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Books Your Kids Won’t Want to Put Down! {A Friend Post!}

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Best books for kids, from teenage years down! I am so happy and excited to get to share this "Friend Post" with all of you.  I have admired my friend Liz Yeboah, who lives in England, for a long time via Instagram!  She inspires me in so many ways. (catch episode 105 on the my Podcast to hear her share family adventure inspiration!)  I seriously want to plan a trip to England just to go on some family field trips with the Yeboahs!  (and ok, eat some of her cake, too. ๐Ÿ˜‰)

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Categories: Home School, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family

All Q & A: From Homeschooling to the Vaccine, to Parenting A-Z! {Ep.109 with Jonah}

by Monica 2 Comments

A Q&A episode and last week's giveaway winner announced at the bottom! Aloha Friends! For the past few months I have been saving up questions sent in from blog readers and podcast listeners, and this week I finally get to tackle a bunch of them!  I wish I could have covered more, but it already got long! ๐Ÿ˜œ  Not sure if I need to do more of these (in shorter segments perhaps!?) or how I can respond better, but I do enjoy these episodes, and my listeners tell me they do,

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Categories: Boy Mom Podcast, Encouragement and faith, Home School, Parenting and Family

Creating Family Adventures – Around the World or Around Your Table! with Liz Yeboah {a free download and a book giveaway included!}

by Monica 17 Comments

Talking about Family Adventures and giving away a book to inspire you!  If you've been around me long, you know that I love to talk about adventure...How boys truly need adventure.  How families bond through shared adventure.  How I believe God made all of us for adventure! When I got to know Liz Yeboah through an instagram roundup (thanks, Em) I knew she was the perfect person to join me for this conversation!  Liz, her husband, and their four boys and one

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Categories: Boy Mom Podcast, Home School, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family

Q & A with Monica and Dave, on Disrespectful Kids, Body Talk, Dave’s Garden, and More! {Ep. 96}

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Hey Friends! I had to do a little podcast shuffle (switch out what I had planned to publish this week -- a story for another time -- ) and this gave me the perfect opportunity to do something I've been wanting to for a while!  An all Q & A episode! ๐ŸŽŠ I hope to do these quarterly, so please give me feedback, and always send your questions to: [email protected] (put Q &A or "Question" in the subject line!)  I love to hear from you on social media, but if you can try to send

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Categories: Boy Mom Podcast, Encouragement and faith, Home School, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family

A Refreshing Approach to School, Family, and Life {Episode 70 with Corinne Gold}

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I'm calling this week's Boy Mom Podcast episode a big breath of fresh air for all...of...us. ๐Ÿ˜Š  Whether you have boys or girls, whether you homeschool, distance school, or aren't sure what you're doing for school, I think just hearing my guest, Corinne Gold, share perspectives from her life will be incredibly refreshing to everyone! Corinne is my real-life friend here in Hawaii, and it's my honor to share her with you!  She recently had a baby BOY after three girls, and I am so

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Categories: Boy Mom Podcast, Home School, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family

Homeschool Made Simple {Episode 65 with Jenn Bryant}

by Monica 6 Comments

Aloha!  As we near the end of July and see the next school year looming ahead of us, a lot of you have asked if we can talk more about homeschooling.  We have covered different aspects of homeschooling here before (I'll link to those episodes in show notes) but what I really wanted to share in this episode was a word of encouragement -- for anyone who feels like I used to feel when I imagined homeschooling: Completely overwhelmed.   I wanted to share what I have learned

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Categories: Boy Mom Podcast, Home School, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family

Favorite Books for Boys {Episode 60 with Wendy Speake}

by Monica 17 Comments

Hi Friends! My friend Wendy Speake is back with us for another episode, and this one is SO.  MUCH.  FUN! :)  This is an episode we've been looking forward to for a long time!  Wendy and I love to talk about our favorite books for boys, and I know a lot of you do, too!  We hope you feel like you're hanging out with us, sharing a cup of coffee (or running errands together!?  I don't mind! :)) and taking notes on what our boys have loved to read.  And

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Categories: Boy Mom Podcast, Home School, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family

Motivating Boys to Read and Write. (It’s Possible!) {Episode 59 with Andrew Pudewa}

by Monica 22 Comments

Hi guys! If you have ever struggled to motivate your son to read...or write...or sit still in the classroom?!  This episode is sure to encourage you.  Andrew Pudewa has been a household name in our family for over 10 years as he has been my boys' writing teacher (via video!)  The boys call Andrew "a legend" (that's high praise in my teenage boys' world) and they describe him as super- smart, eloquent, quirky, and a really fun teacher.  (I think you'll agree!) Andrew

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Categories: Boy Mom Podcast, Home School, Miscellaneous, Parenting and Family

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