The Stay-at-Homeschooling Mom Podcast

Apr 02 2025 83 ep. 41 mins 10

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Join Mary Ellen Barrett and Ginny Seuffert, two leading speakers and writers on the topic of Catholic education, as they discuss ways in which Catholic parents can find success in their homeschooling journey.

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The Prime Directive – The Real Reason We Homeschool

Apr 02 2025 41 mins

Why do we homeschool? Don't like the public schools in your district? Can't afford the Catholic school? Or there is no Catholic school? Family togetherness? Better academics? All are good reasons, but today, Ginny and Mary Ellen discuss why most of us need to start and keep homeschooling our children. If this were Star Trek, we would call it The Prime Directive. Show Notes

Getting Dinner on the Table

Mar 19 2025 25 mins

Isn’t it funny that one meal seems to take up 9/10ths of our brain daily? Dinner or meal planning is one of our most requested topics. We’ll answer these questions and more:· What are easy meals? · How do I plan for meals?· How much should the children be helping? Dinner is the big kahuna in terms of time, expense, and general stress but this will help:8 Rules to Cook By to

5 Steps to Better Behavior

Mar 05 2025 45 mins

Online conversations about how challenging homeschooling can include some version of, "They just don't listen to me," "They dawdle all day" or "They argue constantly." If this sounds too familiar and is not what you expected from your homeschoolers, join Ginny and Mary Ellen in a crash-course in teaching good attitudes and better behavior. These le

Healthy Homeschool Mom

Dec 25 2024 32 mins

Staying healthy as a busy homeschool mom is not easy, mostly because moms put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own. In the hustle and bustle of life, it is easy to neglect your own health, and that will eventually catch up with you. Let’s talk about ways to stay on top of your health and wellness to keep up with your busy life. Show Notes: Let’s talk about ways to stay o

How to Combine Subjects for Different Grades

Dec 11 2024 34 mins

Brittany contacted us. She has two younger children in primary grades, a toddler and a newborn, and wants to give them a thorough academic education. She's willing to do the major subjects separately but wondered if she could combine other subjects, like science and history. Combining students in different grades is a question we frequently get, and we discuss it in today's podcast

Let's Talk About Living with Teens

Dec 05 2024 40 mins

Jennifer contacted us and asked for any tips we have about raising teens. It's a tough time to be raising adolescents, and there is little support for a Catholic lifestyle. In addition, the Internet and video games dominate the lives of many of them. We thought we were doing a great job homeschooling them, but they roll their eyes like their public school counterparts. What is a C

Set Yourself Up for Homeschooling Success

Nov 13 2024 24 mins

So often, homeschool days can devolve into tantrums, tears, and recriminations, and that’s just mom. Meltdowns and bad days happen, and we have to make our peace with that, but there are ways that you can set yourself up for success. To help you, Mary Ellen and Ginny introduce seven rules to set you up, reduce the bad days, and help your children enjoy their studies more. Show

The Scoop on Learning Styles

Oct 30 2024 26 mins

Angela’s child is an auditory learner, and she wanted some tips to help him. Her request made us think about how most students have a dominant learning style. And how we can fashion our homeschooling to help them succeed. Today, we learn about the four major learning styles, how to work with our kids’ styles, and the importance of preparing them not to grow too dependent on th

Homeschooling the Huge Family - Seven Steps to Staying Sane

Oct 16 2024 28 mins

Kimberly asked Ginny and Mary Ellen how to juggle homeschooling when you have a huge family. You'll love every minute of their humorous reflections and insightful advice. You may have a married kid or two with grandchildren dropping by while you're planning weddings and still homeschooling high school, middle school, and elementary school. Oh, and you're trying to keep the house c

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL – NOW WHAT?

Oct 02 2024 33 mins

We have discussed institutions of higher learning in another podcast, but today, we will discuss graduating high school students who may have had enough of school—at least for now. A son is not sure if he wants to go to college. A daughter thinks she wants to be a dentist, a hairdresser, or a chef but is unsure what these entail. Today, let's talk about how to help those kids