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#270: Do your holiday plans keep growing until the season feels more overwhelming than joyful?

Jean shares four ways to simplify the holidays using the principles of Simplicity Parenting. Drawing on her own family traditions and experience as a Simplicity Parenting Family Life Coach, she explores how to simplify your home, maintain rhythm, ease busy schedules, and protect children from holiday stress. Discover how small changes can make more room for connection, creativity, and meaningful celebrations.

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EP268: When homeschooling feels overwhelming, do you immediately start looking for something new to add?

What if you're already trying to do too much? In this episode, Jean shares why doing less can lead to deeper learning and how to recognize when your homeschool needs more breathing room.

Celebrate six years of the Art of Homeschooling podcast with practical ideas for simplifying your days, reducing pressure, and making more space for connection.

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EP267: Beautiful main lesson books and creative projects can make a homeschool look wonderful. But what really matters? After nearly 25 years of homeschooling, Jean shares what her children remember most and why meaningful learning doesn't always look impressive. Listen in for encouragement to let go of comparison and create a homeschool that truly fits your family.

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EP266: Sometimes the very best thing you can do for your homeschool is step away from it for a little while. After an unexpected three-month break from the podcast, Jean reflects on what stepping away taught her about homeschooling and why a pause isn’t the same as quitting. Whether the pause is one you choose or one life chooses for you, it can offer valuable perspective on what matters, what’s working, and what you want to do differently when you begin again.

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EP265: What if the biggest source of stress in your homeschool isn't your curriculum ~ it's your rhythm? In this episode, Jean explores the difference between rhythm and schedule, why too much structure can quietly become control, and how simplifying your day creates more peace for the whole family. Learn how to build a homeschool rhythm that flows naturally instead of leaving everyone exhausted.

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EP264: Before you buy another curriculum or fill in another planner, what if the most important thing you could do is pause? In this episode, Jean shares why midsummer is the perfect time to step back, reconnect with your child, and observe their growth before making plans for the year ahead. Learn how beginning with the child ~ not the curriculum ~ can transform your homeschool planning with greater clarity and confidence.

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EP263: Do you miss the simple summers of your childhood? In this episode, Jean explores why homeschoolers need a 90s summer ~ not to recreate the past, but to rediscover the freedom, creativity, and spaciousness children need to thrive. Learn why boredom isn't something to avoid, why ordinary moments matter, and how an unhurried summer can become one of your family's greatest gifts.

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EP262: What happens when you stop trying to figure out homeschooling on your own? In this episode, Jean shares a story from her early homeschooling years and explores why ongoing support can make all the difference. Discover how mentorship, community, and hands-on experience help homeschooling parents build confidence and turn information into transformation.

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EP261: Before you decide it's time to start over, consider this: the curriculum may not be the problem. In this episode, Jean shares why it's often better to customize before you quit and how small adjustments can transform your homeschool. Discover how observation, flexibility, and trusting your judgment can help you create a learning experience that truly fits your child.

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EP260: Do you ever feel like you need more confidence before you can move forward in your homeschool? In this episode, Jean shares why confidence isn't the starting point—it's the result of taking action. Learn a simple reflect, act, observe process that helps homeschooling parents build trust in themselves, their children, and the learning journey one step at a time.

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EP259: What if summer is when your homeschool matures? In this special episode, Jean and the Taproot Teacher Training team explore the idea of summer integration ~ how rest, reflection, play, creativity, and simple rhythms help learning settle more deeply. If you've ever wondered how to approach summer without pressure or guilt, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on growth, family life, and lifelong learning.

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EP258: Before you rush into summer or start planning next year, Jean offers a gentle invitation. So don’t end your school year without doing this!

In this episode, she shares why reflection is one of the most powerful practices for homeschooling parents and how slowing down can help you move forward with more clarity, wisdom, and confidence.

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EP257: Ever wonder why homeschool planning feels endless? In this episode, Jean explores why so many homeschool plans fall apart and how shifting from rigid planning to flexible, resilient planning can bring more peace, clarity, and confidence to your homeschool days.

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EP256: Feeling overwhelmed or tempted to overhaul your homeschool again? In this episode, Jean shares a simple monthly reset for homeschooling parents that can help you pause, reflect, and homeschool with more clarity and confidence. Learn how monthly reflection creates space for connection, gentle course correction, and a calmer, more intentional homeschool rhythm.

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EP255: What if the most important part of your homeschool isn’t the curriculum ~ but you? In this episode, Jean explores how you are the emotional thermostat and how your presence shapes the entire learning environment. Learn how awareness, self-care, and small resets can create a more connected, grounded homeschool.

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EP254: Feeling stuck in homeschool overwhelm? In this episode, Jean shares how to go from overwhelmed to intentional by using simple filters to make clearer, more confident decisions.

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EP253: What happens when a school principal becomes a homeschool mom? Listen in as two former educators talk about their choice to homeschool. In this episode, Jean is joined by Mandy Davis of Home Built Education, a former public school principal who stepped away from the system to homeschool her three children. Together, they explore what really changes when you leave traditional education ~ especially the mindset shifts, the unlearning, and the courage it takes to trust yourself and your child in a new way.

If you’ve been searching for the “best homeschool curriculum,” feeling pressure to keep up, or trying to recreate a classroom at home, this conversation offers a calmer, clearer path. Jean and Mandy discuss letting go of comparison, questioning benchmarks, and redefining progress as real growth for the child in front of you.

They also tackle the socialization myth and what healthy social development actually requires from parents ~ whether kids attend school or not. You’ll hear practical ideas for creating a daily rhythm, embracing family-style learning, and setting realistic expectations for formal instruction. This episode is full of encouragement and permission to skip what your child already knows, protect childhood, and follow the “sparks” that bring learning to life.

If you enjoy this kind of grounded homeschooling encouragement, subscribe, share this episode with a homeschooling friend, and leave a review so more parents can find us.

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EP252: You can read all the books, listen to all the podcasts, and still feel unclear about how to actually do homeschool lessons.

In this episode of the Art of Homeschooling Podcast, Jean shares why that gap exists ~ and what really changes when you move from learning about homeschooling to actually practicing it in real life.

If you’ve been stuck in research mode or wondering why things aren’t clicking yet, this episode will help you take the next step.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why understanding something isn’t the same as being able to do it
• What actually changes when you begin practicing (even imperfectly)
• How community accelerates your confidence and growth
• Simple ways to move from “learning mode” to “doing mode” this week
• Why real-life experience—not more information—is what you need most

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EP251: Curriculum hopping often starts with good intentions. We want better homeschool plans, smoother lessons, and a child who feels engaged. But when we pile new programs on top of old ones, we end up with conflicting advice about what to teach and when. That overload can turn curriculum into a crutch, increase homeschool burnout, and make decisions feel harder instead of easier.

Listen in as Jean names the hidden cost of curriculum hopping that most of us don’t see until we’re deep in it. It’s not just money. It’s the slow slide from clarity into confusion. And then we begin to lose our confidence.

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