In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss 8 tips to use when preparing to send your children (or yourself) back to school. Whether you’re in public school, private school, homeschooling, etc, these tips are universal and will make sure your family stays strong and united! Do you feel like your children bring school behaviors and […]
Podcast 76 – 8 Pro-Schooling Tips For Everyone! Read More »
(This event is not hosted by TSG. Nicholeen will be a featured speaker.) Equipping… Encouraging… and FUN! There’s a reason that homeschooling families attend these regional conventions and travel from all over the United States and Canada to get to one (taking advantage of our Hotel Discounts, too). It’s because a GHC convention truly is the
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(This event is not hosted by TSG. Nicholeen will be a featured speaker.) Ontario, California – June 16-18, 2022 Equipping… Encouraging… and FUN! There’s a reason that homeschooling families attend these regional conventions and travel from all over the United States and Canada to get to one (taking advantage of our Hotel Discounts, too). It’s because
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(This event is not hosted by TSG. Nicholeen will be a featured speaker.) Equipping… Encouraging… and FUN! There’s a reason that homeschooling families attend these regional conventions and travel from all over the United States and Canada to get to one (taking advantage of our Hotel Discounts, too). It’s because a GHC convention truly is the
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(This event is not hosted by TSG. Nicholeen will be a featured speaker.) MO Homeschool Convention – March 24 – 26, 2022 Equipping… Encouraging… and FUN! There’s a reason that homeschooling families attend these regional conventions and travel from all over the United States and Canada to get to one (taking advantage of our Hotel Discounts,
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(This event is not hosted by TSG. Nicholeen will be a featured speaker.) SC Homeschool Convention – March 17 – 19, 2022 Equipping… Encouraging… and FUN! There’s a reason that homeschooling families attend these regional conventions and travel from all over the United States and Canada to get to one (taking advantage of our Hotel Discounts,
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(This event is not hosted by TSG. Nicholeen will be a featured speaker.) Join us to explore if homeschooling is the right direction for you! If you are already homeschooling, expand your homeschool skills, capacity and knowledge. Get ready to be inspired and take your homeschool to a whole new level.
Simplified Homeschooling Virtual Zoom Summit Read More »
Parents and school administrators have requested that I make a short, free curriculum that parents can use to help their children navigate some of the social issues children are often forced to encounter at young ages. This curriculum is basic but deep, and it’s a principle-based lesson plan to help parents prepare their children to
Stand Out & Speak Up – Self-Government Principles For Our Day! (Curriculum) Read More »
Chris W. shared this shocking story with me about his experience last week with his son at a California park. “My son and I were playing soccer at a park in the bay area of California. Multiple African American boys came up to my son and started punching him in the head for no reason.
Is Critical Race Theory Hurting Our Children? Read More »
Think of the voices that surround our children. Voices leading children to love money, God, family, power, popularity, prestige, entitlement, activism, intellectual achievement, personal worth, truth, pleasure-seeking, time wasting, productivity, industry, judgment, despair, and more. It’s easy to see how some of these voices mislead and hurt a child’s potential. Yet, these voices oftentimes
Hurting or Helping Children | The Battle For Hearts And Loyalties Read More »
In 2012, a woman attending one of my Teaching Self-Government parenting trainings began to cry in the middle of my presentation about different styles of parenting. She timidly raised her hand and I called upon her to speak. Through sobs and tears she said, “My mom was that modern progressive, permissive type of parent you
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In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss the effects of pornography on the adolescent brain and a form of exposure that is outside the realm of internet filters. There are places where pornography can be accessed by children that are considered “safe” and don’t attract the attention of adults who are concerned with protecting their
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A mother recently asked me how to help her daughter feel motivated to do anything besides sit around the house. She isn’t alone. With the new quarantine lifestyle, many families are thriving with the increase of family time, personal time, and relationship-building. But, even the most involved parents can still find that their child might
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One of the primary roles of parents is to be a leader of their children. Dedicated, motivated parents are usually one of two kinds of leaders; ambitious leaders or led leaders. While ambition seems like a powerful quality in a leader, it’s flawed because ambition is self-serving. On the other hand, a leader who is
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Could it be that Coronavirus could actually cure your family? Now families have to be together all the time. Some families think this sounds awful. If a family is thinking this, then they are in need of lots of family time, not the contrary. In an effort to turn this pandemic into a blessing for
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Trapped! That’s what many people feel like they are right now. Many children are complaining of being bored, or worse, having way too much screen time. Stress is infiltrating more homes globally by the day because businesses are closing their doors, people are losing their jobs, bills are still coming due, social distancing is making
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Are we holding our children back?In the past 80-100 years, society has started holding children back with an artificial extension of childhood instead of empowering them forward toward purpose and adulthood. Thomas At age 12, Thomas Edison convinced his parents to allow him to leave home in order to sell newspapers to Grand Trunk Railroad
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I’ve been writing about the best practices in raising children since 2006. During this time, I’ve covered a variety of subjects, but never did I think I would end up writing about a topic like this. No matter where you live or how you choose to educate your children, this database scandal could likely affect
Public Databases Destroying “Safe Places” For Children Read More »
“There is no more war in my classroom, and there is no more war in my home.” Those were the words of a teacher from Kenya this summer. It was part of a parenting training I attended designed to teach Catholic leaders how to teach their families self-government skills and good communication. In the 19
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This is the time of year the focus of the world is on education and preparing our children to learn and grow toward success. We enroll the children in classes, schools, programs and activities in hopes they will get an education to prepare them for the future. Is our current educational plan adequate for the
Lest We Forget: The Vision of Educating Young People Read More »