ASSURED: How to Homeschool and Not Get Burned Out By It

Mar 03 2025 58 ep. 22 mins 4

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Natalie Burns is a certified teacher turned homeschooling mom who's on a mission to help children develop initiative by showing moms how to teach critical thinking skills with her work at Homeschool Teaching Simplified. She coaches homeschooling moms inside of her Teaching Inspired membership and Thoughtful Thinkers program, providing the tools & frameworks so you can teach intuitively to your children and connect with them more deeply through the process. When burnt-out homeschooling moms need to reignite their home teaching flame & nurture their child’s development – they go to Natalie.

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