166 episodes

Large family homemaking and homeschooling encouragement and tips from a mom of 10!

Raising Arrows - Large Family Homeschool Life Amy Roberts

    • Kids & Family

Large family homemaking and homeschooling encouragement and tips from a mom of 10!

    Mom Breaks Versus Mom Escapes

    Mom Breaks Versus Mom Escapes

    When you need margin in your day are you seeking breaks or escapes?  Recognizing the difference is crucial to your job as a mother and homemaker.
    Resources mentioned:
    The Me Time Myth (post) Caring for Yourself - The Me Time Myth Revisited (post)

    • 19 min
    Screen Time Rules When You Have Multiple Ages

    Screen Time Rules When You Have Multiple Ages

    When you have big kids and little kids and even young adults living in your home, how do you handle all the different screens and rules for being on devices?  Here's what's worked for us!
    Resources mentioned:
    Podcast #74 - Screen Time Limits in a Large Family Do Your Homeschooled Kids Need a Cell Phone? (post) Creating a Special Night for Each Child (post) The Anxious Generation (book) VidAngel (movie and television filtering service)

    • 20 min
    Homeschool Organization in Small Spaces

    Homeschool Organization in Small Spaces

    Simple organizational ideas for homeschooling in small spaces using what you already own!
    Resources mentioned:
    Organizing Your Homeschool with Backpacks & Tubs (post) Simple Organizational Systems for Your Homeschool That Work! (post) Homeschool Mom Basket Organization (video) Shelf System with Doors

    • 17 min
    Spending Time with Your Teens

    Spending Time with Your Teens

    A plethora of ideas to help you spend quality time with your teenagers as they move from childhood into adulthood.
    Resources mentioned:
    Boys & Their Attitudes - Podcast #54 Girls & Their Attitudes - Podcast #56 Homeschool to College: Transitioning Your Teen - Podcast #102 Mother Daughter Journaling (post)

    • 22 min
    14 Ways to Make Your Marriage a Priority

    14 Ways to Make Your Marriage a Priority

    Don't let your marriage slip through the cracks of your homeschooling day!
    Resources mentioned:
    The 5 Love Languages (book) Just Between Us (app) Driveway Dates (post) 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson (book)

    • 26 min
    Mothering Sons into Adulthood

    Mothering Sons into Adulthood

    The relationship between a mother and her son is special, but it also changes as he moves from being a little boy, to being a teenager, to being a man.  As moms we need to learn to accept these changes and grow and change with them. 
    Resources mentioned:
    Boys and Their Attitudes (Podcast #54) How to Parent and Discipline Boys and their Attitudes (post) Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy

    • 21 min

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