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A toddler is not an interruption to your school day. A toddler is a permanent feature of it, and your schedule has to admit that out loud. The post Ep 9: Homeschooling With a Toddler appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Nobody reconstructs a school year accurately from memory. Not one person. And yet nearly all of us try, usually in the spring, usually the night before something is due. The post Ep 8: Write It Down As You Go appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Before you decide your child is behind, be sure you know what you are measuring against. Grade level is an average, not a standard. The post Ep 7: Is My Child Actually Behind? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

There is a weak version of the socialization question and a serious one. Homeschoolers have gotten so good at dismissing the weak one that we sometimes miss the real one underneath The post Ep 6: But What About Socialization? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

The thing that breaks multi-age homeschools is running parallel grade levels: four separate little schools under one roof, taught by one person. The post Ep 5: Teach Them Together appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Most parents stop reading aloud the moment a child can read alone. It is almost exactly the wrong moment to stop. The post Ep 4: Read Aloud Longer Than You Think You Should appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Here is a sentence that may save you several hundred dollars this year: you do not need a curriculum for every subject. You need one for the subjects that build in a strict order. The post Ep 3: Buy Less Curriculum Than You Think appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Your six-year-old finished everything in ninety minutes and you are standing in your kitchen feeling like a fraud. That feeling is the most common feeling in a first-year homeschoo The post Ep 2: The Day Is Shorter Than You Think appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Thirteen years ago, on the very first episode of this show, Felice Gerwitz said something out loud that most people would have edited out: “When I had this idea to create this radio network, I had no idea if it would even work.” Within three weeks, the shows launched anyway. HomeschoolingIRL on September 13th. The […] The post School at Home Doesn’t Work (And What To Do Instead) appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

📚 Part of our guide: How to Start Homeschooling How to Handle Homeschool Backlash from Family and Friends A Homeschool Foundations replay from Talking Mom to Mom, now airing on the Ultimate Homeschool Radio Show. What do you do when family, friends, or even strangers question your decision to homeschool? If you’ve ever felt caught […] The post How to Handle Homeschool Backlash from Family and Friends appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.