Podcast Episodes

how do we nurture children through their upset

Season 3 Episode 11

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What do we DO with intense children?  Can they just cry, what does it look like to walk a child through difficult emotions?  We spend so much time in our day managing beha…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

family traditions: November, Advent and Christmas

Season 3 Episode 10

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Elizabeth asks a loaded question.  What are your family traditions?

Well, there are many that were added one at a time over the years, until describing them becomes a convo…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

mom guilt

Season 3 Episode 9

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Oh.  Yes.  Motherhood is a guilt trip, no?  

This is a little supplementary episode that Elizabeth and I recorded in the context of a larger episode, but I think we may all…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Can I be both a good homeschooler and a good housekeeper?

Season 3 Episode 8

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Can you be both a good homeschooler and a good housekeeper?  Does something have to give?  Christina and I discuss the expectations of homemakers and homeschoolers, those …

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Discernment: how do we know if we're making the right decisions - an interview with John Paul Meenan

Season 3 Episode 7

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Wow. This was a remarkable episode. John Paul Meenan , professor at Seat of Wisdom Catholic College in Ontario, joins me (and enlightens me…) on the process of discernment…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

how to repair the day, how to repair the damage

Season 3 Episode 6

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Christina and I discuss a big question in two parts.  What can we do when the day has gone sideways and what can we do when we come unglued with our kids...or they come un…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

phonics, dictation and learning language arts in context

Season 3 Episode 5

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We can't take the language out of language arts.  Phonics, spelling, grammar, punctuation and the rest of language arts, are so beautifully learned while we learn the purp…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

questions about obedience: impulse control

Season 3 Episode 4

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Oh, man. Kids are so impulsive.  What do we do with that? 
Christina and I continue with questions that have risen from our episode about discipline.  What to do when kids …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

homeschooling with a new baby and other charming and challenging times in our lives

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Welcome back, Elizabeth!  In this episode, we (naturally) talk about homeschooling with a new baby.  Considering the season of babyhood, we address the joyful and time con…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

laundry: how not to let it ruin your life

Season 3 Episode 2

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A short episode from a talk I gave a couple of years ago that I wanted to share with you all.  I talk about how laundry was both ruining my life and changed my life.  Not.…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago