Sherri Lund is a Christian, veteran homeschool mom, and life coach. She has found the Enneagram to be particularly helpful in understanding her own healthy and unhealthy tendencies in relationship and how she can take those into consideration. She joined us to talk about how the Enneagram can be useful in our homeschools and families in […]
LIVE without Training Wheels – Podcasts
When One Kid Needs More Attention

If you’re homeschooling more than one child, and especially if you’re homeschooling a crew, changes are good that there will be times when one child – because of learning or behavior struggles, metal or physical health challenges or other reasons – needs a lot more of your attention than the other kids.My dear friend Kendra […]
Teaching to Their Strengths with Shawna Wingert

Before she became a homeschool mom (unexpectedly) Shawna Wingert was a corporate consultant teaching big-league companies how to maximize employee productivity and boost morale by focusing on making the best use of employee strengths rather than trying to correct weaknesses. When Shawna began homeschooling, she wondered if these same science-based, researched-backed approaches could work with her […]
Becoming a Brave Writer with Julie Bogart

Do you feel overwhelmed teaching writing in your homeschool? Have you tried other methods or programs that left your kids believing they were bad at writing or that they hated writing? Julie Bogart joined us on the LIVE without Training Wheels show to talk about the Brave Writer program, how it’s more mindset than method, and […]
Writer’s Workshops with Multiple Ages

Homeschooling multiple ages and wondering how to manage writing instruction? Let’s chat about using Writer’s Workshops from Layers of Learning! Sisters Karen and Michelle – sisters, homeschool moms, and creators of Layers of Learning are here to chat with us about how to teaching writing to multiple ages with their new Writer’s Workshop resources! Listen to […]
LIVE without Training Wheels is a Podcast!

Every Tuesday night, I broadcast live through Crowdcast to chat with the Homeschooling without Training Wheels audience. Then my team grabs the audio track from the live video and converts it into a podcast so moms can tune in on the go. In this intro episode (the only one of the bunch that didn’t actually start […]
Navigating Homeschool Options Online

Online learning can be a great way to “outsource” homeschool subjects from home. But how do you evaluate the options and make choices? Let’s chat with Beth Napoli of Techie Homeschool Mom to find out her best tips for navigating the wide world of digital schooling! Listen to the PodcastWhen the LIVE show ends, our team […]
Parenting Beyond the Rules

Watching your teens change before your eyes from small, dependent children to not so small independent adults? Choose relationship over rules! Join me as we chat with Connie Albers, author of “Parenting Beyond the Rules,” about what it looks like to parent teens with grace! Listen to the PodcastWhen the LIVE show ends, our team grabs […]
Parenting Tweens with Grace

You expected challenges parenting teens. But were you caught off guard with the unexpected emotional reactions of your tweens? Let’s talk about the 9-12s! Join us as we hear from Hal and Melanie Young of Raising Real Men and author of “No Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and Hope”. Listen to the PodcastWhen the LIVE […]
From Brave Writing to Brave Learning

Julie Bogart, founder of Brave Writer and gentle encourager of homeschool moms everywhere, joins us to talk about the journey from Brave Writer to publishing her recently released book “The Brave Learner”! Listen to the PodcastWhen the LIVE show ends, our team grabs the audio track and converts it into a podcast. You can keep […]