The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast

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Episode 345 - Homeschooling Through Spring: When to...

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2025/03/26

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Believe it or not, we are in the final stretch of the school year! Which is what our topic is all about! How to enjoy this spring season, whether or not to push through to the end, or when it might be a good idea to stop or change things up! We hope you are encouraged by our conversation! We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping

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Episode 344 - How to Keep Smiling When Homeschooling...

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2025/03/19

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we're talking about smiling. Sometimes homeschooling, parenting, and life in general can feel so tough and exhausting that smiling feels nearly impossible. If that's you, you're not alone—it's completely normal and part of life! Our goal today is to encourage you on those hard days and share a few ideas to help you find a reason to smile, even when it doesn’t come easy.We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The

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Episode 343 - Beating the Winter Doldrum Burnout -...

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2025/03/12

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week, we're bringing back an episode from our archives with Debbie Wilson, where she shares practical ways to beat the dreaded winter doldrums. She also talks about the curriculum she used that semester and how she tackled getting back into the swing of things for the second half of the school year. Whether you’re hearing this for the first time or revisiting it, Debbie’s insights are just as encouraging and helpful today as they were when we first

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31:52

Episode 342 - Overcoming Distractions to Focus on...

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2025/03/05

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This weeks episode is a great one! Our topic for discussion revolves around the fact that the hard things in life usually are the good things! We delve into this and talk about all the distractions and things we need to do that keep us from relationships. We hope you enjoy!We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more

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28:28

Episode 341 - Not By the Book - With Suzanne Nunn

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2025/02/26

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! Tonight, we have a special guest who’s no stranger to the homeschool community—Suzanne Nunn from the podcast Not by the Book! She’s deep in the world of homeschooling, and is gearing up for convention season, and has even created her own curriculum called Musings.We’re going to dive into why homeschool conventions are such a game-changer, the story behind Not by the Book, and what she’s learned from interviewing so many inspiring people. Plus, we’ll talk

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32:37

Episode 340 - The Silent Struggle of Homeschooling...

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2025/02/19

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week Ben is joined by his mom, Debbie Wilson. The topic this week is a silent struggle that many homeschooling moms experience, which is loneliness. This is something Debbie has dealt with many times over the years, and she has some great practical advice and encouragement to share. We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers

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35:07

Episode 339 - Every Child is Smart: Helping Them...

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2025/02/12

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week's episode is a rerun, but is a really important episode to listen to! We discuss the fact that every child is smart, just not in the same way. It's critical that our children know that we believe they are smart, and encourage them in that. Before we jump in, we want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every

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27:37

Episode 338 - Top 10 Reasons You Won't Want to Miss...

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2025/02/05

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! It is that time of year when you should start thinking about attending a homeschooling convention near you! So this week we create a top 10ish list of the best reasons why you need to go! We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be sure to check them out at teachingtextbooks.com for your math needs

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Episode 337 - Equipping Homeschoolers to Dream Big

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2025/01/29

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are joined by Dustin Garrett from Samaritan Ministries. He has an amazing and hilarious birth story to share, and how Samaritans can equip homeschoolers to dream big! It was a really fun episode and we think you will enjoy it. Before we jump in, we want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be

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35:28

Episode 336 - When God Calls Moms to Stay Home - With...

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2025/01/22

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week were joined by speaker and homeschooling mom Jan Smith. She has a heart for moms being home with their kids. We had an amazing conversation packed with her wisdom and encouragement as she reminded us of a woman's value as a mom and wife! We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be sure to

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Episode 335 - Answering the Most Commonly Asked...

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2025/01/15

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are answering the most commonly asked homeschooling questions. Whether you are a brand-new to homeschooler or a seasoned veteran, this will be a helpful and encouraging episode!We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be sure to check them out at teachingtextbooks.com for your math needs

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31:51

Episode 334 - The Impact of ChatGPT and Ai on...

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2025/01/08

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week our topic is how to handle the rise of ChatGPT/AI, and the positive and negative impacts it can have on our homeschooling. This was another great episode and we hope you find it encouraging and helpful! Before we jump in, we want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be sure to check them out at

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Episode 333 - It's Never to Late to Make a Change!

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2025/01/01

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are back with our last episode of 2024! This week our topics are New Years resolutions and that it is never to late to decide to change something that isn't working in your homeschooling! Before we jump in, we want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be sure to check them out at teachingtextbooks.com

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Episode 332 - Merry Christmas from the Smiling...

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2024/12/24

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We want to say Merry Christmas to all of our listeners. This is an episode that your entire family will enjoy, and we would encourage you to take just a few minutes today and listen to Todd read Gladys Remembers Christmas. If you would like to get your own copy, follow this link: Gladys Remembers Christmas. We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for making the Smiling Homeschooler possible! They are an amazing math curriculum and help homeschoolers smile

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Episode 331 - Embrace the Break - Homeschooling...

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2024/12/18

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week, we’re talking about embracing the break and letting go of the pressure to stick to traditional “education” during the holiday season. We’ll share how your child is learning incredible life lessons during this special time of year and why these fleeting moments are so important. A big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for making the Smiling Homeschooler possible! They offer an incredible math curriculum that is both fun and flexible. If you’d like

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Episode 330 - When it All Seems to Hard...Don't Quit!

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2024/12/11

Welcome to the Smiling Homeschooler podcast! This week Todd is on his own, and his topic is when it all seems too hard....don't quit. This is a message that every homeschooler will need to hear at some point, and we think you will find it encouraging. We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for making the Smiling Homeschooler possible! They are an amazing math curriculum, and help more homeschoolers smile. Go check them out at teachingtextbooks.com We also want to thank Homeschooling Today

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Episode 329 - Raising Problem-Solvers: How to Teach...

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2024/12/04

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we explore how to approach teaching practical skills to your kids: When to guide them and when to let them figure it out. How much to Push vs letting curiosity lead, and creative ways to instill the value of hard work! We want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be sure to check them out at

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Episode 328 - A Heart-to-Heart with Four...

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2024/11/27

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! I'm Ben Wilson. A couple of years ago, we had four amazing homeschooling moms, Lexi, Ali, Rebekah, and my wife Rissa, join us to share their homeschooling journey. Now they are back! We asked them many questions to see how their first couple of years has been, and their answers were amazing and encouraging. Before we jump in, we want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math

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Episode 327 - Can Every Day Be a Good Day of...

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2024/11/20

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week our discussion is about whether or not it is possible for every day of homeschooling to be a good day, and some of the things that can help make it better, or worse! It was a fun topic, and we think you will be encouraged! Before we jump in, we want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers smile more every day. So, be sure to

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Episode 326 - Who Decides? Navigating Choices from...

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2024/11/13

Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! We are back with a great new episode! Our topic this week is what decisions can we let our children make, and what decisions do we make for them? We break it down from young kids all the way up through graduation! It was a great conversation, and we hope you enjoy it! Before we jump in, we want to give a big thank you to Teaching Textbooks for supporting The Smiling Homeschooler. They offer one of the best math curriculums around, helping homeschoolers

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