Homeschool Unrefined

What happens after you scale back and lower your expectations?  What about when you come off of a period of deschooling?  This episode is all about what comes next. How do we decide what to add and when?  How do we know when we or our kids are ready for more?Where do we start? If you haven't listened to our Episode 41: Where We Stage an Intervention, you might want to start there.     Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/homeschoolunrefined. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our Audible listens: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, Paddington books by Michael Bond. Read Aloud Revival Membership Trello Outschool The Arrow (Brave Writer) Q & A a Day for Kids Ep 42: Where We Change Things Up Center for Lit GamEd Academy   Loving This Week Angela - Plant Therapy Anti Age Essential Oil Also: Wolf Honey Farm Skin Moisturizing Bar Maren - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin    Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Sometimes, the homeschool curriculum or philosophy you envisioned isn't working for you or your child.  We give you permission to change it up!  In this week's episode, we bring you an interview from our friend, Melissa Schoenberger, who has lots of experience making changes.  She tells her story and also explains what she has gained from going through many different homeschool curricula and philosophies.   Loving This Week Angela - Glacier Point Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle Maren - Ebay   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Are you disappointed in the start of your homeschooling year?  Are you not getting as much done as you'd hoped?  Are your kids resistant to doing work? Do you have a toddler getting in the way of teaching time? Are there tears from anyone involved?  Then we are here to stage an intervention!  And trust us, we need one too.  We created this message because it's the one we need to hear (over and over again).  So relax and join us for a message designed to make you feel better about doing less.   Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/homeschoolunrefined. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our audible listens: Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker, Self-Reg by Stuart Shanker, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood (and the entire series)   Loving This Week Angela - Humans of New York: The Series Maren - Whole Foods   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.  

In this episode we talk all about the ways we can get perfectionistic in homeschooling and parenting. Striving for excellence is one thing but that can easily slide into perfectionism.  We talk about our own perfectionistic tendencies and their consequences.  We also talk about why it's actually a good thing to not complete the curriculum or have a messy house, for example.   Warning: this episode has some serious borderline obnoxious laughter at the beginning when Maren and Angela reminisce about their first experience with yoga class.  If you aren't into this, you may want to skip ahead a few minutes.   How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Faber and Mazlish. Our How to Talk series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3   Loving This Week Angela: Ranch Dressing/Dip Recipe Maren: Daily Greens Drink   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

In this episode, we dive in to chatting about everything we're using for curriculum this year.  You'll hear what exactly we're using, why, how and how often for all the subjects.  This episode is a bit longer than normal and is jam-packed with lots of information.  We would love to hear from you!  What are you using for curriculum this year? Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/homeschoolunrefined. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our audible listens: The Glass Castle, Roald Dahl books Logic of English Nessy Explode the Code Brave Writer - The Writer's Jungle, Jot it Down, Partnership Writing, Faltering Ownership Big Life Journal Wright at Homeschool Facebook and Instagram Q&A a Day For Kids: A Three Year Journal A Young People's History of the United States Give Your Child the World Constitutional Podcast Presidential Podcast Story of the World Khan Academy Prodigy Math Montessori Stamp Game Montessori Checkerboard Lessons for a Living Education 100 Chart Inchimals Unifix Cubes Kiwi Crate Chemistry Kit Snap Circuits Ep 10: Where We Talk Science with Jenny   Loving This Week Angela - Rebbl Maca Mocha Instacart Maren - George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic (Song: Give Up the Funk)   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

This is the last episode in our summer chat series where we talk about what's going well, what needs tweaking and answer a listener question.  Today's listener question is all about how to handle homeschool skeptics.  We'll give you our best advice for how to think about and answer those curious questioners.  As always, we end the show with what we're Loving This Week. Curried Sloppy Joes in Sweet Potato Bowls Citiblocs   Loving This Week Angela - Panasonic Facial Hair Trimmer for Women Maren - Ecovacs Deebot Robotic Vacuum Cleaner   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

In this episode, we challenge the notion that homeschool parents need to do loads of planning.  We encourage you to know yourself and do what works best for YOU.  Do you love to plan?  Then go for it! Does the thought of planning overwhelm you?  Do you like to plan differently than other homeschool parents you know?  It's ok - embrace your style because everything will go more smoothly if you do. Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/homeschoolunrefined. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Our Current Audible Listens: The Green Ember, Pax, Of Mess and Moxie Favorite Instagram Storiers @jamiebgolden @joyeggerichs @littlebitsof_realfood @melissa_hartwig @erinhmoon   ALA Newbery Medal Page ALA Caldecott Medal Page A Mighty Girl Books Page Coretta Scott King Page Great Schools Booklist Give Your Child the World by Jamie Martin We Need Diverse Books A Young People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn This Land Is Our Land by Linda Barret Osborne Presidential Podcast Constitutional Podcast Read Aloud Revival Membership The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson Big Life Journal Logic of English The Good and the Beautiful Prodigy Math Game Math Lessons for a Living Education Bravewriter The Writer's Jungle by Julie Bogart   Loving This Week Angela - Better Homes and Gardens Festival 12-Piece Dinnerware Set from Jet.com Maren - Slackline   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

This episode is another in our Summer Chat Series where were are talking about what's going well, what needs tweaking and we answer one listener question.  This week's listener question is all about how we handle transitions, large and small.  We thought it was an appropriate week to tackle the topic since many of us are transitioning back into school.  Of course, we also chat about what we are Loving This Week.   Loving This Week Angela - Death Sex & Money Podcast Episodes: I Killed Someone. Now I have Three Kids: Updated and My Husband Killed Someone.  Now He Might Get Out Maren - Altra Women's Superior 3.0 Trail Shoes     Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Today is a fun one!  Maren's husband Sean joins our show to talk all about how he and Maren met, his background, his views on education and why he thinks the world needs homeschooled kids.  This would be a perfect episode to share with a reluctant homeschooling partner because they talk all about how they came to the decision to homeschool together and the many reasons why it's a good fit for their family.    LTW Sean - Delta Skymiles Medallion Program Maren - Airpods   Connect with Sean on Twitter or Instagram   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

This is the last episode in our summer book club series where we'll be talking about chapters 5 & 6 of the book, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.  Today we talk all about praise and freeing children from playing roles.  Join us! Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/homeschoolunrefined. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Pax by Sarah Pennypacker Peter and the Starcatchers Series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson How To Train Your Dragon Series by Cressida Cowell   Loving This Week Angela - Headspace App Maren - Thrive Market, littlebitsof_realfood on instagram   Visit our website Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers Follow us on Facebook and Instagram  Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com   We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.