make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined.
make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
Managing our anger one baby step at a time: a fundamental conversation for the beginning of a new school year Episode
My listener and guest, Kimmy, and I, address the topic of anger, learning to pause, growing in holiness and - aaaah - EXPECTATIONS.
2:08 - Kimmy's questions on managing anger and structuring the day
8:01 - Creating and sustaining a loving environment
12:21 - Planning time for yourself
18:58 - Camp style learning
22:40 - Practices that help us deal with anger and develop self-control
40:53 - How to respond to our kids anger
51:45 - Knowing that there is always another way
Keeping your head above water, live workshop (Youtube)
Tyranny of the Urgent chart
Seven Deadly Sins; Seven Lively Virtues with Fr. Robert Barron (Youtube)
soundbites:
- "I want to employ your tactics, but do you have advice on how to nurture my passionate soul?"
- "I always knew that, once lunchtime was over, we were done."
- "Our world is very urgent, and the control factor of “I need to..."
- "Living in this urgent world where we actually have to be intentional about entering into a merciful, peaceful state of..."
Engage kids aged 6-9 with fun, screen-free activities from the world of scouting
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