The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast

You are in store for some great encouragement this week! We were able to interview Ashely Wiggers of the Homeschooling Today Magazine and the Trail Guide to Learning Curriculum. She has a long history in the homeschooling world and offers some great insight and encouragement. If you would like to follow more that Ashley Wiggers does go to www.homeschoolingtoday.com and www.home-school-curriculum.com. As always if you would like to send us an email you can at ben or todd @thesmilinghomeschooler.com, or you can message us over on Facebook. Thanks for listening this week and as always...keep smiling! 

We had a great episode this week talking about what to do when your family is against homeschooling. This includes parents, spouse, and kids! We also talk about that age-old myth of "Socialization". Make sure to join us next week for an amazing interview with Ashley Wiggers. If you have a question or are in need of some support, you can email Todd at todd@thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Enjoy the rest of your week and as always...keep smiling! 

We got the opportunity to have Rachael Carman on the show and ask her a variety of questions about homeschooling. She is a speaker, author, and co-owner of Apologia, and had some amazing answers! If you would like to get in touch with Rachael, visit rachaelcarman.com. You can also signup for the Smiling Homeschooler weekly email at thesmilinghomeschooler.com. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always...keep smiling! 

This week we talked about Homeschool Co-op groups! We hope it was encouraging! You can visit the Smiling Homeschooler website to check out the blog visit our website at www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. If you have questions or comments, you can email us at ben@thesmilinghomeschooler.com or Todd@thesmilinghomeschooler.com. We hope you enjoyed this episode. 

This is the final episode in our 4 part series! This week we are talking about how the relationship with your child is most important. During the episode, Todd offered to speak for free at your group if it with 100 miles of Milford Indiana, during the month of September. If you are interested in this, you can email him at familyman@familymanweb.com. As always you can email questions or comments to ben@thesmilinghomeschooler.com. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a quick review on iTunes! 

On this week's episode is part 3 of our 4 part series! We talk about how letter grades don't matter, and that you're doing a great job even if your kids aren't great at fractions! We hope this encourages you during your homeschool week! Share this episode with a homeschooling mom if you know someone that could use encouragement. If you have any questions or comments you can email them to us at ben@thesmilinghomeschooler.com. You can also sign up for our weekly encouragement email at www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a quick review! 

On this week's podcast, we talk about how parents are the best teachers for their children. This is part 2 of our 4 part series. We also answer some listener questions! During the show we talked about some of our favorite books from school, if you are interested in the reading program we talked about then you can visit their website https://www.sonlight.com/. If you have a question and would like it answered on the podcast, you can email us at ben@thesmilinghomeschooler.com. 

Thanks for listening to Episode 2 of The Smiling Homeschooler. We answered some listener questions and started the first part of a 4-week series about the "Why" of homeschooling.  The listener questions we answer are;  What are some tips for transitioning into college? - Cheryl Wise  How do you encourage friends who want to quit homeschooling? - Jeanine Feldkamp  How do you integrate different aged kids?   I am one of those uptight moms who is trying to reform. haha, Your devotional helps. I also have a child that has trouble in math - big trouble like can't remember how to read a clock and still does math facts on her fingers. The concept of money he can get but if we don't review is every day, he forgets and we start from square one. He can not do fractions or decimals and in 8th grade can't conquer 5th-grade math. My question is how do you graduate a child like that? They can't meet the state requirements for a diploma. GED? Help, please. Thanks a mom   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at ben@thesmilinghomeschooler.com. You can also signup for our weekly encouragement email at www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com.       

This is the first ever episode of The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We have been looking forward to this day for a long time. In this first episode, we are talking about easing back into homeschooling. We interview Todd's wife, Debbie, to hear how she gets back into the swing of school. We hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email ben@thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Also "Like" our Facebook page to get more daily encouragement!