Annette Vaughn: 'Dear Homeschool Mom' book encourages those in all seasons of homeschooling

About this episode

Annette Vaughn discusses her book 'Dear Homeschool Mom' and offers encouragement for homeschooling parents.

Annette Vaughn wrote "Dear Homeschool Mom" covering unique aspects, circumstances and seasons of homeschooling to help parents throughout their journey - many of whom are first-generation homeschoolers! -How Annette got the inspiration for her book [1:30] -Ways in which she chose the different "ages and stages" of homeschooling, highlighting unique circumstances and situations from each family [8:00] -The huge need for homeschool encouragement as many parents are first-generation homeschoolers [13:20] -How to deal with specific arguments against, and questions about, homeschooling [14:50] -HSLDA's Compassion fund and how all proceeds from the book will benefit homeschool families through HSLDA [18:00] Resource #1: https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Homeschool-Mom-Letters-Encouragement/dp/B0FS7FB8CK (Annette Vaughn's "Dear Homeschool Mom" book on Amazon) Resource #2: https://midwesthomeschoolers.org/events/homeschool-conference/ (MPE conference) Continue the conversation! Website: https://midwesthomeschoolers.org/ Email: podcast@midwestparenteducators.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwestparenteducators/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpeinkc/ X (formerly Twitter)…

People in this episode

Host: Midwest Parent Educators

Guest: Annette Vaughn

Topics covered

• homeschooling
• parenting
• encouragement
• first-generation homeschoolers
• book discussion

Keywords

• homeschooling
• parenting
• encouragement
• first-generation
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HSLDA, Midwest Parent Educators

Books & works: Dear Homeschool Mom

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