About this episode

The episode discusses how to raise capable kids who can thrive in the real world, featuring insights from Lisa Nehring.

Welcome back to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week, we are talking about raising capable kids. As homeschooling parents, it can be easy to get focused only on academics, grades, and checking boxes, but at the end of the day, we want to raise young adults who can work hard, solve problems, serve others, and confidently step into the real world. This week, we are joined by Lisa Nehring from Truth North Academy, It's Not That Hard to Homeschool, and Blue Collar Homeschool, and we talk about encouraging kids in their strengths, preparing them for life after homeschool, and why college isn’t the only path to success. We think this conversation will be a huge encouragement to parents who want to raise confident, capable kids. You can find more from Lisa at truenorthhomeschool.academy We want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are the math curriculum our family uses, and it has helped us smile more, and we think it will do the same for your family. Go support them and check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com Today’s show is being underwritten by Samaritan Ministries and Redeem Healthshare, where members are…

People in this episode

Host: The Smiling Homeschooler

Guest: Lisa Nehring

Topics covered

• raising capable kids
• homeschooling
• life skills
• parenting
• education alternatives

Keywords

• capable kids
• homeschooling
• parenting
• life skills
• education alternatives
• college success
• Teaching Textbooks

Sponsors

Teaching Textbooks, Samaritan Ministries, Redeem Healthshare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Truth North Academy, It's Not That Hard to Homeschool, Blue Collar Homeschool

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