Homeschool

critical thinking

Episode 115: Teach Kids Critical Thinking with Natalie Burns

As a certified teacher turned homeschooling mom herself, Natalie Burns from Homeschool Teaching Simplified is on a mission to empower homeschooling moms with the tools to teach critical thinking skills, without sacrificing time from the core subjects, so you can see your child take initiative for their learning....
kodys updates

Episode 111: Kody’s Updates, Rants, and Information

Sometimes, I just feel the need to share some updates. This episode talks about what happening on our homestead, with our business, the kids, my products, and my favorite books....
homestead childhood

Episode 110: Nostalgic of a Homestead Childhood with Tiffany Noone

Tiffany Noone of Fern Woods Farm shares her story of getting started homesteading, nostalgia of a childhood on her grandmother's farm, and her new children's book coming out this summer!...
raising boys

Episode 106: An Honest Talk About Raising Boys With Durenda Wilson

Raising boys often makes us question why in the world they were designed the way they were. But as Durenda Wilson, author of Raising Boys to Men, so hilariously puts it, stupidity is not sustainable....
letting kids play

Letting our kids get enough play and how to provide the best type of play.

The question of letting our kids play enough might sound strange coming from such a strong advocate for kids working on the farm and personal responsibility....
useful science

Episode 105: Getting Kids Excited About Useful Science with Dale Cox

Dale Cox shares about his background in food science and his curriculums in food and physics to get kids excited about useful science....

Can homestead kids major in agriculture without abandoning their values?

Can homestead kids major in agriculture without abandoning their values? List of colleges and universities with sustainable agriculture....
unschooling ourselves

Episode 103: Unschooling Ourselves with Diana Peterson

Unschooling is a homeschooling method that is rapidly growing in popularity, especially within the homestead community. Diana Peterson from Radically Unschooling shares how kids will rise to embrace their own learning when given the opportunity. However, the key to successful unschooling is learning how to unschool ourselves....
Teach our kids

Teach our kids the things we were never taught

Instead of giving our kids everything we never had, we should teach our kids everything we were never taught....
careers in agriculture

Is your homeschooled teen considering a career in agriculture?

There are over 22 million careers in agriculture, what are the odds that your child will work in that industry one day?...
include kids on homestead

How to Include My Kids on the Homestead

There are a ton of ways to include kids on the homestead. But are you doing it in a way that gives them a sense of responsibility?...