Homeschooling Middle School Planning Week Workshop: July 28th - 31st Dismiss
In this session, you’ll discover:
1. What’s included in The Empowerment Matrix™ and why it’s a powerful framework for building confidence
2. How a fun coffeeshop date with your tween could lead to the best school year ever
3. And the 3 fundamental skills that will make or break your tween’s ability to be an independent learner
When Initiative Starts to ClickWhat if your tween wanted to help — without being asked? In this episode, MarinaJoy reveals the overlooked skill that makes initiative possible and how to quietly build it into your everyday parenting. It’s a subtle shift, but it works. Ready to see initiative take root at your house? Hit play….
Worried your tween doesn’t have enough friends? Here’s why that might not be the problem you think it is – and what to focus on instead. I see so many questions in Facebook groups from moms who are worried that their tween doesn’t have any friends. This might be you. I know it’s something I…
Episode Description: Want to raise a tween who can think for themselves? In this episode, MarinaJoy shares a simple but powerful framework for teaching your tween how to think things through — starting with something as everyday as planning dinner. Discover how to use the classic “who, what, where, when, why, how” questions to guide…
From Tween Talk Voice Notes with Marina Joy Parenting tweens can feel like unpredictable weather—sunny one day, stormy the next. In this heartfelt episode, Marina uses the metaphor of rainy seasons to help moms understand why the challenging phases of tween parenting can feel so overwhelming and endless. Drawing from her own experience with daughters…
If you’ve ever worried that your tween doesn’t have enough friends, this episode is for you. MarinaJoy shares three perspective-shifting insights that might completely change how you think about your child’s social life this summer. Spoiler alert: It’s probably not what you think it is. Whether your tween seems to struggle socially or you’re just…
Ever watch your tween struggle with a concept and think “they should know this by now”? Marina Joy shares a personal story about getting stuck on a jazz piano piece that completely shifted her perspective on how middle schoolers learn — and why explicit teaching matters more than we think. Discover why homeschooling middle schoolers…