Episodes

  • 477 | Parenting is a Great Sacrifice (Sean Allen) | REPLAY

    477 | Parenting is a Great Sacrifice (Sean Allen) | REPLAY
    Nov 20 2025

    It feels like there is so much opposition to homeschooling. Though today there is a far greater degree of acceptance, plenty of voices remain which not only question but blatantly oppose our efforts to raise our children at home. That said, the greatest opposition probably comes in our own self doubts and even resistance to what homeschooling requires of us. And what does it require? Just about everything. But if we learn to yield to the requirements, to the sacrifice, we learn the secret - giving is receiving, losing is reclaiming. Death is life.

    About Sean

    Sean Allen is the founder of The Well Ordered Homeschool, husband to his beautiful bride Caroline and a proud father of eight. He has a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design and is passionate about creating materials to assist parents in the incredibly challenging, yet surpassingly beautiful, work of schooling and training their children at home.

    Resources

    The Well Ordered Homeschool Planner - Undated Edition

    Find a Great Homeschool Convention near you!

    Connect

    Sean Allen | Instagram | Facebook | Website

    Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube

    Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there!

    For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show.

    View full show notes on the blog.
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    41 mins
  • 495 | Goodbye for Now (Sean Allen)

    495 | Goodbye for Now (Sean Allen)
    Nov 18 2025

    This episode is a farewell of sorts as I'm moving on from the podcast. I'm so appreciative to have had the opportunity to contribute and I just wanted to share a few closing thoughts with you.

    About Sean

    Sean Allen is the founder of The Well Ordered Homeschool, husband to his beautiful bride Caroline and a proud father of eight. He has a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design and is passionate about creating materials to assist parents in the incredibly challenging, yet surpassingly beautiful, work of schooling and training their children at home.

    Resources

    Find a Great Homeschool Convention near you!

    Connect

    Sean Allen | Instagram | Facebook | Website

    Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube

    Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there!

    For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show.

    View full show notes on the blog.
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    22 mins
  • 475 | Creating a Family Culture of Reading, Writing and Creativity with Guest S.D. Smith (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY

    475 | Creating a Family Culture of Reading, Writing and Creativity with Guest S.D. Smith (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY
    Nov 14 2025

    Join S.D. Smith, author of the Green Ember series, as he shares how storytelling and creativity shape his family life. From fostering young writers to building worlds with his kids, Smith offers insights on writing as an act of love, not just fame. Plus, get a peek at what's next in the Green Ember universe!

    About S.D.

    S. D. Smith is a bestselling American author and creator of The Green Ember series, a middle-grade fantasy adventure featuring heroic rabbits. Based in West Virginia, he writes stories that blend courage, imagination, and moral lessons for young readers and families. Smith also co-founded Story Warren, a creative publishing company, and is passionate about inspiring others through storytelling.

    About Janice

    Janice Campbell, a lifelong reader and writer, loves to introduce students to great books and beautiful writing. She holds an English degree from Mary Baldwin College, and is the graduated homeschool mom of four sons. You'll find more about reading, writing, planning, and education from a Charlotte Mason/Classical perspective at her websites, EverydayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Literature.com, and DoingWhatMatters.com.

    Resources

    The Green Ember Series

    Connect

    S.D. Smith | Website | Facebook | Instagram |

    Janice Campbell | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Website

    Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube

    Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there!

    For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show.

    View full show notes on the blog.
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    59 mins
  • 491 | Work Together! (Sean Allen)

    491 | Work Together! (Sean Allen)
    Nov 4 2025

    This episode emphasizes the importance of working as a couple as you raise your children. Come together and talk about what you're seeing respectively, what you're hearing. Compare notes and consider each others perspectives. You have to work together as opposed to pulling in opposite directions. After all, nothing less than the welfare of your children hangs in the balance.

    About Sean

    Sean Allen is the founder of The Well Ordered Homeschool, husband to his beautiful bride Caroline and a proud father of eight. He has a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design and is passionate about creating materials to assist parents in the incredibly challenging, yet surpassingly beautiful, work of schooling and training their children at home.

    Resources

    Find a Great Homeschool Convention near you!

    Connect

    Sean Allen | Instagram | Facebook | Website

    Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube

    Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there!

    For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show.

    View full show notes on the blog.
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    18 mins
  • 491 | Work Together! (Sean Allen)

    491 | Work Together! (Sean Allen)
    Nov 4 2025

    This episode emphasizes the importance of working as a couple as you raise your children. Come together and talk about what you're seeing respectively, what you're hearing. Compare notes and consider each others perspectives. You have to work together as opposed to pulling in opposite directions. After all, nothing less than the welfare of your children hangs in the balance.

    About Sean

    Sean Allen is the founder of The Well Ordered Homeschool, husband to his beautiful bride Caroline and a proud father of eight. He has a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design and is passionate about creating materials to assist parents in the incredibly challenging, yet surpassingly beautiful, work of schooling and training their children at home.

    Resources

    Find a Great Homeschool Convention near you!

    Connect

    Sean Allen | Instagram | Facebook | Website

    Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube

    Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there!

    For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show.

    View full show notes on the blog.
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    18 mins
  • 471 | Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner with Kathy Kuhl (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY

    471 | Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner with Kathy Kuhl (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY
    Oct 30 2025
    In this encouraging episode, host Janice Campbell talks with Kathy Kuhl, author of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner, about how to help children who find learning harder than it should be. Kathy shares her personal journey homeschooling a child with learning challenges and offers practical insight for parents teaching kids who struggle with reading, writing, or attention. Together, Janice and Kathy discuss individualized learning, the importance of literature, balancing remediation with accommodation, and nurturing a child's strengths and confidence. Whether you're new to homeschooling or looking for ways to better support your student, this conversation is full of wisdom, compassion, and hope. About Kathy Kathy Kuhl helps parents teaching children and teens with learning challenges. She provides resources, tips, and encouragement. Whether your children struggle with reading, writing, math, or focusing, Kathy offers creative solutions to help you teach more effectively. After years helping her dyslexic, distractible son after school, Kathy began homeschooling him in fourth grade. Homeschooling let her customize education to his interests and strengths, while addressing his weaknesses. The results made his neuropsychologist declare that homeschooling was the best thing for him. Other parents began seeking Kathy's advice, and she began speaking. After her son's homeschool graduation, Kathy interviewed 64 parents who also homeschooled students with diagnosed learning disabilities. From those interviews, her experience and study, Kathy wrote Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner. This handbook helps parents or anyone helping children or teens with learning challenges, including attention issues, dyslexia, other learning disabilities, autism, and giftedness. Kathy also wrote Staying Sane as You Homeschool and Encouraging Your Child, as well as articles for many magazines. She blogs at LearnDifferently.com. Kathy speaks at homeschool and education conferences internationally. She also advises families individually, providing advice, encouragement, and insight. You may sign up for a free introductory session on her website, with no obligation. Kathy graduated from William and Mary, where she earned teaching certificates in English and mathematics. She has two children and four grandchildren. She lives with her husband in northern Virginia, and loves reading and hiking. About Janice Janice Campbell, a lifelong reader and writer, loves to introduce students to great books and beautiful writing. She holds an English degree from Mary Baldwin College, and is the graduated homeschool mom of four sons. You'll find more about reading, writing, planning, and education from a Charlotte Mason/Classical perspective at her websites, EverydayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Literature.com, and DoingWhatMatters.com. Resources The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill Hugh Pine trilogy by Janwillem Van De Wetering Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne Mother Goose The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder Professor Carol's Hurrah and Hallelujah! Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis; especially The Last Battle The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis Janice Campbell's review of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner Staying Sane as You Homeschool Encouraging Your Child Connect Kathy Kuhl | Facebook | Instagram Janice Campbell | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Website Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there! For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show. View full show notes on the blog.
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    43 mins
  • 471 | Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner with Kathy Kuhl (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY

    471 | Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner with Kathy Kuhl (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY
    Oct 30 2025
    In this encouraging episode, host Janice Campbell talks with Kathy Kuhl, author of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner, about how to help children who find learning harder than it should be. Kathy shares her personal journey homeschooling a child with learning challenges and offers practical insight for parents teaching kids who struggle with reading, writing, or attention. Together, Janice and Kathy discuss individualized learning, the importance of literature, balancing remediation with accommodation, and nurturing a child's strengths and confidence. Whether you're new to homeschooling or looking for ways to better support your student, this conversation is full of wisdom, compassion, and hope. About Kathy Kathy Kuhl helps parents teaching children and teens with learning challenges. She provides resources, tips, and encouragement. Whether your children struggle with reading, writing, math, or focusing, Kathy offers creative solutions to help you teach more effectively. After years helping her dyslexic, distractible son after school, Kathy began homeschooling him in fourth grade. Homeschooling let her customize education to his interests and strengths, while addressing his weaknesses. The results made his neuropsychologist declare that homeschooling was the best thing for him. Other parents began seeking Kathy's advice, and she began speaking. After her son's homeschool graduation, Kathy interviewed 64 parents who also homeschooled students with diagnosed learning disabilities. From those interviews, her experience and study, Kathy wrote Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner. This handbook helps parents or anyone helping children or teens with learning challenges, including attention issues, dyslexia, other learning disabilities, autism, and giftedness. Kathy also wrote Staying Sane as You Homeschool and Encouraging Your Child, as well as articles for many magazines. She blogs at LearnDifferently.com. Kathy speaks at homeschool and education conferences internationally. She also advises families individually, providing advice, encouragement, and insight. You may sign up for a free introductory session on her website, with no obligation. Kathy graduated from William and Mary, where she earned teaching certificates in English and mathematics. She has two children and four grandchildren. She lives with her husband in northern Virginia, and loves reading and hiking. About Janice Janice Campbell, a lifelong reader and writer, loves to introduce students to great books and beautiful writing. She holds an English degree from Mary Baldwin College, and is the graduated homeschool mom of four sons. You'll find more about reading, writing, planning, and education from a Charlotte Mason/Classical perspective at her websites, EverydayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Literature.com, and DoingWhatMatters.com. Resources The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill Hugh Pine trilogy by Janwillem Van De Wetering Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne Mother Goose The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder Professor Carol's Hurrah and Hallelujah! Chronicles of Narnia, by C. S. Lewis; especially The Last Battle The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis Janice Campbell's review of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner Staying Sane as You Homeschool Encouraging Your Child Connect Kathy Kuhl | Facebook | Instagram Janice Campbell | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Website Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there! For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show. View full show notes on the blog.
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    43 mins
  • 488 | Time to Talk (Sean Allen)

    488 | Time to Talk (Sean Allen)
    Oct 28 2025

    Talking to your children and allowing them to talk to you is one of the most important and powerful things you can do as a parent. It can be too easy to assume that we know what's going on in the heart and mind of our child or that we understand why they have misbehaved etc. The truth is you won't truly know until you give them the opportunity to talk or until you ask the right questions. You have to listen and study it out in your mind. You have to pray over what you've heard and what you're observing. Then, and only then will the true answers present themselves.

    About Sean

    Sean Allen is the founder of The Well Ordered Homeschool, husband to his beautiful bride Caroline and a proud father of eight. He has a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design and is passionate about creating materials to assist parents in the incredibly challenging, yet surpassingly beautiful, work of schooling and training their children at home.

    Resources

    Find a Great Homeschool Convention near you!

    Connect

    Sean Allen | Instagram | Facebook | Website

    Homeschooling.mom | Instagram | Website

    Subscribe to our YouTube channel | YouTube

    Have you joined us at one of the Great Homeschool Conventions? We hope to see you there!

    For more encouragement on your homeschooling journey, visit the Homeschooling.mom site, and tune in to our sister podcast The Charlotte Mason Show.

    View full show notes on the blog.
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    19 mins