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
how do we know when to begin homeschooling and other very large questions
My guest co-host, Christina Jaloway, and myself wrestle some big questions today.
Christina Jaloway joins me for the next few episodes as a guest co-host while Elizabeth is preoccupied with other things! Christina is just starting her homeschool journey and she asks some of the big questions. We address the question of “when should I begin homeschooling” ~ it’s a great question and leads us down the path of what education really means. What we end up talking about is kind of the meaning of life, developing a family mission statement, and what are we doing here, exactly.
7:58 - Attachment and family life
14:19 - When should I begin homeschooling and examples of where to begin
23:54 - Ruth Beechick's The Three Rs
28:39 - How do we know who we are as homeschoolers?
31:07 - Importance of a family mission statement
34:45 - Finding common ground with your spouse
37:20 - Relationship as priority
40:53 - When do we start? Waiting for readiness
Socratic discussion for littles
Some resources we discuss today:
https://www.amazon.ca/Attachments-Why-You-Love-Feel/dp/0785297375/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=attachments+why+you+love&qid=1625075021&sr=8-1
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1052191/episodes/838857
https://www.pinterest.ca/onthisrock2/_saved/
https://www.theevangelista.com
https://www.amazon.ca/Rest-Play-Grow-Making-Preschoolers/dp/0995051208/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rest+play+grow&qid=1625921399&sr=8-1
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