Life Skills 101

By Lisa Nehring

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June 04, 2020Unity in Worship with Nathan Wilbur
Singing and worship aren’t the first things that come to mind when we hear the phrase, Life Skills. But decades ago, communal worship and song were key parts of the Culture. Pastor Nathan Wilbur of Wilbur Ministries shares with us the benefits of family worship in his home growing up.
Worshipping as a family forces us to think through our priorities; it invites God into our homes and brings to the family together over something wholesome.
A regular worship time as a family helps us think through the roles God has given us, and makes it easier to come to terms with them
If you are worried about time, simply set aside ten minutes on the weekend. If you would like to go longer but can’t, pray for more time.
Feel bashful about singing aloud? Don’t worry about it; if your or a family member’s voice sounds like a football stuck in a tuba, it doesn’t matter. The point is worshiping God and connecting as a family
Reclaim the culture of song; fifty years ago, the quality of voices didn’t matter, they just made more memories
Parents delight in the voice of their children, why wouldn’t God delight in ours?
This may have the side effect of churning up buried issues; good. That is God digging up the skeletons so all parties can have cleaner, more honest relationships.
This will be a discipline, it will be hard and awkward at first, but stick with it; its long term benefits are worth it.
Maintain an attitude of gratitude for what God has given us.
The Wilbur family are Believing Jews who have led millions in worship across the globe. From testimonies to song, they are always ready to glorify God with the voices He gave them:
https://www.wilburministries.com/
Check out their new Album; Selah
https://www.wilburministries.com/product/selah-cd/

Resources from True North:
Christian Psychology
https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/?s=psych
Book Club
https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/?s=book+club
Speech Club
https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/product/debate/
Middle Schoolers Writing Club
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U.S. Lit and Comp
https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/product/u-s-literature-and-composition-2/
U.S. History through film
https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/product/modern-american-history/

Check out the True North Tribe Facebook page!

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May 28, 2020Planning in Strange Times
Planning in Strange Times
This week on Life Skills 101 Podcast with Lisa Nehring – Let’s talk about Planning in Strange Times with Tamera Pool! Listen in for some great tips. Here are some show notes for you:
Examine what your kids need, and help them plan how to address it
Don’t be afraid to ask God what you need
Pray for your kids
Remember; you don’t always need what everyone says you need
Borrow
Buy used
Know your goals
Be specific in your goals
Do it
Get accountability
If you need it, get help
Make back up plans in case your plan A isn’t viable
Be proactive
Don’t get things done at the last minute
Resources from TNHA to help with your planning in strange times!
Elementary Courses
Junior High Courses
Senior High Courses
Mom’s Membership
Student Clubs
Life can be so unpredictable and that is why we began our Mom’s Membership at True North Homeschool Academy. Weekly LIVE online Book Clubs, Parent Equipping and Coffee and Chat; we take Ecclesiastes 4:9 seriously. We’d love to walk True North with you!
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May 25, 2020Writing and Education in Crazy times with Andrew Pudewa of Institute for Excellence in Writing
While Writing isn’t exactly a soft skill, it is an invaluable hard skill that makes a feed back loop with the soft skills. Andrew Pudewa of IEW fame offers several tips to encourage this skill in crazy times.
The top two things needed for your kids are; Language Skills (liberal arts), and Math skills (Logic/Stem/Arithmetic)
Choose what is interesting, but also needed.
Teach your kids how to memorize
Especially poetry, this will teach them diction, and heavily ingrain a love for language and reading, which in turn will give them a love for learning.
The 4 deadly errors of teaching writing:
Over correction
With holding help- if your child asks for it when writing, they probably need it.
Unclear Assignments- Your child cannot follow instructions they don’t understand. Be clear.
Over expectation- set a high bar, but be willing to give grace for learners.

Resources from IEW
https://iew.com/
TWSS
Language Acquisition Through Poetry
Themed Based Writing Books
Ancient History
Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales
People and Places
All things fun and fascination
With all of the resources in the world of homeschooling today, you can get the best of both worlds of Public School and Homeschool
True North Resources
https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/product-category/english/
British Literature
‘Dinner with Shakespeare and Dickens’
Literature through the movies
Writing Club
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May 18, 2020The Power of Notebooking with Cindy Rushton
Join Lisa Nehring and this week’s special guest, Cindy Rushton, and they discuss the power of notebooking! Here are some notes from the podcast:
Note-booking: A storage container for new ideas or thoughts you want to remember.
“… The way for writers who love to write, to write what they love about or what they love to learn”
Notebooks document what you have studied. It allows you to interact with the material in a unique way.
Lapbooks; a smaller, portable version that fits inside the larger notebook
Notebooks allow the child to get their thoughts on a subject down, then read them when most needed later in life.
An example would be Cindy’s son Matt; after a hard deployment in Afghanistan, he found a quote in his childhood notebook:
“…My religious belief teaches me to feel as sage in battle as in Bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. Captain, that is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave.” -Stonewall Jackson
The Notebooks help our children be ready for life:
Matt Rushton is currently developing new ideas based off what is written in his notebook
Helps with Learning as a lifestyle, as it is to hold what interests its owner. This will carry with us no matter where we go.
Cindy’s books:
Language Arts the Easy Way
Notebooking
Ministering to the Heart of Your Child
http://cindyrushton.com/
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True North now offers a membership site:
https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/true-north-membership/
Including clubs like ‘Science through Marvel’, ‘Minecraft’
Equipping tools; Academic Advising, Special Needs help, and other online workshops
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April 16, 2020 The Dark Side of World History
The Dark Side of World History
Does the dark side of history get you down? Are you unsettled by the morbid details? Fear not! The gloom and doom of world history, and concerns of present-day, can be a valuable and effective tool for teaching life lessons and reaching the hearts of your students with the Gospel.
Please join Linda Lacour Hobar, author of The Mystery of History, for a pensive and inspirational look at how and why to embrace the dark side of history! (Content appropriate for students age 10 and up.)
Visit the Mystery of History website
Listen to more Life Skills 101 podcasts here!
Check out our series Authentic Values: Part I:Recent History and Part II: Who are We? Part III: The Cause of Polarization, Part IV: Who We Are in this five part series on Authentic Values.
True North Homeschool Academy is committed to provide quality live online small group, dynamic, interactive classes and clubs, taught by world class teachers!
History Classes for all ages including Strategy: War and Peace and Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Looking for like-minded families to journey True North with? Join our Membership Site for great discussion, parent support and student clubs!
Join the True North Homeschool Academy mailing list and get weekly encouragement, find out about new classes, specials and more!
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True North Homeschool Academy is honored to partner with fellow homeschooling families by providing k-12th grade live online small group, dynamic, interactive classes, clubs, an engaged Mom’s Membership, free events and more!
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April 07, 2020Creating a Drama Free Team!
Today I am joined by Felice Gerwitz, owner of Media Angles, The Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network and the Christian Podcast Network, as well as host of The Vintage Homeschool Moms podcast. Felice has managed a large family and teams for many years and is a wealth of practical information and wisdom when it comes to working efficiently and drama free!
Sponsored by True North Homeschool Academy True North Homeschool Academy offers live on-line Special Needs Classes-,
Special Needs Academic Advising and Testing. Live, on-line, small group, dynamic, interactive and fun!

How do we keep our workplaces drama free?
Pray for good team members. Let God guide you.
Make sure your teams shares your passion and your vision.
Let others know what to expect.
Let others know what to expect
Be open to input
Require co-workers to sign a nondisclosure- This lets people know you are serious
Make your expectations clear from the beginning
Break up your workload
Don’t be authoritarian
Keep your team briefed so they know what is going on. Have a team schedule
Remember it is not always someone else’s fault, things happen
Be polite when problems come up
Be willing to negotiate assigned tasks if you are able

Take good care of yourself as well:
Keep office hours that you don’t work outside of
Establish a routine for yourself you keep
Felice is done by 3:00, then works out, showers, and reads
Everyone should block out reading time
Never lose your zeal
Life is too short to get upset over a deal that won’t work out. If it doesn’t match your mission, disengage, even if you lose money on it.
Don’t put people in a box
Live as the light
Set parameters
Be the bigger person
Appreciate your team
Family is about team work

Ultimate Homeschool Blueprint- through Media Angels
Howtohomeschoolblueprint.com
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March 11, 2020Communicating With Our Children; with Connie Albers
Does Communication in your Home create the Magic Kingdom or the Wild Kindgom?
This week, we are joined by Connie Albers, expert communicator and Momma of 5!
Communication is all about building relationships.
Make sure you are
Hearing each other
Affirming each other
Cast a vision for your family: We are doing life together. We can enjoy a rich relationship for years to come. Create a picture of your future life as family members and share with your kids that vision. Tell them what you are doing and why. You’ve heard them and affirmed them and they can see and believe in what’s coming next.
As parents, you want to set limits, rules and boundaries, but we all must learn to pivot in order to keep on top of the challenges that will come our way.
Connie Albers Website https://conniealbers.com/
Equipped to Be podcast https://conniealbers.com/podcast/
Book by Connie and recommended by Connie https://conniealbers.com/resources/
Connie Albers Face Book https://www.facebook.com/connielalbers
Owner at Equipped To Be
Author at Building Stronger Families with Connie Albers
Fall 2020-21 Classes at True North Homeschool Academy are posted! Check out our website and classes! Register before mid-March and save on with no registration fee! Classes for k-12th, clubs, testing, Academic Advising, Special Needs and More!

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March 05, 2020Communication Skills with Special Needs and Struggling Learners with Peggy Ployhar
Communication Skills with Special Needs and Struggling Learners
with Peggy Ployhar
Communication is way more than speaking
Communication Skills Improve Future Outcome
The Three Basic means of communications
4 ways to incorporate communication skills into your regular schooling.
Sponsored by True North Homeschool Academy True North Homeschool Academy offers live on-line Special Needs Classes-,
Special Needs Academic Advising and Testing. Live, on-line, small group, dynamic, interactive and fun!
To teach your SPED kids communication skills:
Get your kids talking- utilize film- help them see themselves communicating and then give them gentle instruction and ways for improving.
Help kids realize that conflict happens when communicating. Give them tools and skills to deal with conflict, including developing empathy and understanding the other side of the story.
Above all, listen and obey where God is taking you.
SPED Homeschool
You can tune in every Tuesday evening on the SPED Homeschool Facebook page to watch Peggy host SPED Homeschool Conversations
or you can join her daily on her personal YouTube channel, Daily Revelations.
To see a listing of Peggy’s upcoming Facebook live broadcasts, check out the SPED Homeschool Facebook Event page. For past broadcasts, check out the SPED Homeschool YouTube channel or podcast site.
True North Homeschool Academy is her to come alongside you as you homeschool your Special Needs or Struggling Learner.
Special Needs Classes- Live, on-line, small group, dynamic, interactive and fun!
Special Needs Academic Advising
Testing – done in the privacy of your own home. Safe, secure, results come to you!
Listen to more episodes here!
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February 21, 2020Communicating with our Kids about Internet Pornography
Communicating with our Kids about Internet Pornography
4 ways Porn causes problems:
Negative impact on couples/gender relations
Leads men and women to devalue each other.
Dominated by hostile sexism, frequent violence, gender dominations and object function
Because Porn floods the brain with dopamine, it shorts circuits other systems.
Porn becomes addictive, and undermines attachment, intimacy and the ability to relate.
The more frequent the porn use the lower sexual satisfaction
Porn as ‘instinctive’ is inaccurate and leads to low quality sex.
Loneliness-porn is significantly related to loneliness. Porn is associated with relationship distress, disrupted attachment and strain in relational hardwiring, and causes harm to relationships.
Divorce-doubles for men and women who use porn
Effects of porn:
Need bigger and bigger hits to get the same feeling
Can shrink the brain-porn addicts have smaller volume and fewer un
Turns off certain parts of the brain that process visual imagery.
Circuits short term mentality- and devalues delayed gratification. Women in relationships with men who are addicted to porn, spectators reported not being as happy than with men who did not view pron.
As Christians we should approach conversations with our kids about sexuality within the context of Marriage
Communicating with our Kids about Internet Pornography allows us to present sexuality within marriage and the importance of accountability and covenant.
Raising real men means teaching and training them to fight temptation and to consider their own sexuality within the context of Love, Honor, and Virtue.
Gregg Harris always said that we should not be teaching Sex Ed but Marriage Ed.
Biblical answer- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (on Sexual Immorality)
Resource Guide:
How to Talk to Your Kids about Porn blog post
Raising Real Men
Love, Honor, and Virtue
Porn accountability:
Covenant Eyes
Accountability 2You
Training Books:
Every Man’s Battle
Every Young Man’s Battle
Raising Real Men
Listen in as Dr. David and Lisa Nehring talk about helpful communication skills!
Communication Skills Part I
Communication Skills Part 2
Communication Skills Part 3
Communication Skills Part 4
Invite Hal and Melanie Young to speak at your church or conference!
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February 14, 2020Legacy with Katie Potter
Katie Potter joins us this week as we talk about communicating family history to your kids. Katie is the owner of “Storybook writing, family history for kids”, and runs a summer camp for teaching children the history of their families.
In addition Katie teaches live online classes for Elementary and middle school students including the Claritas Cycle III course in Classical Memory, Elementary Writing and Middle School – Literature Through Film for True North Homeschool Academy. (https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/katie-andrews-potter/).
Show Notes:
We are the link that carries the legacy of our family to the next generation.
The Ancient Greeks called this “Cleos”, which can mean legacy, family glory, and familial reputation.
Our ancestors have stories we need to remember, it helps with our identity.
Our children will only remember our grandparents through what we remember, write down, and pass on.
Remembering our ancestors reminds us that we all are important parts of a great story.
Begin teaching family history to your children when they are young.
“How I wish I had listened when I was young”
Visit True North Homeschool Academy: (https://truenorthhomeschoolacademy.com/)

Exodus 20:12
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
1st Kings 8:57
Proverbs 13:22
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FAQs about Life Skills 101:

How many episodes does Life Skills 101 have?

The podcast currently has 185 episodes available.