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How to Make Hard Homeschooling Easier Now

By: twainausten November 5, 2026November 6, 2026

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When homeschooling is hard, here are six perspective-shifting approaches you can take to approach them differently.

A square photo illustrating homeschool communication challenges — a mother in a red and white striped shirt gestures emphatically with both hands raised while sitting on a dark blue couch. Across from her, a teenage girl in a rust-coloured sweatshirt sits quietly with a serious, subdued expression. A search bar overlay at the bottom reads: Is the Way I Talk to My Kids Making Things Worse?

How to Improve Homeschool Communication with the Best NVC

By: twainausten August 4, 2026August 5, 2026

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How does Marshall Rosenberg’s book, Non-Violent Communication inform my homeschool? This is the bible of communication and relationships.

How to Handle Homeschool Criticism With Confidence

By: twainausten June 29, 2026July 2, 2026

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Learning how to handle criticism about homeschooling is one of the hardest parts of home educating. Here’s how to respond with confidence.

Boundary issues for homeschool moms can be resolved when we take care of our needs.

Homeschool Mom Boundary Issues? You’re Not Doing This…

By: twainausten May 6, 2025May 15, 2025

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Ever wonder if NOT building your boundaries is interfering with your homeschool mom life? In the following video, I explain how not addressing your needs and not having firm boundaries are related. The key to bolstering your boundaries? First step: addressing your needs. Yup, it’s that simple and that impactful. When we honor our needs,…