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The 80/20 Rule of Parenting: Prioritizing Your Family Without Losing Yourself
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. The 80/20 Rule of Parenting: Prioritizing Your Family Without Losing Yourself We’ve been sold a lie. A glossy, guilt-ridden lie that whispers, “Your children are your universe. Sacrifice everything. Neglect yourself. That’s what good parents do.” But what if I told you that this narrative is not only flawed but detrimental to both you and your children? In my book, “Raising Self-Sufficient Kids – An Honest Mom’s Guide to Intentional Parenting,” I delve into the concept of the 80/20 Rule of Parenting, a framework that challenges the conventional wisdom and empowers you to…
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Raising Lifelong Learners: How Your Actions Shape Your Child’s Love for Learning
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Raising Lifelong Learners: How Your Actions Shape Your Child’s Love for Learning The old saying of practicing what you preach goes a long way to encourage lifelong learners. Kids are naturally curious, but that curiosity can fade quickly when they don’t see fueling curiosity as a positive trait. Think of all the times you have rolled your eyes about reading something or taking a Saturday class for your job. Also, think of all the times you have complained about your job in some way. This is the equivalent of your child’s education. Whether…
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Chores and Recipes to Make Your Kids Feel at Home in the Heart of the Kitchen
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Chores and Recipes to to Make Your Kids Feel at Home in the Heart of the Kitchen I have let my kids help in the kitchen as soon as they are old enough to hold something in their hands. Sometimes, this meant handing a baby a wooden spoon to play with while I prepared a meal. This has made all the kids (even the boys) comfortable and accommodating in the kitchen from the word “go.” And when we have six kids and a busy homestead, I need all the extra hands I can…
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Why It’s Time to Revive Traditional Home Economics (for public and homeschooled students)
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Why It’s Time to Revive Traditional Home Economics (for public and homeschooled students) Home economics was a standard class (mostly for girls) until the 70s and 80s. Personally, I took cooking in middle school (by the same home ec teacher my mom had 30 years earlier) in the late 90s and true home ec was still taught at my high school well into the 2000s at minimum. I don’t live locally anymore. So, I am not sure. Home economics includes learning the basics of cooking, preserving, nutrition, money management, hygiene, and child development.…
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Steps to Reducing Chaos in a Busy Homestead Family
The thing that I help parents with the most is chaos control. Because parents don’t reach out until the pinnacle of chaos is reached
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5 Tips to Inspire Your Family Towards Self-Sufficiency This Year
Raising sustainable kids should be at the forefront of everyone’s mind. We are always thinking about our children’s future.
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Episode 122: Why Our Nation’s Kids Are Losing Their Jobs
Our nation's kids are being faced with a whole new problem that parents and educators have created. They are unhireable.
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Episode 121: Raise Them Rurally with Kody Hanner
There has been a lot of controversy over whether a rural childhood is better than an urban one. I'm here to say that, even though I'm happy right where I'm at in the country, it's all about how you raise them!
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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.
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Episode 107: Just an Honest Mom Helping Parents Raise Self-Sufficient Kids
My goal was to teach self-sufficient skills to kids, but it has been laid upon my heart to teach parents how to instill a desire for self-sufficiency.
