Words Like Honey with Amy Hughes

About this episode

Amy Hughes discusses her book 'Words Like Honey' and the importance of nurturing kindness and faith in children through communication.

Amy Hughes is a Charlotte Mason unschooling mama of 9 beautiful and unique children who makes her home on the central coast of California. Amy is a regular contributor to Wild + Free and 1000 Hours Outside, a highly sought after homeschool conference speaker, and a parenting coach. Her new book is called Words Like Honey: How to Avoid Unintentional Harm, Model Kindness, and Nurture Your Child’s Faith Through What You Say. In this episode, Amy shares the heart behind her book and invites...

People in this episode

Guest: Amy Hughes

Topics covered

• Charlotte Mason
• unschooling
• parenting
• homeschooling
• kindness
• faith

Keywords

• homeschooling
• parenting coach
• Charlotte Mason
• kindness
• faith
• unschooling
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wild + Free, 1000 Hours Outside

Books & works: Words Like Honey

Places: California

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