We hope you enjoy this episode!   We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! In this episode, we answer some listener questions. These include how to defeat the lie that you should stop homeschooling because it is hard, and how much should you push your child to overcome weakness?   Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are joined by four guests, Rissa Wilson (Ben's Wife), Ali Osborn, Lexi Vida, and Rebekah Franklin. All four of these moms are planning on homeschooling, so we asked them why they want to homeschool, what some of their fears are, and a whole lot more. It was a ton of fun, and what they had to share will be encouraging!     Also thank you to...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! Today we are joined by Debbie Wilson! She has some incredible encouragement and wisdom to share today. We talked about what to do when you feel burned out, and how to prevent frustration when your child just isn't getting "it". Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the b...

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! This week we cover a bunch of different topics including, summer jobs, helping your children find their passion, preparing for different types of jobs, Michigan Homeschool laws, and more!  We also 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! Spring is upon us, or at least close, so this week were are talking about homeschooling in spring and what that can look like.  Before we start 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 homeschoolers smile. So go check them out...