The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast

extr0 Thanks everyone for joining us for the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast. Hopefully these dos and don'ts will encourage you and help make this year the best school year yet! If you have a comment or question feel free to message us on Facebook! Also, I've said this before, but if you could leave us a review on whichever podcast platform you listen on, we would greatly appreciate it. We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring the Smiling Homeschooler podcast. They make math fun, and you can check out a free trial over at their website, teachingtextbooks.com. Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks, everyone for joining us for the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! I know you enjoyed hearing from my mom since she always has some great answers. If you have a question for her you can always message us on Facebook and we will make sure she sees your message. We would encourage you to go check out our sponsor teaching textbooks over at their website teachingtextbooks.com. They have affordable pricing, and you can check out their free trial over at their website. Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks, everyone for joining us for the Smiling Homeschooler Podcat! This episode was a lot of fun, and we had some great questions, from you all! If you have a question or comment you would like us to address, you can message us on Facebook or email us at [email protected] We would encourage you to go check out our sponsor teaching textbooks over at their website teachingtextbooks.com. They have affordable pricing, and you can check out their free trial over at their website. Have a wonderful week, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! Enjoy your summer, and stick at it even if it is hard! Because kids, homeschooling, and family are hard! if you have a question or comment you would like answered on the show you can either email us at [email protected] or message us on Facebook! We would encourage you to go check out teaching textbooks over at their website teachingtextbooks.com. They have affordable pricing, and you can view a sample lesson and try their free trial on their website. Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! Hopefully, you are enjoying the summer, and taking the time to relax, and do fun things with your kids! Try not to even think about school yet, if at all possible! Also, try to stop the ice cream truck this week if you have one around you. If you need some more summer bucket list ideas, go to the smilinghomeschooler.com for a great list of suggestions. We would encourage you to go check out teaching textbooks over at their website teachingtextbooks.com. They have affordable pricing, and you can view a sample lesson and try a free trial. Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! We hope we got you craving a day at the fair! Enjoy your summer, and try not to think about school for a while! Spend time with your kids and keep doing that summer bucket list. We would also appreciate if you would leave a quick review on iTunes if you enjoy the show! We encourage you to go check out teaching textbooks over at their website teachingtextbooks.com. They have affordable pricing, and see a sample lesson and try the free trial. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! I hope what Greg had to say was encouraging to you, and helped take some of the stress of teaching high school, away! We really do encourage you to go check out teaching textbooks over at their website teachingtextbooks.com. They have affordable pricing, and you can check out their free trial. If you would like more weekly encouragement, signup for our weekly email over at thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to this week's show! We are talking about big kid problems this week, which includes finding a spouse! If you would like more weekly encouragement, subscribe to our weekly email over at thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! You can check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! Continue enjoying your summer, and again we challenge you to make that summer bucket list and make those memories. If you have a comment or question you can email us at [email protected] We also want to Thank our good friends at Teaching textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products, view a sample lesson, and check out their affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Thanks for listening to this week's episode. Ben has a bunch of book recommendations, and talks about helping your child to learn to love reading! Remember let your kids be bored! Thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring this week's show. You can check out a sample lesson or their free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com. Have a great week, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to this weeks episode! We talk about dealing with the "high achievers" in your life, and about being real on social media. We hope this episode is encouraging to you! If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a quick review on iTunes! We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring this weeks episode. You can check out a sample lesson, or a try a free trial at www.teachingtextbooks.com. Have a great weekend, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to this week's show! Here is our guide to summer fun! If you would like to view the checklist that Todd talked about, click Here. We would also encourage you to signup for our weekly email over at thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring this week's podcast! Check out a free trial and sample lesson over at teachingtextbooks.com. Have a great week, and as always...keep smiling!

This week Rissa and Ben Wilson answer listener questions. We talk about the transition from school to life, and about when to finish for the year. If you would like to send us a comment or a question you can email us at [email protected]. Thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring this week's show! You can try out a free trial over at Teachingtextbooks.com. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! We hope we encouraged you not to worry too much about finishing every page in the curriculum, and to take a summer break, beginning soon! If you want to get your husband an awesome fathers day gift keep an eye on the familymanweb.com store for some awesome t-shirts. We also want to Thank our good friends at Teaching textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products, view a sample lesson, and check out their affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! This is homeschool Teacher Appreciation Week, so thank you, moms, for all that you do! We hope you find this podcast encouraging. If you ever have a question or comment for either of us, you can email us at ben or todd @thesmilinghomeschooler.com. We also want to thank our good friends at Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring the podcast! You can check out their free trial over at www.teachingtextbooks.com Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoy part 2 of our mini-series about Video games and technology! If you have any follow up questions or comments you can email us at [email protected]. Or you can message us on Facebook. We would appreciate if you would leave us a quick review on the podcast platform that you use! Thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring this week's show! Thanks for listening, and as always....keep smiling!

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Thanks for listening to Part 1 of our 2 part series talking about video games! We hope this is helpful and informative. If you have a question you would like us to answer on next week's show, you can either message us on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! You can check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening! Although it was a bit less focused them some of our episodes, we hope you found it encouraging. If you have a question or you have a topic you would like us to cover, feel free to message us on Facebook. We also want to Thank our good friends at Teaching textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products, view a sample lesson, and check out their affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com For more encouragement, visit our website www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Have a great week, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to this awesome episode of the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We interview Cindy LaJoy with Blue Collar Homeschool. What she has to say is freeing, and encouraging. We hope you enjoy this episode and check out more from Cindy over in her Blue Collar Homeschool Facebook group. If you would ever like to reach out to Todd or Ben you can message us through Facebook, or email us at [email protected]. Thank you to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast. Check out a free trial over at www.teachingtextbooks.com. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to Episode 33 of the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! If you would like to check out more of what we do you can visit our website www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Thanks to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring this week's episode. If you would like to check out their free trial you can visit their website at www.teachingtextbooks.com. Have a great week, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to this week's show! We talk about traveling and homeschooling while doing it! If you are attending the Nashville homeschooling convention coming up you could win a free audio CD of your choice! Just come up to the Familyman Ministries booth and say "I'm a smiling homeschooler" if you are the first you'll win that CD! If you enjoy our show we would appreciate if you would leave us a quick review as well! Thanks to Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast.

Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoyed hearing from Debbie Wilson this week, as we talk about preparing kids for marriage. If ever have questions or comments you can email us at [email protected]. We also want to Thank our good friends at Teaching textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products, view a sample lesson, and check out their affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com. Keep enjoying the opportunities homeschooling allows you to have with your children, time moves fast! And as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for joining us this week for the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast. Jamie Erickson has a ton of encouragement and tips for homeschooling with younger kids. We are sure it will help you smile more while homeschooling. If you would like to check out more from her you can visit her website at www.theunlikelyhomeschool.com. Plus visit our website to sign up for our weekly email and check out our blog! You can find these at www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com.

Thanks for listening! Hopefully, all of our talking about homeschooling conventions will encourage you to attend one this year! We also want to thank Teach Them Diligently for giving us a free family pass to give away during the live show. Thanks to our good friends at Teaching textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products, view a sample lesson, and check out their affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com If you would like to see Todd's speaking schedule you can visit www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com.

Thanks for listening! Our goal as always was for this show to be encouraging to you. We think Cheryl had a lot of encouragement to share. If you would like to reach out to her you can email her [email protected]. We would also encourage you to share this episode with your fellow homeschooling friend.Thanks to our good friends at Teaching textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products, view a sample lesson, and check out their affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com Have a wonderful week and as always...keep smiling!

This week we are super excited to have Dianne Craft with us on the show! her goal is to take the stress away from teaching "Special-needs" Children. Thank you to teaching textbooks for sponsoring this week's podcast! You can find more from Dianne at www.diannecraft.org

This week Ben and Rissa talk about their new son, valentine's day, and making your spouse a priority. We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for sponsoring the smiling homeschooler podcast. You can email us at todd or ben @thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

his show is going to be a lot of fun as we talk to Mom Strong author and speaker, Heidi St. John about a REFRESH Cruise we'll be doing together on January 4-12, 2020...AND YOU'RE INVITED!!! Join us now for a high seas adventure! To take advantage of the discounted rate of ONLY $544 per person, you’ll need to make your reservations by March 27th and mention the FPEA block number 6GHW24 . Call Carnival Cruise soon at 1-800-764-7419. If you would like to see more from Heidi you can visit her websites at momstronginternational.com or heidistjohn.com. You can also email us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and as always....keep smiling!

This week is a great episode! We interview homeschooling veteran Tina Farewell! We know it will be encouraging. If you would like to get in touch with us you can email us at [email protected]. Thank you for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to Episode 23 of the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We talk about finishing the tub renovation, upcoming baby, homeschooling while moving, and what to do if your kids don't want to do school. If you have any questions or comments you can email them to [email protected]. Thanks for listening and as always...keep smiling!

Welcome to the smiling homeschooler Podcast. We are super excited for you to listen to this weeks episode! Jan Smith joined us, who is a homeschooling veteran and leader, and what she has to say is incredibly encouraging. This episode is brought to you by Teaching Textbooks an award-winning Math program for Homeschoolers that is sure to make you and your children smile. If you would like to get in touch with any of us you can email us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the smiling homeschooler Podcast! We are back from our two week Christmas, New Year, and sickness break and ready to talk about getting back into school and how to smile while doing it! We also give some encouraging homeschool related New Year resolutions. This first show of 2019 is brought to you by Teaching Textbooks an award-winning Math program for Homeschoolers that is sure to make you and your children smile. So let's get started...here's my dad Todd Wilson.

This week it is just my wife Rissa and I (Ben) holding down the fort! We talk about our favorite Christmas movies, Christmas memories, babies and taking breaks from homeschooling! We hope it is encouraging! If you enjoy the podcast, we would ask that you share it with a friend! Have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

Thanks for listening to this week's podcast! We had an amazing interview with Chuck Black and Katherine Wilson. We talk about how to interest your child in reading, and a bunch of amazing book recommendations. If you would like to check out any of Chuck's books, visit http://kingdomseries.com/. To find information or purchase Katherine's books go to thesmilinghomeschooler.com/store. If you have questions or comments, you can email us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are talking about the dark fears that homeschooling moms have. We also talk Christmas and a homeschooler buying guide. If you would like to take advantage of the 9% off coupon that Todd offers, all you have to do is use the code 9off during checkout over on www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. If you would like to email us you can send an email to [email protected]. Don't forget to like us over on Facebook. Have a great week and as always...keep smiling!

We finally convinced Debbie Wilson to be on the podcast! She has some amazing answers to the questions we asked her. She has nearly 20 years of homeschooling experience, and we are sure what she has to say will be encouraging to you! If you would like to check out the Christmas products that Todd mentioned, visit www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com and click on the store in the menu bar. If you have a question or need some encouragement, you can email us at [email protected]. Today's show is brought to you by Teaching Textbooks an award-winning Math program for Homeschoolers that is sure to make you and your children smile. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

This week we talked about what aspects about homeschooling we are thankful for! Thank you to everyone that commented on our Facebook post! Todd mentioned some Christmas products, which you can find here. Then all you have to do is click take me to the store and choose the Christmas category. He also mentioned his blog post about advent, here is the link to this article. If you have any comments or questions, you can email us at [email protected]. We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for their sponsorship and you check out their amazing math curriculum over at www.teachingtextbooks.com. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling! Oh and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

This is an amazing episode! We interviewed Author and Speaker, Diana Waring. We are sure that you will find what she had to say, encouraging. If you would like to see more from Diana, you should visit her website at www.Dianawaring.com. If you have a question, or just need some advice, you can email us at [email protected]. We want to thank Teaching textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products, try out some sample lessons, and check out their affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

This week we talk about history and whether or not it even matters. What do you do if your child just doesn't like history? We cover this and a bunch more on this episode. The Smiling Homeschooler is powered by Teaching Textbooks, an award-winning math curriculum. If you would like to check out their amazing curriculum and pricing visit teachingtextbooks.com. If you have a question or a topic suggestion you can email us at [email protected]. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always...keep smiling!

Thanks for listening to this weeks' Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We talk about what to do if your kids hate their spelling program halfway through the school year. We hope this is helpful and encouraging! We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for making today's show possible. You can learn more about all their great math products and affordable pricing at teachingtextbooks.com. Have a great week and as always...keep smiling!

This episode is short and sweet, and is the conclusion to our 2 part mini-series! Dad finishes talking about what each of his children has taught him about homeschooling and parenting. If you are encouraged by our podcast then we hope you share it with a friend! If you would like to follow our blog go to our website www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com and if you have any questions or comments you can email us at ben or todd @thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Have a great week, and as always...keep smiling!

We are on Vacation this week and next, but we planned ahead and have a great podcast for you! This week Todd talks about what each of his children has taught him about homeschooling and parenting! This is part 1 of this topic. We hope it is encouraging! If you would like to ask a question or have a comment, you can email us at ben or todd @thesmilinghomeschooler.com. Thanks for listening, and as always...keep smiling!

This week Todd is on the road, so it is just me and my wife Rissa. During this episode, we talk about our homeschool experiences, and our top 3 reasons we want to homeschool our children. We are both a couple of homeschool graduates, so we hope this encourages you! We also give some Disney vacation tips as a bonus. If you would like some more homeschooling encouragement, you can subscribe to our weekly email over at www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. You can also email us at [email protected]. Also if you enjoy the podcast, we would encourage you to share it with a friend! Have a great rest of your day, and as always...keep smiling!

You are in store for some great encouragement this week! We were able to interview Ashely Wiggers of the Homeschooling Today Magazine and the Trail Guide to Learning Curriculum. She has a long history in the homeschooling world and offers some great insight and encouragement. If you would like to follow more that Ashley Wiggers does go to www.homeschoolingtoday.com and www.home-school-curriculum.com. As always if you would like to send us an email you can at ben or todd @thesmilinghomeschooler.com, or you can message us over on Facebook. Thanks for listening this week and as always...keep smiling!

We had a great episode this week talking about what to do when your family is against homeschooling. This includes parents, spouse, and kids! We also talk about that age-old myth of "Socialization". Make sure to join us next week for an amazing interview with Ashley Wiggers. If you have a question or are in need of some support, you can email Todd at [email protected]. Enjoy the rest of your week and as always...keep smiling!

We got the opportunity to have Rachael Carman on the show and ask her a variety of questions about homeschooling. She is a speaker, author, and co-owner of Apologia, and had some amazing answers! If you would like to get in touch with Rachael, visit rachaelcarman.com. You can also signup for the Smiling Homeschooler weekly email at thesmilinghomeschooler.com. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always...keep smiling!

This week we talked about Homeschool Co-op groups! We hope it was encouraging! You can visit the Smiling Homeschooler website to check out the blog visit our website at www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. If you have questions or comments, you can email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We hope you enjoyed this episode.

This is the final episode in our 4 part series! This week we are talking about how the relationship with your child is most important. During the episode, Todd offered to speak for free at your group if it with 100 miles of Milford Indiana, during the month of September. If you are interested in this, you can email him at [email protected]. As always you can email questions or comments to [email protected]. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a quick review on iTunes!

On this week's episode is part 3 of our 4 part series! We talk about how letter grades don't matter, and that you're doing a great job even if your kids aren't great at fractions! We hope this encourages you during your homeschool week! Share this episode with a homeschooling mom if you know someone that could use encouragement. If you have any questions or comments you can email them to us at [email protected]. You can also sign up for our weekly encouragement email at www.thesmilinghomeschooler.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave us a quick review!

On this week's podcast, we talk about how parents are the best teachers for their children. This is part 2 of our 4 part series. We also answer some listener questions! During the show we talked about some of our favorite books from school, if you are interested in the reading program we talked about then you can visit their website https://www.sonlight.com/. If you have a question and would like it answered on the podcast, you can email us at [email protected].