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May 23, 20170Comments

Episode 102: The Importance of Your Mental Models

If you have a mental model, it means you have a way of thinking about how life goes in a certain area and that prediction makes you act, interact and

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How to Get Your Kids to Stop Fighting (with each other)

Want Mature Kids? Dump the Rules and Add ________________!

Yes, we need rules for little ones. But as they age, rules don't help grow wise-and-mature young men and women. In this quick video I explain why building principles into

How to Use Movies to Teach Your Family Values

Often we avoid movies with our kids, especially we who homeschool. Honestly, that can be smart with some movies...but you could also be missing out on an opportunity to learn

The #1 Tip for a Less Stress Homeschool

Well, we all can get stressed, but there is a surprisingly obvious way to take our stress level down. Now, it isn't always the easiest thing to do, but over

The Parental Curse of a Favorite Child

One of the worse things we do as parents is 'favor' a child over others. Sometimes it's hard not to because we just 'connect' better some of our kids...but it

The Anything Game: How to Connect as a Family at Meals

Maybe It’s Better to be Only a 98% Homeschool

Why Your Marriage Isn’t Getting Better

Discipline is a Nice Word? (Video)

Sometimes in our efforts to be original we can leave some good things behind.There is an old fashioned idea that seems to only be honored in athletic competition: DisciplineHere's a

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