No matter what you have been told about “benign” education, the Bible says education is anything but benign. Education involves the imparting of ideologies, beliefs and values to a student. Much more than math—education is material for life.  It is never neutral!  Join Heidi today as she talks about importance of knowing WHO is educating your children and WHY it matters!

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Homeschool Legal Defense Association

Concerns Over Common Core (Institute for Excellence in Writing)

Eight Problems with Common Core (Washington Post)

The Busy Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Daylight: Managing Your Days through the Homeschool Years by Heidi St. John

Do you need encouragement and fresh ideas for your homeschool day? Help is on the way!

Tick Tock, Tick Tock…

Can you hear it? Are you “burning daylight?” If you have ever experienced a series of days, weeks or even months when you felt like you just could NOT get on top of all you had to do, you are not alone. Juggling homeschooling and homemaking can be challenging—or so we’ve heard!

Whether you’re struggling with managing your day, or simply looking for encouragement and fresh ideas for tackling your list of things to do, you will enjoy hearing from the heart of busy homeschool mom of seven, wife and author, Heidi St. John.

You’ll laugh out loud, learn some of Heidi’s favorite tips on everything from home organization to meal preparation, and discover how you can homeschool in freedom and joy.

Are you ready to be encouraged? Then join Heidi in discovering that real moms sometimes serve cereal for dinner—and live to write about it!

Educating the Whole Hearted Child

by Clay and Sally Clarkson  Since 1994, Educating the WholeHearted Child has been a trusted guide for thousands of homeschooling families. This extensively revised and expanded third edition provides a solid biblical foundation for educating and nurturing your children’s hearts, minds, and soul.

Pocketful of Pinecones

Karen Andreola, renowned interpreter of the Charlotte Mason method of education, has written a unique sort of book in the homeschool world. Pocketful of Pinecones is a teacher s guide the nature study cleverly disguised as a heartwarming story written in the form of a mother s diary.

The Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola

Got teenage boys? If you do, you’ve entered one of the most precious times of raising children. God’s Word is … Continue reading Bringing Up Boys – Ages 13-18 →

Got teenage boys? If you do, you’ve entered one of the most precious times of raising children. God’s Word is counter to the culture! Come join us as we talk about what happens in the process of launching arrows! These are some of the best (and most challenging years of parenting) … it’s LAUNCH TIME!

The culture is headed toward gender neutrality—but the Word of God tells us that God created us male and female… by design! Embrace the difference between the sexes with Heidi St. John and Durenda Wilson on today’s podcast. Between them, they have been raising seven boys!  Be encouraged!

 

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Bringing Up Boys by Dr . James Dobson

With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it’s no wonder so many parents and teachers are asking questions about how to bring up boys. Why are so many boys in crisis? What qualities should we be trying to instill in young males? Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, an entire generation of boys is growing up without a clear idea of what it means to be a man. In the runaway bestseller Bringing Up Boys, Dr. Dobson draws from his experience as a child psychologist and family counselor, as well as extensive research, to offer advice and encouragement based on a firm foundation of biblical principles.

The 5 Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman

Does your child speak a different language? Sometimes they wager for your attention, and other times they ignore you completely. Sometimes they are filled with gratitude and affection, and other times they seem totally indifferent. Attitude. Behavior. Development. Everything depends on the love relationship between you and your child. When children feel loved, they do their best. But how can you make sure your child feels loved?

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know by Dr. Meg Meeker

In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters–and especially so for fathers. In this unique and invaluable guide, Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician with more than twenty years’ experience counseling girls, reveals that a young woman’s relationship with her father is far more important than we’ve ever realized. To become a strong, confident woman, a daughter needs her father’s attention, protection, courage, and wisdom. Dr. Meeker shares the ten secrets every father needs to know in order to strengthen or rebuild bonds with his daughter and shape her life–and his own–for the better.

Parenting by The Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your...

Do you wonder if your boys are listening to you?  We wonder the same thing!  🙂  Boys between the ages … Continue reading Bringing Up Boys – Ages 6-12 →

Do you wonder if your boys are listening to you?  We wonder the same thing!  

The culture is headed toward gender neutrality—but the Word of God tells us that God created us male and female… … Continue reading Bringing Up Boys →

The culture is headed toward gender neutrality—but the Word of God tells us that God created us male and female… by design! Embrace the difference between the sexes with Heidi St. John and Durenda Wilson on today’s podcast. Between them, they have been raising seven boys!  Be encouraged!

 

Don’t miss a podcast!

Subscribe on iTunes Here

Visit our SPONSOR: YWAM Publishing to find wonderful, engaging, life-changing stories for the entire family!

Resources for today’s podcast:

The 5 Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman

Does your child speak a different language? Sometimes they wager for your attention, and other times they ignore you completely. Sometimes they are filled with gratitude and affection, and other times they seem totally indifferent. Attitude. Behavior. Development. Everything depends on the love relationship between you and your child. When children feel loved, they do their best. But how can you make sure your child feels loved?

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know by Dr. Meg Meeker

In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters–and especially so for fathers. In this unique and invaluable guide, Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician with more than twenty years’ experience counseling girls, reveals that a young woman’s relationship with her father is far more important than we’ve ever realized. To become a strong, confident woman, a daughter needs her father’s attention, protection, courage, and wisdom. Dr. Meeker shares the ten secrets every father needs to know in order to strengthen or rebuild bonds with his daughter and shape her life–and his own–for the better.

Parenting by The Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your Child by John Rosemond

Picture respectful, responsible, obedient children who entertain themselves without television or video games, do their own homework, and have impeccable manners. A pie-in-the-sky fantasy? Not so, says family psychologist and bestselling author John Rosemond.

In the 1960s, American parents stopped listening to their elders when it came to child rearing and began listening instead to professional experts. Since then, raising children has become fraught with anxiety, stress, and frustration. The solution, says John, lies in raising children according to biblical principles, the same principles that guided parents successfully for hundreds of years. They worked then, and they still work now!

The New Strong-Willed Child by Dr. James Dobson

Is a willful little darling driving you to distraction?...

The culture will tell you that the God of the Bible is “irrelevant.” Don’t believe it! Join us Heidi St. … Continue reading Prayer →

Have you ever stopped to think that you only have your child for a few short years? Join … Continue reading Let Them Be Little →

 

 

Have you ever stopped to think that you only have your child for a few short years? Join us today for some encouragement about the preciousness of childhood. Yes. We vote for childhood!