About this episode

In this episode, Emily Brown discusses the importance of teaching foundational life skills to children in a homeschooling environment to foster joy and peace in family life.

I used to feel exasperated, frustrated, and utterly exhausted almost every time we had to do anything outside of the house. Everything from getting coats and shoes on to finding the Mass bag was a complete production. Even transitioning from one task to another within our home felt like herding cats! I was stuck in a cycle of overwhelm, spinning my wheels trying to keep our day flowing and feeling like I could never get to the things I wanted to do. That is, until one day I discovered a simple truth: the joy and peace I craved would come from intentionally slowing down to teach my kids the foundational life skills I wanted them to have…not from pushing harder or doing more. In this week's episode of the podcast, I'm making the argument that skill-building is not an extra task—it is a worthwhile and vital role of a homeschooler. Grab your earbuds and join me to learn how to stop trying to just survive a homeschool day, but to truly enjoy your life and your family in: The "Summer School" That Will Change Everything Grab your free Happy, Holy Homeschool Blueprint to plan your year with the Lord here! Get the details for the new pricing structure for the Happy, Holy Mama MEMBERSHIP…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Brown

Topics covered

• homeschooling
• life skills
• parenting
• family
• self-improvement

Keywords

• summer school
• skill-building
• homeschool
• family life
• parenting tips

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