101 Homeschool Ideas

Be an Empathetic Parent… Not a Pathetic One… Demonstrating Empathy is Key to STRONG Relationships In this episode, I discuss how empathy will strengthen your relationships and help you overcome the number one obstacle in any emotional situation with your children. I am not an expert in this field. Instead, I am someone who desperately CONTINUE The post From Pathetic to Empathetic appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

“[Trust] is the central issue in human relationships within and outside organizations. Without trust you cannot lead. Without trust you cannot get extraordinary things done. Individuals are unable to trust others fail to become leaders, precisely because they can’t bear to be dependent on the words and work of others. So they either end up CONTINUE The post Get Your Children to Trust You appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Preparation is the key to any successful presentation. I will present this information in the context of a homeschool lesson, but it will help you with any kind of presentation from a high school speech class to a presentation in front of the Board of Directors.   4 Steps to a Great Presentation There are, CONTINUE The post Ep 50 Lesson Outlines Made Easy appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

If we are going to start homeschooling our children, then we should not simply try to replicate what the public school system does. If we do, then we will simply replicate many of the problems that are causing us to want to homeschool. Scroll to the bottom to see the 5 Family Activities     CONTINUE The post 5 Activities To Build Family Relationships appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Public education–even with teachers doing everything they can–continues to lose traction. Nationwide, students today are falling further behind those from other countries. We all know that the school system, as it is constituted today and generally speaking, is not succeeding.   The Symptoms Anytime you get sick, you actually do not feel the germs or CONTINUE The post John Taylor Gatto appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Usually, you are giving the homework to your children. Well, it is time for you to do the homework. On a piece of paper, describe your parenting style. Now, turn the paper over and ask one (or more) of your children to describe your parenting style. You may have to assure them that you want CONTINUE The post Dr. Gottman’s 4 Parenting Styles appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

John Gottman is one of the most well-known researchers in the area of family relationships and the author of one of my newest favorite books: Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child   In today’s episode I focuses on briefly defining an emotionally intelligent child from what I learned in Dr. Gottman’s book and then giving an CONTINUE The post Homeschool and Emotionally Intelligent Children appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

How many times have you worried about time? When it comes to homeschool that is one of the concerns I hear the most. “I don’t have the time.” “I need those hours when my children are in school!” “How will I find the time to be with each one of my children?” Or, there is CONTINUE The post Homeschool Will Give You More Time! appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

DiSC is a behavior type test that can help you understand typical behaviors in individuals and the strengths and weaknesses of those behaviors in day to day settings. This material has been utilized in the workplace for decades. When I first read about DiSC, I immediately realized the potential for using this type of knowledge in CONTINUE The post DiSC Homeschool Style appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

What do you do when you realize that the summer is just about over? You have the best homeschool summer fun you can!!!! You have heard the saying: “It ain’t over til the ….” Well, anyway, here are a few ideas that will help you have a blast with your children before the summer is CONTINUE The post Homeschool Summer Activities appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Bill Coder from Math U See was so great to visit with me about their math curriculum. When we started homeschooling, there were two or three math programs that I felt like I was hearing mentioned over and over again. Math U See was one of the top two. We had never tried Math U CONTINUE The post Math U See appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Last episode we kind of talked about some “simple” questions that you could ask your children to help you build that relationship and open the doors of communication. Now, we want to talk about some questions that you absolutely, must ask your teens to help keep them safe in a crazy, immoral world. I know CONTINUE The post 4 Questions You Have to Ask Your Teen appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

I just want to give you some questions that will help you open the door to conversation with your children. Here are some simple questions that will help you and your child develop the ability to communicate so that when difficult situations arise, you can talk through the ‘stickiness’ of anything. Questions for your younger children: CONTINUE The post Conversation Starters appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

In this podcast, I will explain 6 ways you can create social experiences for your homeschooled children. This is one of the most commonly asked questions of parents that choose to school their children at home. It is as if public school is the only place a child can get a social experience. Thank goodness CONTINUE The post 6 Ways to Create Social Experiences for Your Children appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

In this podcast I will explain why I think that learning is critical learning (despite what some researchers have been saying over the last 5 years). I will also tell you why I think the researchers are wrong and why I think that we can still use their own research to suggest that games are CONTINUE The post Why Games Help Learning appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Playing with our children is SO MONUMENTALLY IMPORTANT!!! Parents need to play more games WITH their children. I am not talking about signing them up for another season of soccer or t-ball. I mean just simply playing with them. Games are a great motivator on different levels for children and may be one of the most often CONTINUE The post Terri Brady on Games in Homeschool appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Vision is one of the most important pieces when it comes to successfully tackling a new adventure like Homeschooling your Children. Every homeschool family should have a list of reasons WHY TO HOMESCHOOL and a second list of 25 THINGS YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF HOMESCHOOL.  You may think those are two lists are exactly the CONTINUE The post Terri Brady and Finding Your “Why” to Homeschool appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

HOW DID IT DO THAT? Make sure you submit your child’s explanation of the science project below. Just leave us a comment at the bottom of the page. Listen to this podcast (and all of our past episodes) here for FREE!!! Just click below:     The post Homeschool Science Challenge #1: Egg Forces appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

This podcast will help you prepare your children for whatever testing experiences that lie ahead of them. If they understand this simple approach to tests, I promise that their scores will improve. Listen to why I have so sure…     Listen to this podcast (and all of our past episodes) here for FREE!!! Just click CONTINUE The post Improve Your Test Scores appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

In this episode I am going to tell you about the biggest mistakes that teachers make almost every day. With relatively little effort you can drastically improve your learning experiences with your children. They will be excited to learn whatever you are trying to teach them with just a little extra effort on your part. I CONTINUE The post Get your children excited about learning. Ready… Set… Learn… appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.