Olivia Votaw has been homeschooling for several years and has faced many of the struggles that are common to homeschool parents: Her husband was less than supportive in the beginning; She faced the negative pressure from within family and friends (nobody wants their children to be WEIRD); Where do you find help with the subjects that you are not excited to teach? She explains how she faced these home schooling challenges.

Homeschool Ideas Ep. 9 Olivia Votaw

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One of the best reasons to do fieldtrips with your homeschool children is the opportunity to see what gets them excited. Do you need some great homeschool fieldtrip ideas? Well, here are some of my favorite ideas. Have you done fieldtrips that were an incredible success? What about trips that were absolutely terrible? Well, do me a favor and tell us your story below.

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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

From Pathetic to Empathetic

“[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

Get Your Children to Trust You

Math is one of those subjects that really make homeschool parents nervous. I have heard so many parents express the idea that they would have to send their children back to public school once they got into Jr. High because they would not be able to do the math. WHAT?? Ask most parents what grades they are most nervous about when it comes to public schools and they will say the Jr. High or Middle School grades. That 6th through 9th grade period is horrible. And we are going to send our children back because I cannot remember a few Algebra equations or how to find x? Math U See may be your answer. This curriculum comes with student workbook, instructional DVDs, and instructor manuals for the teacher in your homeschool. What if that is not enough? Well, you can call them and they will walk you through the concept until you are ready to teach it to your children.

Math U See

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

Homeschool Ideas Ep. 9 Olivia Votaw

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