https://nuxtrax.com/penneydouglas
An Interview with the Founder of Safe Haven Homeschooling
My son and daughter-in-law interviewed me about my thoughts on homeschooling. I homeschooled my son, Shawn, all the way through high school and beyond. We still read books together up until he got married and left home!
And now he reads books aloud to his wife, Brandi!
Needless to say, he considers his homeschool experience a very successful one.
I also homeschooled his 9 brothers and sisters, so I had lots of homeschool experience!
Shawn and Brandi are experienced podcasters, so they wanted to do an episode with their mom to talk about what homeschooling is like.
This is the result of that interview.
https://penneydouglas.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-the-founder-of
And here is their podcast Partnership Vision Podcast.
Homeschooling with Confidence: The Power of Asking for Help
Homeschooling with Confidence: The Power of Asking for Help
I used to feel like I had to do everything myself—to show how strong and independent I was. At the time, I had several young children and homeschooled them. My house was a mess, but I never asked for help.
Instead, I doubled down. I tried to prove I could do it all and didn’t need assistance. I took on even more, spending my summers doing homeschool assessments, leaving me frazzled and barely keeping my kids clean and fed. I was struggling to keep all the balls in the air.
Then one day, a lady at my house for a homeschool assessment pointed out that I already had plenty of help right there—my kids! She suggested I let them pitch in by helping clean the house and doing chores. At first, the idea seemed foreign to me, but I decided to give it a try. I started a chore chart, and to my surprise, my life became so much easier.
That experience taught me a valuable lesson: I had to admit I needed help before I could get the help I needed.
If you feel like you have to prove something by doing everything yourself, I want to encourage you to think differently. Imagine how much better your homeschooling journey could be with support from someone who has been there and understands the joys and challenges of homeschooling.
You don’t have to do it all alone. You don’t have to prove anything. With guidance and coaching, you can homeschool with confidence. My experience and expertise can help you feel assured about the choices you’re making for your homeschool. Together, we can navigate the ups and downs, and you’ll discover that you’re doing a great job. Let’s make this journey easier and more joyful—together.
I’d love to be your homeschool life coach and support you on this journey.
https://changed-by-love.teachable.com/p/the-basics-of-learning-and-homeschooling
Learn the Basics of Learning and Homeschooling
Penney Douglas has homeschooled her 10 kids for 25 years. She has a degree in Education and taught in public school. She LOVES learning! And she LOVES kids!
So, this is me. I want to see KIDS LOVE LEARNING. I want to see kids live in a learning environment. I am doing my best to help moms to relax and enjoy their time with their kids. Homeschooling is the perfect opportunity to build a close, tight-knit, loving family. That’s my vision for homeschooling.
You are building a cathedral. Your family and each of your individual children are precious to God, and He has great plans for you. So, really do your best to provide a warm, loving environment for your children in your home. Yes, we have to provide an education, but it does not have to be done the way schools do it. There are so many fun, enjoyable, delightful ways to teach our children. We can find out what they are interested in and want to learn more about and go with that!
Please consider taking this course to learn about learning and come along with us as we make homeschooling delightful, effective, and fearless.
E-course by Penney and Shawn Douglas – The Basics of Learning and Homeschooling
https://changed-by-love.teachable.com…
And check out Penney Douglas’s Author Page on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/author/penneyd…
This document is chock full of good Christmas School ideas:
file:///C:/Users/penne/Documents/Fun%20Ways%20to%20Homeschool%20Through%20the%20Holidays%20-%20December.pdf
Christmas Copywork
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P…
Safe Haven Homeschooling Store on TPT – Curriculum for Charlotte Mason Homeschoolers and Everyone else
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/s…
Freebie:
Charlotte Mason Lite
file:///C:/Users/penne/Documents/Charlotte%20Mason%20Lite%20(1).pdf
Safe Haven Homeschooling Blog
https://safehavenhomeschool.com
Coaching Course I created – Also called The Basics of Learning and Homeschooling – I take you through the course and do a coaching call with you each month
https://changed-by-love.teachable.com…
Safe Haven Homeschool Shop for homeschool merch, t-shirts, mugs, notebooks, phone covers, and much more!
https://safe-haven-homeschool-shop.pr…
https://linktr.ee/penneydouglas – All the places you can find me!
Changed By Love – My original Blog about Homeschooling, Family, Faith, and Alternative News
https://penneydouglas.com
An Interview with Rhea Perry – A Homeschool Pioneer
"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is placed in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into its soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no other's hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller
