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Making Biblical Family Life Practical
by Hal Young and Melanie Young
Biblical truth for real family life — practical help for Christian parents raising, teaching, and discipling their kids at home. Authors and longtime homeschool parents Hal and Melanie Young tackle what families actually wrestle with: marriage, raising boys, discipline, sibling relationships, curriculum, and keeping Christ at the center of your home. Encouraging, down-to-earth, and rooted in Scripture — for homeschool parents who want faith and family to work together. Follow the show and never miss an episode.
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How to Get Your Kids to Work: Raising a Work Ethic That Lasts
It’s one of the most common questions we get – “How can I get my kids to work?” Surveys find that a large number of families don’t expect their kids to do chores – and many that do, have a running battle over getting them done cheerfully. This episode, we’re talking about a balanced, Biblical […]...
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Six Grade Levels at Once: How to Homeschool Multiple Ages
If you have more than one child, then chances are the decision to start homeschooling carries the question, “How can I teach more than one grade level at a time?” This episode, we talk about practical lessons we learned along the way of homeschooling six grades at once … with a toddler in the…
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Sweet 13 Bonus: Boys Who Will Not Sit Still
The Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen. Every host takes one real question, and Hal and Melanie get the one about boys who will not sit still. The post Sweet 13 Bonus: Boys Who Will Not Sit Still appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. Click the icon below to listen.
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When Your Child Falls Apart Over an A-Minus
Helping Your Perfectionist Child Melanie’s phone rang. It was their son, away at college, nearly hysterical. He was going to get an A-minus. If you’re raising a perfectionist child, you know that phone call in your bones. If you have a child like that — the one who bursts into tears over a missed...
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Family Worship That Actually Works: What to Do With Those 15 Minutes
Family Worship That Actually Works | What to Actually Do Last week we talked about why family worship matters and why it’s so hard. You came away convinced. Then Monday morning arrives, everybody’s on the couch, and the question hits: what do we actually do for the next fifteen minutes? Hal and...
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Family Worship Without the Guilt: Making Devotions Stick This School Year
You know you should be having family devotions. You’ve started three times this year. Somebody bounced on the couch the whole time, somebody else couldn’t stop giggling, and by Thursday it had quietly disappeared again — along with a fresh layer of guilt. Family Worship Without the Guilt: Making...
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How to Plan Your Homeschool Year Without the Panic (Put the Big Rocks in First)
It’s that time again — the planners are out, the curriculum catalogs are dog-eared, and the pressure is building. Before you map out every minute of the coming year, Hal and Melanie Young want to give you some relief, some freedom, and a whole lot of grace. In this back-to-school favorite, Hal…
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Boys and Noise: Managing a Houseful of Energetic Boys
Encore presentation from the MBFLP archives — a listener favorite worth hearing again. Sponsored by CTCMath.com Boys and Noise: Managing a Houseful of Energetic Boys “Got boys? Then probably, you’ve got noise!” This week Hal and Melanie Young open up an email from a desperate homeschooling mom of...
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How to Be Happily Married While Homeschooling
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Happily Married While Homeschooling? Happily Married and Homeschooling, podcast...
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When You Can’t Walk on Water: Practical Water Safety for Homeschool Families
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → It’s almost summer and water safety is a big concern. Peter walked on water when...
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Boy Question Free-for-All | Making Biblical Family Life Practical
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Boy Question Free-for-All | Making Biblical Family Life Practical Podcast: Making...
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Summer Movies and Christian Discernment: Teaching Kids to Watch Media Through a Biblical Lens
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Summer Movies and Christian Discernment The summer movie season is fast approaching...
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Cheap Family Travel Tips for Large Families (Without Breaking the Budget)
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Cheap Family Travel Tips for Large Families (Without Breaking the Budget) Looking…
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Boys and Books: How to Help Boys Love Reading
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Boys and Books: How to Help Boys Love Reading (and What They’ll Actually Read)...
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Boy-Friendly Homeschooling: How to Help Boys Thrive in Learning
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Boy-Friendly Homeschooling In this episode of Making Biblical Family Life…
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Electronics and Temptation: Christian Parenting in a Digital World
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Electronics and Temptation: Christian Parenting in a Digital World Technology is…
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Discipline Without Breaking Your Child’s Spirit – MBFLP 202
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Kids need discipline, and in fact, God tells us that a child who doesn’t receive...
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Spiritual Doubts and Your Kids – MBFLP 228
🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → “Mom, I think I’m an atheist.” That was the chilling announcement from the back of...
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Qualified to Homeschool – MBFLP 266 (Replay)
“What makes you think you’re qualified to homeschool?” That’s one of the frequently asked questions, isn’t it? And if nobody in your family, church, or neighborhood asks — you’ll probably ask yourself. Don’t you have to have a teacher’s certificate to really be a teacher? Shouldn’t you go to...
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How to Motivate Boys to Write – MBFLP 250
Motivating Boys to Write (Replay) Episode 250 | Making Biblical Family Life Practical Sponsored by CTCMath.com Does your son hate writing? If every writing assignment turns into frustration, avoidance, or even tears—you’re not alone. This episode will help you understand why boys struggle with...
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How to Handle Conflict With Tweens and Teens – MBFLP
Dealing With Conflict With Tweens and Teens: Anger, Hormones, and Staying the Adult in the Room Podcast: Making Biblical Family Life Practical with Hal & Melanie YoungEpisode: Dealing With Conflict With Tweens and Teens (replay) “Is it normal for a nine-year-old boy to be angry?” In this episode,...
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MBFLP – Let’s Talk Husbands & Dads: Love Like Jesus
Husbands and Dads: Love Like Jesus This is a replay of a popular episode and links mentioned in the episode have been updated in the show notes. Making Biblical Family Life Practicalwith Hal & Melanie Young Sponsored by CTCMath.com — the online math program homeschool parents love because it…
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Teaching “Adulting” – MBFLP 234 (New Year Replay)
Teaching Adulting: How to Prepare Teens for Real-Life Responsibility (Replay) Studies show that young adults are often not prepared for adult independence. Psychologists say the current generation is growing up slowly, and some even say “Twenty-five is the new fifteen”!* But if our parents and...
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MBFLP – Choosing Meaningful Gifts for the Family (Holiday Replay)
Choosing Meaningful Gifts for the Family We like the whole giving-and-receiving tradition of Christmas because it celebrates God’s greatest gift – His Son, bringing His grace — and face it, it’s just fun! But sometimes we get discouraged at not just the commercialization of the holiday, but how...
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Gift Giving in a Big Family – MBFLP 273 (Holiday Replay)
This week we’re talking about gift giving – it’s Biblical, you know! But how do you manage it without being immersed in the commercialism of a secular holiday, while glorifying God and having fun together? We’ve found that being more intentional and deliberate in choosing gifts and even in how we...
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Making Thanksgiving Meaningful for Your Family – MBFLP
Celebrating Thanksgiving: Christ-Centered Traditions & History Making Biblical Family Life Practical with Hal & Melanie Young Thanksgiving is one of the few holidays that still says what it means—giving thanks. But how do we move it beyond food, football, and stress, and turn it into a joyful,...
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“Didn’t Your Kids Fight?” – MBFLP 314
Most of our eight kids are adults now and we are so blessed to have good relationships with all of them – and they all get along with their siblings, too! Some people ask if they’ve always been peaceable, and we have to say NOPE. But we found several things along the way that helped […] The post...
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What Bible Should I Get? – MBFLP 313
Christians and Jews are sometimes called “People of the Book” because we rest our beliefs on the written word of God. It’s natural for a new believer to have a new desire to read the Bible — but there are a lot of different versions on the shelf! What makes them different? Which Bible is […] The...
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First Time in Church? – MBFLP 312
After the shocking and tragic death of Charlie Kirk last month, there was an unexpected tide of people online who found themselves drawn to God in a way they never had. Some had left the church of their childhood years ago, while others had never been in church at all! Suddenly they felt a call…
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MBFLP – Celebrating Reformation Day (Reformation Season Replay)
On October 31, 1517, a young theologian and priest named Martin Luther posted a list of debate questions on the door of the university church in Wittemburg, Germany. What was intended as a invitation for scholars and theologians to meet and consider, became the starting point of a sweeping...
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Halloween and the Reformation (Replay)
Halloween and the Reformation Halloween and the Reformation may not seem to have much in common. What does Halloween have to do with the Reformation? In this episode listen as you learn about Halloween alternatives. Be sure to follow this episode several ways! One by subscribing to this podcast...
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Rules and Relationship – MBFLP 289 | Birthday Replay
Rules are a good and necessary part of running a home and raising a family. Why do our best efforts sometimes breed resentment or even rebellion, when it’s all so well-intentioned? This episode we’re looking at the crucial balance between rules and relationship in our home! 🏆 Treasure Hunt Tip:...
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Homeschooling with Unsupportive Family – MBFLP 276
If God has called you to teach your children at home, that’s what you need to do! But it’s easier if everyone around you is cheering you on. What do you do if your parents or in-laws or extended family are skeptical? How do you and your family keep on the path when there […] The post…
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Christianity, Homeschooling, and Patriotism: A Biblical View – MBFLP
Christianity, Homeschooling, and Patriotism (Replay) Podcast: Making Biblical Family Life Practical with Hal & Melanie YoungEpisode Theme: How Christians can love their earthly country without confusing it with their true citizenship in heaven—and how to teach those principles at home. Sponsor…
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Teen Boys Who Hate School: Causes and Fixes – MBFLP 178
Teen Boys Who Hate School? Why It Happens—and What Actually Helps (MBFLP #178) Episode Details Show: Making Biblical Family Life Practical Episode: #178 Title: Teen Boys Who Hate School? Why It Happens—and What Actually Helps Hosts: Hal & Melanie Young Do you have a teen boy who drags his feet,...
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Raising Boys in a #MeToo World – MBFLP 227
You spend years teaching your sons right from wrong, good manners instead of bad, and all the right social skills. Yet in a super-sensitive time, even a hint of misbehavior toward a female – sometimes just an accusation – can affect the rest of their lives! When you’ve worked hard to keep your...
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Raising Siblings Without Rivalry – Part 2 – MBFLP 253-2 (Replay)
Part 2 – Making Competition Helpful, Not Harmful When you’ve got more than one child, you are going to have challenges. How can you teach them to play together and enjoy games without the older ones overrunning the younger? We had six boys over a twelve-year span, so we had to figure this out!…
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Summer Replay: Raising Siblings Without Rivalry – Part 1 – MBFLP 253-1
🎙️ MBFLP Episode 253: Siblings Without Rivalry (Part 1) Hosts: Hal and Melanie YoungPresented by: CTCMath.com – The math curriculum that actually makes sense! 🧩 Episode Summary Sibling rivalry. If you’ve got more than one child, you’ve likely seen it – the teasing, bickering, pestering, and...
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History for Book Lovers – MBFLP 254-1 (replay)
Earlier this year we talked about books and authors the two of us enjoy together (episode 245, “What Are You Reading Right Now?”) and we mentioned that each of us has genres we like personally but separately. A caller on our Listener Response Line reminded us that we hadn’t returned to those…
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Dealing with Disrespect – MBFLP 201 (replay)
“My son shows me disrespect.” “How can I deal with the disrespect from our kids?” “What can I do to teach my children to be more respectful?” It’s something we all have to deal with as parents, and yet it’s hard – and some of us struggle more than we expected! This episode, we look […] The post...
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Time Off – Vacation, the Bible, and Your Budget – MBFLP 307
Vacation, the Bible, and Your Budget sponsored by the NIV Application Study Bible It’s summertime, and like many families, we’re on vacation! Our annual trip to the lake is a tremendous encouragement after all the travel and work of conference season. You know what else is encouraging? To realize...
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Effective Discipline for Teens – MBFLP 261
A reader writes, “I need suggestions how to discipline my 14-year-old son.” She’s finding out what we all discover – if you try to discipline your 14-year-old like he was still six, you’re likely to have a fight on your hands! So what do you do with this young person who’s growing so tall, […]…
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The Bible is Reliable – MBFLP 308
The Bible is Reliable: Tell Your Kids! Special Replay: Sponsored by the NIV Application Bible. Jews and Christians are known in many cultures as “The People of the Book.” Our faith is grounded on the truth of God’s word! But there is a definite history of how that word was given, recorded, and...
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Bringing History to Life! – MBFLP 296 (replay)
We’ve seen that understanding history can help us navigate the present, too! The question is, how can we help our children learn to appreciate history like we do? What can we do to spark their interest, to make it memorable, and bring it to life for them? This episode we talk about several things...
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Graduation – Early or Late? – MBFLP 291 (Replay)
Homeschoolers have the blessing of flexibility on so many issues – and graduation timing is one of them. Should you plan to graduate your student at 18? What about the precocious kids who might earn a diploma by 15? Or kids with health or learning issues, should they graduate later? We’ve had all...
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How Dads Can Connect With Their Kids – MBFLP 259
A reader asks: “How can we help dads connect with their kids?” 🎓 Sponsored by Judson CollegeLooking for a Christ-centered college that values academic excellence and your family’s faith? Judson College, located in Marion, Alabama, offers a supportive environment where young women are encouraged…
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You Can Homeschool High School — Here’s How – MBFLP 96
What makes the homeschool mom more anxious than the prospect of high school? But there’s good reason not to fear — and good reasons to stretch yourself and make it happen — when considering your homeschooler’s high school years. Don’t miss this episode – we’ve graduated three and we’ve got an...
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What You Do When They’re Little … – MBFLP 311
When the house has little children in it, parents can get tired and discouraged from the constant needs, emergencies, and repetitions of their little flock. So much effort goes into keeping everyone alive to the next day, it’s hard to think about a long-term vision! Yet we’ve found that many…
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Raising Kids Who Aren’t Picky Eaters – MBFLP 310
We grew up around picky eaters, and we didn’t want our kids to be that way when they grew up! So what can you do to encourage your children to be thankful rather than whining, to enjoy a wide range of foods, and to be gracious guests at the table? We’re talking about what we […] The post Raising...
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Things We Learned When Times Were Tight – MBFLP 283 (replay)
A lot of families are struggling during this economic downturn. It’s not the first time we’ve been through it, either. How do we respond in a positive, faith-directed manner to the undeniable challenges of the day? What can we learn and what can we teach our kids as we make our way through?…
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Biblical truth for real family life — practical help for Christian parents raising, teaching, and discipling their kids at home. Authors and longtime homeschool parents Hal and Melanie Young tackle what families actually wrestle with: marriage, raising boys, discipline, sibling relationships, curriculum, and keeping Christ at the center of your home. Encouraging, down-to-earth, and rooted in Scripture — for homeschool parents who want faith and family to work together. Follow the show and never miss an episode.
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