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In today’s edition of Tween Talk: This week’s big idea: Thinking is just asking and answering questions. Better questions lead to independent learning — and true confidence. ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── The Bridge from Last Week Last week we talked about building connection as your foundation. But what happens when connection is solid and your tween still…
We live in a world of instant answers. When we face a problem, our first move is to grab our phones and ask Google or ChatGPT. Our kids do the same thing. But this habit might be taking away something important from their growth. Let’s talk about something that might sound strange. A little bit…
Life has a way of throwing curveballs when we least expect them. Maybe your child’s school situation changed suddenly. Maybe circumstances beyond your control meant pulling them out of traditional school. Whatever brought you here, you’re now responsible for your child’s education in a completely new way—and you might be feeling overwhelmed. If you never…
Stop fighting your child’s brain chemistry and start working with it instead Every time we ask our kids to do something, we’re essentially battling against their natural brain chemistry. As parents, we often wonder why our tweens seem so resistant to even simple tasks. The answer lies in how we’re presenting these tasks to their…
You’ve mastered the curriculum planning, figured out how your tween prefers to learn, and conquered the math programs. But if you’re like most of us, it’s not the academics keeping you up at night—it’s navigating those intense emotional moments that can derail an entire homeschool day. Your tween hasn’t fully developed emotional regulation skills yet…
Are you staring at a fresh homeschool year with that familiar knot in your stomach? Maybe you’re already a few weeks in and wondering how you’re possibly behind already. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone—and there’s hope. The secret to not feeling constantly behind in homeschool isn’t about doing more. It’s not about…
And why you shouldn’t panic (yet) It’s probably on every homeschool mom’s mind this time of year: that shiny, new curriculum you so carefully chose is sitting there, and you’re starting to wonder if you made a huge mistake. Maybe you’ve already started and you’re thinking, “I got this curriculum and I don’t think it’s…
Are you making one of these five planning mistakes when you’re planning for your middle schooler this homeschooling year? Let’s fix them before they lead to burnout for both of you. If your homeschool days feel chaotic, your tween seems overwhelmed, or you’re constantly second-guessing your approach, you might be stuck in patterns that worked…
Originally from Tween Talk: Voice Notes with Marina Joy As we approach September and the start of a new homeschool year, I want to share something important: I don’t believe your homeschool schedule should be packed back-to-back. It’s simply unsustainable. But I also believe in being intentional, because when there’s bare ground in our routines,…
Have you ever watched your tween struggle with a concept and found yourself thinking, “They should know this by now”? This feeling becomes especially intense when homeschooling middle schoolers, who seem caught between childhood and independence. Pre-teens are at such a unique developmental stage — they want to be treated like they’re older, but they…