The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast

Episode 257 - Teaching Your Kids About Money - With Charla McKinley

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! On today's episode, we are joined by Charla McKinley creator of Beyond Personal Finance and the Artisan of Adulting. She has created a fun and engaging curriculum to teach teens about the realities of money and finances. 

Before we begin we want to Thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the Smiling Homeschooler possible. We work with them, because we believe their curriculum is one of the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. You can visit Teachingtextbooks.com to check out a free trial. 

Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine, for their support. If you need more regular homeschooling encouragement, which every mom does, then subscribe to their magazine over at homeschoolingtoday.com.

Have a great week, and don't forget to smile! 

Episode 256 - It’s summertime!

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week Todd is flying solo! He talks about spending time at the county fair, and answers some summer-related listener questions! 

 

We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for making the Smiling Homeschooler possible! Their math curriculum is fun, engaging, and one of the best! Check out a free trial over at their website, teachingtextbooks.com. 

 

Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine for their support! Every homeschooling mom needs encouragement, and Homeschooling Today Magazine provides this! Go subscribe over at homeschoolingtoday.com. 

 

Have a great week, and don't forget to smile! 

Episode 255 - Family Friendly Movie Night Recommendations

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This is the week of the 4th of July, so this episode is a day late! Summer is a fantastic time to have fun with your family, and sometimes that can be a movie night! But it can be tough to find something that is appropriate for all ages, especially in this day and age. So we are replaying an episode from a couple of years ago, where we give some of our family-friendly movie night suggestions! 

Before we begin we want to Thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the Smiling Homeschooler possible. We work with them, because we believe their curriculum is one of the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com. 

Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine, for their support. If you need more regular homeschooling encouragement, which every mom does, then subscribe to their magazine over at homeschoolingtoday.com 

Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Episode 254 - Celebrating the Freedom of Homeschooling

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are only a few days away from the 4th of July, so we are talking about the freedom we have to homeschool and what raising patriots means in this day and age! It is another fun episode, and we hope you enjoy! 

We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the smiling homeschooler possible. We work with them, because we believe their curriculum is one of the best and helps more homeschoolers smile during math time. Go support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com. 

Also thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine, for their support. If you need more regular homeschooling encouragement, which every mom does, then subscribe to their magazine over at homeschoolingtoday.com 

Lastly, if you want to pickup the book Todd mentioned or any of our other resources, go to thesmilinghomeschooler.com. 

 

Have a great week and keep smiling! 

Episode 252 - Celebrating Our Children

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Today we are talking about taking time to celebrate your kids and letting them know how important they are. We also talk about what to do if you don't have anyone encouraging you in your life. 

We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for helping to make the Smiling Homeschooler possible. We work with them, because we believe their curriculum is one of the best and helps more homeschoolers smile. Support them, and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com. 

Also, thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine, for their support. If you need more regular homeschooling encouragement, which every mom does, then subscribe to their magazine over at Homeschoolingtoday.com 

Lastly, don't forget we have a ton of encouraging products over on our website, including books, notecards, t-shirts, and games. Visit thesmilinghomeschooler.com and click on the store to see all that we have to offer. 

Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Episode 252 - Parenting is Hard!

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are doing something a little bit different, we talk about the origins of Familyman Ministries and The Smiling Homeschooler! Also in honor of fathers Day coming up, we talk about the Bathroom Book of Fathering, which is a book Todd Wilson wrote to remind dads about what is most important. Although it is geared towards dads, don't worry, it is encouraging to any parent, and we think you will enjoy it! 

Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for supporting the Smiling Homeschooler for more than 250 episodes. We would encourage you to let them know that you appreciate them supporting us, and if you haven't already go check them out at teachingtextbooks.com. 

Lastly thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine, for their support. We were big fans of their magazine long before they were a sponsor and my Dad has written for them for many many years. If you would to have more regular homeschooling encouragement, then subscribe to their magazine over at homeschooling today.com.

 
Have a great week, and don't forget to smile! 

Episode 251 - Fostering a Love of Homeschooling in Your Children - With Ashley Wiggers

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! It is Ben's wedding anniversary on the day we normally record, so we decided to replay an awesome episode from a couple of years ago. We were joined by Ashley Wiggers from Homeschooling Today magazine, to talk about fostering a love of homeschooling in your children and multigenerational homeschooling. It was a great episode and we hope you enjoy it! 

We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for supporting the Smiling Homeschooler for all of these years. We would encourage you to let them know that you appreciate them supporting us, and you should check out their math curriculum for next school year, over at teachingtextbooks.com

Lastly thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine, for their support. We were big fans of their magazine long before they were a sponsor and Todd has written for them for many many years. If you would like to have more regular homeschooling encouragement, then subscribe to their magazine over at homeschoolingtoday.com 

 

Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Episode 250 - All Homeschoolers Have the Same Struggles

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are back this week for episode 250! We have a great show for you! We talk about some of the conversations we have had with homeschooling moms recently, the end of the school year, and which states have the most smiling homeschoolers! 

Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for supporting the Smiling Homeschooler for 250 episodes. We encourage you to let them know that you appreciate them supporting us, and if you haven't already go check them out at teachingtextbooks.com. 

Lastly thank you to Homeschooling Today Magazine, for their support. They are a wonderful source for regular homeschooling encouragement, and if you aren't already, you should subscribe to their magazine over at homeschoolingtoday.com. You won't regret it! 

 

Have a great week and keep smiling! 

Episode 249 - Are You Actually Behind in Homeschooling?

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We talk to and hear from so many homeschool moms, and one of the most common things they say, is that they are worried that their children are behind. So this week, we are replaying an episode from a while back, where we discuss this fear of being behind, and what to do to combat it! 

Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. If you haven't used their amazing curriculum before, then check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com. 

Lastly thank you to Homeschooling Today magazine, for their support. They are a wonderful source for regular homeschooling encouragement, and if you aren't already, you should subscribe to their magazine over at homeschoolingtoday.com. 

 

Have a great week and don't forget to smile! 

Episode 248 - End of the School Year Review and Listener Questions Answered - With Debbie Wilson

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we were joined by Debbie Wilson to talk about how her school year has gone. What she has enjoyed doing that is new, and what she will be doing differently next year. She also shares some advice on whether to continue school through the summer, if you need to finish the curriculum to be done with the school year and what to do if your child is struggling to read!

Before we start we want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums around, and we believe they help more homeschoolers smile. Go check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.

Lastly thank you to Homeschooling Today magazine, for their support. They are a wonderful source for regular homeschooling encouragement, and if you aren't already, you should subscribe to their magazine over at homeschoolingtoday.com. 

 

Have a great week, and don't forget to smile!