Connected Families Podcast

Move Beyond Homeschool Stress: Practical Ideas That Promote Peace


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Homeschooling can be delightful, beautiful, and an amazing privilege! It can also be hard. You can move beyond homeschool stress and experience peace in your home. Today we’ve got Marni Love and Amy Nyvall, homeschool moms and Connected Families certified parent coaches, here to address the real challenges homeschool families face daily. From sibling conflicts, pushback during lessons, and the toxic beliefs about ourselves and our children, they share vulnerable stories and practical strategies for creating a peaceful learning environment.

This episode serves as an introduction to their upcoming LIVE Homeschooling Webinar Homeschool Discipline: 4 Ways to Cultivate Calm, Connection, and Confidence. In the webinar they’ll dive deeper into practical tools for homeschool families seeking to apply the Connected Families Framework.

Key Points:
  • Common challenges homeschool families face that are different than the ideals in our minds
  • Replacing toxic beliefs about yourself and your children with grace-filled truths that you review regularly
  • Practical strategies for handling pushback and emotional moments during lessons
  • How the concept of “slow, low, and listen” can help families when tensions rise during the day
  • Creating margin in your school day for connection and conflict resolution
  • Mentioned in this podcast:
    • Connected Families Parent Coach Certification Program
    • Sensitive & Intense Kids online course
    • FREE PDF: Slow/Low/Listen
    • You Lost Your Temper with Your Child: How to Make Things Better Again
    • Marni Love Website
    • Learn more about Amy Nyvall: Coach Profile
    • REGISTER NOW: Homeschool Discipline: 4 Ways to Cultivate Calm, Connection, and Confidence July 16th 10:00am CST
    • Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting!

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      Guest Bio:

      Marni Love is a former public school teacher who has been a home educator for 14 years. She is a Homeschool Mentor, a Certified Connected Families Parent Coach, and an instructor for CF coaches-in-training. Marni enjoys spending time with her husband, Eric, and their three sons in the beautiful mountains and beaches of Northern California. You can connect with her through her website, marnilove.com.

      Amy Nyvall is a Connected Families Certified Parent Coach who lives near Portland, Oregon, where she homeschools her kids ages 14,11, and 9 and leads a vibrant Charlotte Mason Education Community. Contact Amy at [email protected] or learn more about her here: https://connectedfamilies.org/coaches/amy-nyvall/. Amy is available for coaching and speaking on the Connected Families Framework.

      © 2025 Connected Families

      Are math lessons causing meltdowns?
      Is your homeschool calendar overwhelming everyone?

      Join experienced homeschool moms and Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches Amy and Marni for a transformative webinar designed to help you move beyond daily power struggles by fostering genuine connection and nurturing your child’s confidence.

      Learn how to connect before you correct, coach your kids toward responsibility, and create a peaceful, joy-filled learning environment.

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