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All Episodes

The Homeschool Sisters Podcast — 174 episodes

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Episode 160: What Made The Biggest Difference In Our Homeschool with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 159: Support for Stressed Out Families, with Debbie Fear of Wild Psychology

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Episode 158: A homeschool DITL of an outside-the-box family, with Amy Milcic

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Episode 157: Large Family Homeschooling: Meeting Each Child's Needs, with Robyn Calvi

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Episode 156: Film Study in Your Homeschool, with Lydia Rosado [Episode 156]

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Episode 155: Teaching Reading In Your Homeschool and How to Keep it Fun, with Sarah Constantine

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Episode 154: Can You Teach Homeschool Math Without A Textbook? with Jessica Waldock

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Episode 153: The Importance of Finding Daily Joy, with Vanessa Wright

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Episode 152: Finding Your Midlife FLOW, with Vanessa Wright

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Episode 151: *BONUS EPISODE* Struggling Readers, with Shawna Wingert [Episode 151]

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Episode 150: Executive Functioning and Unique Learners, with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 149: Anxiety and Unique Learners, with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 148: Sensory Needs and Unique Learners, with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 147: Unique Learners and Online Learning, with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 146: Connecting With Your Kids Through Cooking, with Samantha Barnes

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Episode 145: On The Importance of Nature, with Linda Åkeson McGurk

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Episode 144: On Simplicity, with Kim John Payne

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Episode 143: Poolside Professional Development 2024

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Episode 142: A Conversation with Kara Anderson, Part 2 of 2

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Episode 141: A Conversation with Kara Anderson, Part 1 of 2

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Episode 140: The Importance of Personalized Learning, with Amir Nathoo of Outschool

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Episode 139: Homeschool Planning for the Overwhelmed Mom

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Episode 138: More Than Science, with Brandon Hendrickson of Science is WEIRD

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Episode 137: For The Child Who Is NOT College Bound, with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 136: More Than Math, with Mr. D.

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Episode 135: Excellent Students vs. Excellent Learners

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Episode 134: Homeschooling in 2024: A Homeschool Sisters Update

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Episode 133: Teaching Your Child to Read: Tips for Success (And When You Need to Worry), with Sarah Constantine

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Episode 132: The Ins and Outs of College for Neurodivergent Homeschoolers with Jessica Nelson

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Episode 131: Reading Aloud and Older Kids, with Sarah Mackenzie

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Episode 130: Middle School Math That's Actually Fun, with Betsy Mays

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Episode 129: Homeschool Language Classes From A Mom Who Gets It, with Sophia Storm

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Episode 128: 5 Things That Have Surprised Me As A Homeschool Mom with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 127: Celebrating Books with Mary Hanna Wilson

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Episode 126: When Homeschooled Kids Become Adults, with Samantha Shank

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Episode 125: Innovative Homeschool Biology With Dr. Robin

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Episode 124: Lazy Unit Studies And Older Kids

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Episode 123: Mothering In Midlife with Vanessa Wright

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Poolside Professional Development 2023 *Bonus Episode*

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Episode 122: What I'd Tell My Younger Homeschool Self

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Episode 121: Homeschooling Kids With Learning Differences: A Day In The Life

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Episode 120: Homeschooling Through Hard Things

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Episode 119: Bittersweet Transitions In Our Homeschools

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Episode 118: Real Life Homeschooling With Rachel Baker

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Episode 117: Intuitive Homeschooling With Camille Kirksey

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Episode 116: When Homeschooled Kids Go To Public School

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Episode 115: Homeschooling An Only Child

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Episode 114: New Beginnings And Homeschool Milestones

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Episode 113: When Kids Are Resistant

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Between the Sisters 3

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Episode 112: How much does homeschooling cost (and how to homeschool affordably)

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Between the Sisters 2

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Episode 111: What Do You Really Need to Homeschool?

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Episode 110: Homeschool Planning, Documenting and How Long Should Homeschooling Take?

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Between the Sisters Bonus 1

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Episode 109: Homeschooling - What Counts?

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Episode 108: Beginning a New School Year

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Episode 107: Planning a Simple Summer

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Episode 106: The Art of Letting Go (What We Don't Do)

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Episode 105: Everything Strewing

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Episode 104: Let's Chat Gameschooling!

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Episode 103: Back in the Swing of Things ... ish

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Ep 102: A Year to Slow Down, Katrina Kenison

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Episode 101: Advent - A Slow Walk to Something Good, Tsh Oxenrider

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Episode 100: The Sisters Show!

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Episode 99: Homeschooling with a new baby

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Episode 98: Math with Little Ones, Kate Snow

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Episode 97: Fall Haul 4: Raiders of the Late Start

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Bonus! Math games, gameschooling and learning that sticks

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Summer Series: Starting Small - Rhythms and Routines

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Summer Series: Looking Back - What We've Learned

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Summer Series: Gameschooling by Subject

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Sumer Series: Methods and Philosophies (and why you don't need them)

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Summer Series: You're The Boss, Not the Curriculum

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Summer Series: Permission to Live and Homeschool Imperfectly, with Melissa Camara Wilkins

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Summer Series: Learning with Little Ones, with Erin Loechner

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Summer Series: An Invitation to Slow Down with Katrina Kenison

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Episode 96: The Gift of Simplicity, with Kim John Payne

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Episode 95: Homeschooling an Only, with Jessica Waldock

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Episode 94: Taking care of ourselves through a crisis, Vanessa Wright

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Episode 93: Coping right now (with the Kindred Collective crew)

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Bonus: Creative Cooking and Meal Planning

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Episode 92: Navigating Anxiety, with Colleen Kessler

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The Power of Stories in Hard Times, with S.D. Smith

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Episode 90: Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Outside Appointments and More, with Shawna Wingert

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Bonus Social Distancing Episode

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Episode 89: Adding Music to Your Homeschool

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Episode 88: Incorporating Art Into Your Homeschool

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Episode 87: Q & A: Copywork and Co-ops

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Episode 86: An Invitation to Slow Down with Katrina Kenison

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Episode 85: Q & A: Strong-Willed Kids and Wiggly Ones

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Episode 84: Hyggeschooling: The Sisters Get Cozy

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Episode 83: Permission to live and homeschool imperfectly, with Melissa Camara Wilkins

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Episode 82: Adding Adventure to Your Homeschool, with Greta Eskridge

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Episode 81: Getting Started with Nature Study with Cindy West

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Q and A: Choosing a homeschool convention or conference

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Episode 79: Your Math Questions, with Kate Snow

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Episode 78: Roadschooling, Boatschooling and Beyond

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Episode 77: Meal Planning, Chores and the Urge to Purge

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Episode 76: You're the boss, not the curriculum

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Episode 75: Don't Wet Your Plants: The Sisters are back with homeschool traditions

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Episode 74: Poolside Professional Development III

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Episode 73: Sibling Stuff (because we're together ALL the time)

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Episode 72: Learning with Little Ones, with Erin Loechner

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Episode 71: Morning Time (and a new book!), with Pam Barnhill

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Episode 70: Quiet Joy: Introverted parenting (and homeschooling) with Jamie Martin

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Episode 69: Q & A: How to squeeze in one-on-one time

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Episode 68: Meeting Our Kids' Emotional Needs (and beyond)

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Episode 67: Methods and Philosophies (and why you don't need them)

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Ep. 66: Q & A: New Rhythms and Spring (Fever)

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Episode 65: Q & A: When you aren't good at playing

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Episode 64: Different By Design with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 63: Q & A: Strewing 101

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Episode 62: Foreign Language in Your Homeschool with Anne Guarnera

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Episode 61: Q & A: What Led Us to Homeschooling

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Episode 60: Q&A: Best Books for the Early Years

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Episode 58: Hyggeschooling 2: Electric Light Boogaloo

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Episode 57: Exploring Subscription Boxes

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Episode 56: You Don't Have to Do All the Things, A Special Holiday Episode with Melissa Camara Wilkins

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Episode: 54 Gameschooling by Subject

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Q & A: Deep Dives and Harry Potter Resources

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Episode 52: How to be a Homeschool Team, with S.D. and Gina Smith

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Episode 51: Q & A: Favorite Non-Fiction

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Episode 50: Homeschooling During Tricky Times

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Episode 49: Q & A: When kids are wondering about public school

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Episode 48: The Big, Bad Math Episode with Kate Snow

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Episode 47: Q & A: Our Top 5 Homeschool Essentials

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Episode 46: Q & A: Scheduling and Pacing

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Episode 45: What We Don't Do

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Episode 44: Q & A: Is it OK to Follow Your Child's Lead?

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Episode 43: Fall Haul 3: Here We Haul Again

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Buy Another Watermelon: A Late-Summer Minisode

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It's a Special Summer Mini-Sode!

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Episode 42: Poolside Professional Development: Summer 2018

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Episode 41: Q&A: Self-Care Routines

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Episode 41: Q and A Self-Care Routines

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Episode 40: Parenting Explosive Kids: A Conversation with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 39: Get to Know the Sisters- Part 2- Kara!

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Episode 38: Get to Know the Sisters Part 1: Cait!

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Episode 37: Creating a Morning Time Routine

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Episode 36: Q and A: Reading Aloud Through Interruptions

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Episode 35: Q&A: The Search for the Perfect Homeschool Planner

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Episode 34: Homeschool Conventions 101, with Dawn Garrett

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Episode 33: Q&A Homeschool Organization and Olympic Fever

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Episode 32: Homeschooling Gifted and Quirky Kids with Colleen Kessler

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Episode 31: Q&A: Money and Kids

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Episode 30: Questions and Quandaries: Deep-Dives, Busy Toddlers and the S-Word

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Episode 29: Hyggeschooling: The Sisters Get Cozy

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Episode 28: Why Personality Matters with Kortney Garrison

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Episode 27: Hungry, hungry homeschoolers: Feeding the family, with Samantha Barnes

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Episode 26: Looking Back: What we've learned

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Episode 25: Questions and Quandaries: Homeschool Husbands and Tea Habits

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Episode 24: Fire Bosses and Walking Tacos: The sisters talk fall

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Episode 23: Summer Plans: How to Take a Structured Break

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Episode 22: Poolside Professional Development (plus fun books for your summer!)

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Episode 21: Blogging, Business and Homeschooling: Chatting with Alicia Hutchinson

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Episode 20: Queries and Quandaries: What You're Asking the Sisters, Part 1

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Episode 19: Screens - Monsters or Manageable? with Mary Wilson

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Episode 18: Strengths, Weaknesses and Homeschooling

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Episode 17: Ladies' Holiday: Hold on to Your Hat

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Episode 16: It's a Nor'Easter! Answering Your Biggest Homeschool Questions

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Episode 15: The longest-shortest month: Surviving the February Slump

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Episode 14: Winter Homeschooling: Letting Go, Making Space and Getting Cozy

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Episode 12: Keep It Classy: The Sisters' Guide to Dealing with Homeschool Doubters

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Episode 11: Gameschooling!

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Episode 9 - Starting Small: Rhythm and Routines

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Episode 8: Where's my Zen? Exercise + Homeschooling

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Episode 7 Fall Haul: Curriculum Resources We're Loving

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Episode 6: Just Because it's Different, Doesn't Mean it's Less: Chatting with Shawna Wingert

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Episode 5: You Don't Have to Do it All: Getting Started with Homeschooling

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Episode 4: Worry is Like a Car Alarm

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Episode 3: I Want a Milkshake: When Dad Works a Lot

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Episode 2: What's that noise?! Summer Survival

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Episode 1: We're Out of Bread: Homeschool Overwhelm