Several people have asked us "What time is curfew at your house? When do you require your kids to be home? Is it different for teens and twenties?" 

Our answer usually surprises them -- because we really don't have one! That doesn't mean our kids run rampant, smashing mailboxes at 3 a.m. and hanging out in grocery store parking lots all night ... but it's because of an approach we take with relationships and responsibility in our family. This episode, we'll talk about how and why we handle the question of curfew the way we do!

 

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Once it was so easy - Dad had his calendar at work, and Mom had hers for the kids and herself. What needed coordination except for holidays and vacations? But when we had kids in high school and heading off to classes and activities all over the place, we realized we had to get better organized or we'd lose track of everything. This episode, we talk about four very simple things we've done - and totally for free - that help us keep tabs on everyone's plans and commitments, so we avoid most of the "Uh oh!" moments we used to have so often!

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This is a data-driven society, or at least, it claims to be. "The surveys said" or "Research indicates," or "Studies show" are assumed to be _proof_, but a famous politician observed that "There are lies, and there are damn lies, and there are statistics."

How can we look at news of the latest polling or study and begin to discern what may be valid, and what may be false, in the daily flood of data? How can we sort out science from propaganda? How can we avoid being deceived or just misled by bad methods or bad intent?

Dr. Brian Ray, the founder and head researcher for the National Home Education Research Institute, talked with Hal at the HSLDA National Home School Leadership Conference, about things we should understand when confronted with "research."

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Parenting is hard enough when everything's perfect. It's really hard when you have to be a single parent -- however you got there -- and being a single mother raising a boy is nothing to sneeze at.  Both our mothers were widows with teenagers at home, and so we've seen up front some of the struggles single moms go through. This episode we talk about some particular issues a mom with a boy may be facing when there's no father in the home -- whether Dad's gone to heaven or gone to Iraq.

Resources We Recommend

Our book Raising Real Men will help you better understand your son at any age

Our new book Love, Honor, and Virtue will help you discuss Biblical sexuality from a young man's perspective

Here's our article about keeping your kids safe from predators

Here's a list of our favorite character-building books for boys

 

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How desperate we are to avoid labeling our kids! And with good reason ... if they're in a classroom setting, maybe. But as homeschoolers, we have a much better handle on the social side, and there are serious benefits to your struggling child when you get her tested earlier rather than later. This episode, we talk about our own struggling learner and what we discovered on the way from a late start ... to a college scholarship! There's hope!

 

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"How can I get my husband more involved in our homeschool?"  It's a common question but there are a lot of things below the surface - and we'd say that no matter what he's doing, if he's married to a homeschooling mom, then he's already a homeschooling dad! This episode we unpack the concept of Dad's part and involvement in the kids' education from a Biblical and always, a practical perspective, and we offer some encouragement to both of you --

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If you homeschool, you've probably wondered if you ought to join a co-op. On today's program, we talk about how co-ops can help you meet your kids' academic and social needs. One of the biggest advantages of homeschooling, though, is being able to individualize education for each of your children. Homeschooling isn't one-size-fits-all, so we'll also talk about how you can know if a particular co-op (or any co-op at all) isn't a good fit for your children or your family.

 

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Christian parents all hope and pray for their children to trust Christ, but how do you know when they've really been saved? Can't we take a little child at his word if he's prayed "the prayer"? Is there any reason to hesitate because of the age, or situation, or just on principle? And what's the difference between the child's actual salvation, and our ability to confirm it from the outside? In this episode, we continue our conversation with Dennis Gundersen, author of Your Child's Profession of Faith, looking at the situation from the point of view of a pastor as well as a parent.

 

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As Christian homeschool parents, what's your number one concern? No question - it's about teaching your kids to know and love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ! In this episode, we talk with veteran pastor and teacher Dennis Gundersen, author of Your Child's Profession of Faith, about the awesome responsibility - and incredible blessing - of sharing the gospel with your children. How early can they truly believe? How can tell if they've really understood the gospel? What do you do if you're just not sure? And more!

 

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Last episode, we wanted to encourage new homeschoolers who may be having second thoughts about this grand experiment they planned. But what about veterans (like us)? How did your last year go? Everything exactly as planned? Or was it like so many of ours, full of interruptions, distractions, illnesses, emergencies ... Maybe you look at last year's disasters and think, "I'm not ready to start again ... I don't know if I can do it!" This episode, we talk about the reality of doubts and disappointments, and how God often works through our homeschooling troubles to accomplish things we may not have realized yet!

 

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