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Trevor Rothaus, creator of Catholic Stories for Children  joins me to discuss a fun and engaging way to teach the Catholic faith to children!

00:29 - Welcome Trevor & faith journey
4:15 - What is Catholic Stories for Children?
6:23 - Video production and animation
9:35 - How can people support you?
14:12 - Mass Guide and Feast Day Calendar
19:14 - Printable prayers and Ignatian Spiritual Exercises for kids
24:00 - Growing in virtue
28:28 - What do you have in store for the future?
32:57 - Where to start and encouragement

Catholic Stories for Children
and on Instagram @catholicstoriesforchildren

forever learning (blog post) 

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Wow, what a profound episode with Dr. Deborah MacNamara who joins me to discuss her new book Nourished: Connection, Food and Caring for Our Kids.  We discuss relationship as the foundation to our health, how food and attachment are interconnected and how to create a family culture where food draws us together, is joyful and life-giving.   
 
1:14 - Valuing the family meal, Bonnie's experience 
6:40 - Food will either serve attachment or soothe emotional distress 
11:50 - Receptivity and operating from the perspective of a role
13:48  What if we are met by resistance from our children? 
18:55 - Food culture in Italy: food draws people together, celebration, togetherness 
22:55 - The work of love and attachment was always meant to be invisible 
26:23 - Without connection children become more anxious, agitated, resistant 
28:58 - Attachment does not mean the kids run all over you 
34:11 - Not making an issue of food 
36:17 - How do you hold on to a teenager? 
38:24 - Food problems can become relationship problems  
49:25 -  Experiencing food, play, and invitation 
59:16 - Becoming your kid's best bet

Dr. Deborah MacNamara's website
and Instagram @drdeborahmacnamara

Nourished: Connection, Food and Caring for Our Kids (And Everyone Else We Love) by Deborah MacNamara PhD

Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or Anyone Else Who Acts Like One) by Deborah MacNamara

Rest, Play, Grow: Interview with Dr. Deborah MacNamara (podcast)

respect (blog post)

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Albert and I chat with Fr. Paul Houlis about pilgrimage, holiness, joy and blessings. 

Catholic Heritage Curricula - Ever Ancient, Ever New

2:11 - Welcome Fr. Paul and opening prayer
11:24 - Pilgrimages and greatest impact of being in the Holy Land
21:03 - What was your most profound experience?
25:46 - Feeling deeply, longing, and desire 
39:42 - About Fr. Paul's podcast : A Holy Mess Podcast
43:22 - What's your favourite thing about being Catholic?
44:42  - Securing joy,  gratitude and holiness

A Holy Mess Podcast

why I am catholic, chapter the first (blog post)

#makejoynormal #homeschooling #travel #pilgrimage #prayer #holyland #sacraments 

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It catches you by surprise. One day, they're all babies and little kids and you're having so much fun with all the schooling and suddenly, someone is 14 or 15!   It all seems to get a lot more serious and we find ourselves in a completely new landscape.  Thanks to Ashely for her willingness to share her questions and concerns on this podcast, as we explore that new landscape.

00:29 - Welcome Ashley!
2:03 - Developing a high school transcript
5:21 - Having a conversation with your teen about their future
7:48 - Write everything down that they do
11:02 - Discerning what's best for your family
19:20 - Developing a course and grading
28:25 - Coaching our children
34:52 - Family life and time management
38:35 - New school year, where to start?

https://www.bonnielandry.ca/pdfs

getting to graduation with grace (Youtube) 

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thanks to our sponsor, Catholic Heritage Curricula

2:11 - Welcome and gearing up for a new school year 
5:13 - How do you direct a 14 month old without rewards or consequences? 
11:13 - How do we get our kids to do things that they don't want to do? 
17:22 - Connect and direct
19:44 - Restricting computer time and video games
24:12 - Prevention and managing the environment for safety 
30:28 - Supportive parenting for creative and sneaky kids 

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my homeschool workshop in audio and video

Back to school free planning pages

Lydia's Catholic Saints timeline

Blog posts:

Planning your year with natural learning

Keeping track

Gearing up for the school year

Getting some mom time

Previous episodes:

What will you do all day? Developing routine with littles

Prepping for next year, what we really need

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Thank you Kelly!  For more awesome tips on simplifying mom life, find Kelly here

https://www.simplehomemom.com/

1:09 - Welcome Kelly! 
2:37 - Strategy #1: Use Go-back Baskets 
5:43 - Strategy #2: Use loop planning for low stress chores 
11:41 - Strategy #3: Use blitz tidying as needed 
17:57 - Strategy #4: Commit to simple daily planning 
20:27 - Strategy #5: Use chore habits for less effort chores 
22:21 - Strategy #6: Commit to a weekly planning session 
24:40 - Strategy #7: Create a plan B chore routine
28:53 - How do you stay on-top of the basics? Meals, dishes? 
37:52 - How do you keep laundry flowing smoothly?

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I have three lovely ladies, Teresa, Leah and Margaret bring their incredible and insightful questions to the podcast.  Honestly, I think this is one of the best episodes we've done...these gals are so insightful with wanting to understand such fundamental aspects of home education and family life.  Thank you, ladies, you are fabulous!

7:50 - How do you define joy? 
22:01 - Reactive response vs. tender response 
27:11 - Why the focus on joy?
41:30 - Growing spiritually with our kids
44:42 - Offering correction in a loving and dignified way 
50:19 - Where did you come across the philosophy of gentle parenting? 
59:55 - Combating angst and building resilience 

Homeschooling with JOY workshop videos

Searching for and Maintaining Peace

Let Beauty Speak

Bishop Barron seven deadly sins

Sheila Kippley

Hold Onto Your Kids

Episode on resilience

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A listener submits a question, and well...I just launch.

Catholic Heritage Curricula - Ever Ancient, Ever New

2:32 - What curriculum do you recommend for a preschooler?
5:10 - How natural learning began in our home
11:41 - What I noticed over time
14:44 - Curricula stressors and math example
19:13 - Be the master of the curriculum
19:53 - Creating a loving learning environment

Bonnie Landry Youtube page 

The Three R's by Ruth Beechick

Homeschooling Simplified book series

gearing, part three, avoiding the things that kill joy (blog post) 

#makejoynormal #homeschooling #preschool #curriculum #education #kindergarten #unschooling #discipline #math #natural #learning

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