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The Homeschool Sanity Show Melanie Wilson, PhD
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- Kids & Family
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4.6 • 104 Ratings
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Your prescription for happier, healthier homeschooling with Christian psychologist and veteran homeschooling mother of six, Dr. Melanie Wilson, who interviews experts on the issues that drive you crazy.
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Teaching Media Literacy In High School
Hey, homeschoolers! I think media literacy is a course we should consider including in our high school curriculum plan. When I learned that friend Nate Noorlander was teaching a class on it, I asked him to rejoin me on the podcast to discuss it. Nate gave me a new perspective that I hope blesses you as it did me.
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Takeaways
* Media literacy is an important skill for high school students to navigate the internet safely and critically evaluate information.
* Determining source reliability, bias, and perspective is crucial in media literacy.
* Epistemological humility, the willingness to doubt oneself and be open to different perspectives, is a valuable skill in media literacy.
* Finding accurate information in the age of social media and the 24-hour news cycle can be challenging.
* Having conversations about media literacy with children is important, and parents can take media literacy courses alongside their children.
* The Nomadic Professor offers courses on media literacy, American history, free speech, and world history.
Media Literacy Resources
Teaching History on Location
Media Literacy on Nomadic Professor.com
Media Literacy through Aim Academy
NomadicProfessor.com
Instagram.com/nomadicprofessorcourses
YouTube Nomadic Professor
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3 Motivational States For Homeschoolers
Hey, homeschoolers! Whether you are interested in motivating yourself or your children, understanding the three motivational states described in Mark Forster's book How to Make Your Dreams Come True will help you achieve your goal.
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Takeaways
- Push mode involves pushing ourselves and our kids to achieve goals through scheduling, planning, consequences, and accountability. - Drift Mode occurs when we reject Push mode and seek downtime and freedom, but it can lead to feeling sluggish and demoralized. - Pull Mode is about using inspiration and connecting goals to personal interests and passions. - Strategies for push mode include scheduling, planning, using consequences, and accountability. - Strategies for pull mode include describing and visualizing goals, connecting goals to personal interests, -
Top 10 Tips To Get More Done
Hey, homeschoolers! In this episode, I'm sharing my top tips for getting more done.
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The lessons are taught the traditional way, not to a "test".
Each one of the video tutorials is taught by an internationally acclaimed teacher, Pat Murray, who is renowned for teaching math concepts in a simple, easy-to-understand way (and in only a few minutes at a time). Using a multi-sensory approach having the combination of effective graphics and animation synchronized with the voice of a friendly teacher together with practical assessment. This three-pronged attack makes learning so much easier and more effective. Even students who struggled with math are getting fantastic results! And ones who were doing OK before are now doing brilliantly.
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Takeaways
Developing a devotional habit can provide wisdom, focus, and peace of mind. Creating routines can help homeschoolers stay organized and reduce stress. Developing an exercise habit can increase energy levels and improve overall health. Planning your week and day can help you stay on track and avoid feeling overwhelmed. Envisioning your day and using loop scheduling can increase motivation and productivity. Randomizing tasks and using truth journaling can help overcome procrastination and negative thoughts. Stopping worry and trusting God can reduce stress and improve mental well-being.
Resources
The Organized Homeschool Life
The Organized Homeschool Life Planne... -
How To Help Your Anxious Child
Hey, homeschoolers! Few things are as distressing as having an anxious child. I'm revisiting the topic today.
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Summary
In this conversation, Melanie Wilson discusses anxiety in homeschoolers and provides a three-part framework for managing anxiety. The first part of the framework is prevention, which includes ensuring regular sleep and wake times, engaging in exercise, and limiting caffeine intake. The second part is recognizing the symptoms of anxiety, such as muscle tension, headaches, stomach aches, and insomnia. The third part is substitution, which involves teaching children to calm themselves down through deep breathing and changing their thoughts. Wilson emphasizes the importance of faith in managing anxiety and suggests using scriptures and truth journaling as tools. Overall, she emphasizes that anxiety can be overcome with practice and offers her curriculum, Training Aliens, as a resource.
Resources
Help for Anxious Homeschoolers
How to Help Your Child Manage Emotions
Truth Journaling
Top Bible Verses for Anxiety
Training Aliens
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Helping Children Who Feel Different
Hey, homeschoolers! I am excited about today's episode, not only because of the topic that I think addresses a real need we have as parents, but also about my guest.
I experienced the pain of feeling different as a child and so did my kids. There's different good and different bad, right? But kids don't often like any kind of difference that makes them feel alone. How can we help our kids through that? That's the topic of the conversation I had with Ali Gilkeson.
Ali is a member of the popular Christian folk band Rend Collective. If you're like me and you aren't good with band names, you'll likely recognize their hit song "My Lighthouse." A gifted communicator, Ali began to travel around Ireland speaking to young people in her early twenties. She is the mother of three children she has raised partly on the road, starting when each one was six weeks old. She and the other members of Rend Collective, including her husband, Gareth Gilkeson, are the founders of Rend Co. Kids, a platform dedicated to creating music that children under the age of thirteen can sing and find hope in. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her family.
Ali is down-to-earth and relatable and her new children's book My Lighthouse is absolutely beautiful. I will be adding it to my library for future grandchildren. Here's my talk with Ali.
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Resources Mentioned
Find Amazon link to the book in the show notes below:
My Lighthouse book
https://rendcollective.com
Rend Co. Kids – YouTube Channel
https://www.instagram.com/aligilk
https://www.instagram.com/rendcollective
https://www.facebook.com/rendcollective
https://twitter.com/rendcollective
https://www.youtube.com/@RendCollective
https://www.tiktok.com/@rend_collective
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How To Have A Better Homeschool Year
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Summary
In this conversation, Melanie Wilson shares a life-changing strategy for homeschoolers to have a better homeschool year. She introduces the 'What's Better' strategy and explains its benefits for self-image, mood, and behavior. She provides examples of how to implement the strategy and offers tips for dealing with negative experiences. Melanie also discusses using the 'What's Better' list with various resources and encourages listeners to start implementing the strategy today.
Resources for a Better Homeschool Year
How to Make Your Dreams Come True by Mark Forster
Grammar Galaxy, Training Aliens, The Organized Homeschool Life, A Year of Living Productively
Great Homeschool Conventions
Have a happy homeschool week!
Customer Reviews
We all need sanity
As a mom considering homeschooling my littles, I’ve been diving into these podcasts lately, and I love how uplifting this one is! It makes me feel like it’s definitely something my family can handle.
Inspirational and full of wisdom
I’ve enjoyed listening to your podcasts as you offer a lot of wisdom. I especially enjoyed listening to How to Combat Loneliness As a Homeschool Mom. You offered a lot of great suggestions as to how to make friends. I especially liked the one about reaching out to retired homeschool moms. This is something I’ve considered doing just recently. Thanks for the suggestions!
Resource and Inspiration Filled Podcast!
Dr. Melanie Wilson gives families such encouragement and so many resources for their homeschooling journeys! What a great podcast!