The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are replaying a great episode from a few years ago. We had a great discussion about how to equip and encourage your children as they start to think about their future. We think this will be encouraging! We 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com. Lastly, if you enjoy our podcast, make sure to share it with other homeschooling moms. There are so many other moms out there who need weekly encouragement!  Have a great week, and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! In this episode we are talking about a question we hear often from our listeners,  how do you know the difference between when your child is stuck because they don't get it, or is just acting lazy? How hard should you push them to keep trying in a given subject? We had a great conversation about these topics and we hope you feel encouraged by it!  Before we begin we 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com. Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! In this episode, we talk about homeschooling during hardship. It is part of every person's life, and having the right approach to homeschooling during these tough times is important!  We 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com.   Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are playing an episode from a couple of years ago, where Charlene Notgrass joined us from Notgrass History. She is an author, speaker, and a homeschooling veteran! She has a passion for helping homeschooling moms be happy! She has a ton of encouragement and wisdom to share!  Before we begin we 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com. Lastly, if you need more weekly encouragement, you can sign up for our short weekly email over on our website, thesmilinghomeschooler.com.  Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are getting closer to Homeschool convention season, which is one of our favorite times of the year! So this week we talk about why homeschooling conventions are amazing, and why you should attend. We also give our insider tips on how to have a great experience!  Before we begin we 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com.  Lastly, if you haven't already, please leave us a review on whatever podcast app you listen on! This is a great way to help others find our podcast, and encourage more homeschooling moms!    Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are talking about standing strong against the world's philosophy in homeschooling. There is so much wrong thinking about what matters and also when it comes to learning and raising our kids. There is constant pressure from so many different people. So we have some encouragement to share that will help you withstand these pressures in your homeschooling.  Before we begin we 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com.   Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! My name is Ben Wilson, and we have a great episode for you this week! We are joined by Todd's wife,  Debbie Wilson, to check in on how her year of homeschooling has gone so far. We discussed what has worked, what hasn't, and when it is okay to change homeschool curriculum. She also gave us her favorite part of the school year and she shared some encouragement on how to deal with the winter doldrums. It is always a great episode when Debbie is on, and we hope you enjoy it!  We 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com.    Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are discussing what homeschooling can do, and what it can't do. This episode was inspired by a couple of emails we received from listeners, and we think this is an important topic to cover. We hope you finish this episode encouraged!  Before we begin we 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com.  Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week our topic of discussion is extracurricular activities. There are so many options and pressures out there when it comes to these types of activities, so we talk about whether or not they are important, and how you can approach them.  Before we begin we 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com.  Lastly, if you haven't already, please leave us a quick review on whatever podcast app you listen on. This is a great way to help spread the word about the smiling homeschooler!  Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are back with our first episode of 2024! So to start this year off, we created lists of the top 10 most important things we have EVER learned! It was fun for us to put together our lists, and we would encourage you to try this as well!  Before we begin we 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 the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.  Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for supporting what we do! They are another fantastic source of homeschooling encouragement, so please go subscribe to their magazine at homeschoolingtoday.com.    Have a great week and don't forget to smile!