Homeschooling science is often frustrating and impossible, easily replaced with videos, or neglected altogether. Don't let it be! I've got help and great offers! Science can be hands-on, exciting, edible, and dangerous! And can create lasting family memories. Like when you almost burn the house down for the science fair. True, hilarious story here….

In this episode, you will learn about deschooling Yourself to help increase confidence and start your year off on the right foot. You'll be given questions to consider & answer to help you deschool. You will also receive encouragement for the year ahead.

Children's literature can be fanciful — some of it is even nonsense — but there are reasons that we need it. In this episode, reader, author, speaker, and homeschool dad, Martin Cothran, ably explains what children's literature is for and we need it now, more than ever. If you've been harboring a secret love for the books of childhood, you'll be delighted to find that they are truly good for us. Enjoy!

As homeschool parents, we are usually great at planning for the academic school year - setting goals and selecting curricula. But have you planned for family adventures in your school year? In this episode, Jessica encourages parents to remember the "why" of their choice to homeschool, and to build in opportunities to create traditions and adventure, including her favorite "Annual Family Day."

Homeschool perfection is impossible and boring. Be awesome instead! Tips for being an imperfectly awesome homeschool teacher. And for laughs... The 10 Commandments (suggestions for sanity) of a Homeschool Mom.

Cynthia and Sue discuss how they worked successfully with reluctant learners and the lessons they learned from those experiences.

An actual recording of the infamous "homeschool parent-teacher conference" (aka split personality overthink-a-thon) in my head. The teacher and voice in the back of our minds echoing public opinions and trying to checkboxes, and pigeon-hole potential will be played by me. And the voice of the bedraggled but hopeful homeschool mom is played by...also me. Listen, laugh, sniffle, and feel seen and inspired.

Are you working with a child who has difficulty with cooperation, focusing, hyperactivity, sensory processing dysfunction, or has meltdowns? Do you have a child who "whines" all the time? Could a hidden allergy be affecting your child's behavior? Find out why one mom said, "Our daughter is so different now." Histamine is a huge irritant to the nervous system. Many parents are finding that common foods can be contributing to the child's everyday behavior. This doesn't have to be hard!

Karla Williams is the unschooling mom of six, as well as the author of Homeschooling Gone Wild: Imagined Learning Through Living

Karla Marie Williams is the president of BeBold Publishing. As an author, international speaker, and child advocate, Karla has impacted families all over the globe. Her message of hope and inspiration in the areas of homeschooling, foster care/adoption, parenting, and Christian living is sought after for retreats and conferences. She is a wife of 23 years and a mother to six sensational kids. Karla and her family reside in Grand Rapids, MI.

In this episode, Jessica shares her family's "family economy" system for chores and allowance. If you've been wanting to implement a better system for kids to pay for their own things, work around the house, and learn the value of a dollar, this system may work well for you, too.