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In the face of external stresses and pressures, as parents it's especially important that we preserve a sense of joyfulness for our children during the holidays.  This episode is full of ideas to inspire you to find creative ways to infuse your family values, excitement, and wonder into this holiday season.   “Intentional living means making choices for your life based on your greatest values, not the habits of others.”   If you asked us in March if we thought that this holiday season would be anything but gathering together with family to celebrate and enjoy our traditions, we would have answered like anyone else...  Yet, here we are.  In the face of so many global events, we are embarking on our holiday season.  So it's with this in mind that we sat down to brainstorm some inspiring ideas for you, to help you infuse some intention into your holiday season and find more family joy during this non-traditional holiday experience. Our goal for this episode is to inspire you to set intentions, to think outside the box, and to focus on your values this holiday.  There are so many fun and unique ways that we can bring the holiday spirit and sense of wonder into our hearts and homes this year.  We hope this episode will inspire and uplift you today.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

With the holidays around the corner and all the stresses and challenges we are all still facing, this episode offers some creative ways to create meaningful experiences this holiday season.   “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that happiness is gratitude doubled by wonder.” - G.K. Chesterton   This special episode comes to you from the heart.  With the holiday season quickly approaching, we've heard so many parents express their sadness that traditional activities will not be possible this year.  We urge you to not give up hope. We are reaching out in response with this episode, to expand on this discussion and offer some inspiration and ideas for ways we can hold each other up, move forward through all that we are facing, and still manage to create meaningful experiences and joyful celebrations this holiday season. As parents it is so important that we maintain our children’s sense of wonder and truly become the guardians of their childhood.  If we take a creative approach with an open mind, we can find ways to make this holiday season even more meaningful and magical for them and for ourselves. Let this holiday season be a time where we can simplify, sharpen the focus on our values, and raise our collective spirits so that we can enter the coming year re-charged and ready to take on whatever 2021 may bring.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

If you are curious about healthy movement or want to gain a better understanding of how to use space and movement to cultivate healthy relationships, then this episode all about Spacial Dynamics® is one you won't want to miss!   “Space provides the possibility for connection.” - Jaimen McMillan   If you've ever experienced the ability to project your attention into another place or to shift our focus from the physical space you occupy to a place where you feel truly connected with another person, then you've already had a taste of what Spacial Dynamics® teaches us. Perhaps now more than ever, this education and ability to really connect across great distance is becoming most valuable to our health and wellness as a society.   In this episode, we connect over Zoom with Heather Chappellet Lanier, a Spacial Dynamics®  international trainer and Registered Somatic Movement Therapist who shares with us how the teachings of Spacial Dynamics® can impact our relationships and activities of daily living.   Resources From This Episode: The Spacial Dynamics Institute: https://www.spacialdynamics.com/ Spacial Dynamics Women's Wellness: https://www.spacialdynamicswomenswellness.com/   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play   --- About Heather Chappellet Lanier: Heather is an international trainer in Spacial Dynamics® and a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist. She leads workshops and provides private consultations and coaching utilizing the movement discipline of Spacial Dynamics®.  The thoughtful approach of Spacial Dynamics® is effective in enhancing personal and professional lives and relationships, and is featured in the landmark books The Fourfold Path to Healing, and Still Moving. Heather has been leading retreats from her home on Hill of the Hawk Farm for many years.   About Spacial Dynamics®: Spacial Dynamics® is a body of movement philosophy that teaches movement techniques for all ages.  It carries the understanding that the space we occupy includes not only the space our physical body requires, but also the space around us and the places where we focus our attention. > Learn More About Spacial Dynamics   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

As our third season is coming to a close, we are overwhelmed by all that has transpired over the past 8 or 9 months.    “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” - Desmond Tutu   From Covid-19, to the murder of George Floyd, and now to the wildfires that are spreading throughout California, we've clung to community, discovered how deep our resilience runs, and we've been reminded of the preciousness of life and what truly matters most. This short episode is a message of hope for you as we continue to move through these unprecedented and most challenging times.   We want to remind you that we are here to support you in various ways.  Please visit our websites, https://www.themomsiknow.com, https://www.thefutureoffamily.com, and https://www.purplebeetfamily.com to learn more.  We will be taking a brief pause from the podcast, but we are still here for you! Please contact us if you are looking for support!    Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

In the past, a lot of focus was put on being "color blind," but now that we know better, we want our children to have "color-full" experiences, and this includes what they find on their bookshelves and reading lists. Classic literature tends to have a very Euro-centric attitude and we've often struggled with how to curate a more diverse reading library for our families that celebrates both the classics and diversity.  Amber O'Neal Johnston has done this exact thing beautifully. For this episode, Amber shares candidly from her family's own experience from being inspired by Charlotte Mason to navigating her children's experience with race and what she's been able to do for them by thoughtfully and purposefully curating their bookshelves. This episode is full of great ideas and resources to help you find great books for your family that celebrate both classic literature and diversity.  You won't want to miss it!   Resources From This Episode: Amber O'Neal Johnston: https://heritagemom.com/ and @heritagemomblog on Instagram Amber’s Heritage Packs: https://heritagemom.com/index.php/2020/07/09/heritage-packs-adding-color-to-your-curriculum/ Living Books for All Peoples Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1959045184365402/ Parallel Narrative Website  https://www.theparallelnarrative.com/about Charlotte Mason City Living  https://charlottemasoncityliving.com/ Reshelving Alexandria  https://reshelvingalexandria.com/ Brown Sugar and Spice Bookstore https://brownssbooks.com/   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play   --- About Amber O'Neal Johnston: Amber O’Neal Johnston fell in love with the principles of Charlotte Mason when her oldest was a preschooler. After wholeheartedly committing to follow Mason’s philosophy, she became disheartened when months went by with little mention, if any, of the stories and accomplishments of black people in her school room. The literary quality of the books was better, but she found that the cultural emptiness she experienced as a schoolgirl was being perpetuated within the walls of her own home. Committed to bridging the gap for her 4 children, Amber has embarked on a journey of uniquely merging living books with life-giving books to ensure that their education is not a legalistic venture in Charlotte Mason but an honest experience that honors the Truth while helping her children to see the imago Dei in themselves and others. Amber speaks, writes, and shares her observations on home education, culture, books, global travel, and more, and when asked about her path she likes to smile and say, “In my house, Charlotte Mason has an afro.” Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

Since its inception in 1919, Waldorf Education has been embraced world-wide.  In this interview with Susan Goldstein, we take a look into the past, present, and future of Waldorf Education and discuss its role in the face of current events.   "Imbue thyself with the power of imagination.  Have courage for the truth.  Sharpen thy feeling for responsibility of soul."  - Rudolf Steiner   The Waldorf model of education is a timeless and time-tested schooling method that is gaining more and more attention and accolades world-wide, but do you know how it began and how it's been evolving in modern times? For this week's episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with Susan Goldstein, a seasoned Waldorf educator and mentor, to discuss most commonly raised questions about validity of Waldorf education. Plus, if you're wondering how Waldorf is adapting to modern times, current events, advances in technology, and racial disparities, in this episode we address all of this and more!   Resources From This Episode: Susan Goldstein: susgoldstein@yahoo.com Teaching as a Lively Art by Marjorie Spock: https://rudolfsteinerbookstore.com/product/teaching-lively-art/ You Are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin Dancy: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/216341/you-are-your-childs-first-teacher-third-edition-by-rahima-baldwin-dancy/ Conscious Parenting: A Guide to Living with Young Children by Stephen Spitalny: https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Parenting-Children-Stephen-Spitalny/dp/B01B9A3PCE The Five Golden Keys by Helle Heckmann: https://store.waldorfearlychildhood.org/products/five-golden-keys School as a Journey The Eight-Year Odyssey of a Waldorf Teacher and His Class by Torin M. Finser: https://steinerbooks.org/ebooks/school-as-a-journey-the-eight-year-odyssey-of-a-waldorf-teacher-and-his-class Frankfurt Memorandum: Rudolf Steiner and the subject of racism by Ramon Brüll and Dr. Jens Heisterkamp: https://www.themomsiknow.com/s/Frankfurt_Memorandum_English.pdf   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play   --- About Susan Goldstein Susan was born on February 8, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pa., the youngest of three children.  She attended public schools from K-12th grade.  When asked as a child what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would have said without hesitation, “a teacher”.  To Susan, it was clear that this was always going to be her path. She graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Education and began teaching in the Philadelphia Public schools.  She taught for several years, but always felt that something was wrong with what she was doing...somehow, something was missing. After the birth of her own two children, she taught in a private nursery school for several years where she began to see the importance of play and developing the imagination. When her own children were about to begin school, her family moved to Colorado, and in this rural community in Western Colorado, there was a Waldorf School.  A visit to this school was Susan's first taste of Waldorf education and immediately she knew that this was the education she had been searching for, and she began teaching in this little Waldorf school before even completing her Waldorf Teacher Training.  After two years of teaching a combined class of 4th/5th grade and then 5th/6th grade she enrolled at Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento.  She completed her student-teaching at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School and fell in love with both the school and the community.  She then taught three full class cycles, grades 1-8, in Santa Cruz. Since then, she has also worked as the Assistant Director of the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training and the Pedagogical Director of the Santa Cruz Waldorf School.  She has taught many courses over the years at BACWTT and also at Rudolf Steiner College’s Public School Institute.  She has completed the Waldorf Remedial Education training and the Waldorf Mentoring training, and has had the privilege of traveling to many of the Waldorf schools throughout the United States, mentoring and evaluating Waldorf teachers.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

Whether you're planning to stay connected to your child(ren)'s school and continue with distance learning in the fall or whether you are embarking on your first time as a homeschool family, we recorded this episode to give you some ideas of how you can structure your days for success.   “Opportunities for both academic and character growth cannot be discounted simply because your homeschool looks less and less like a public school.” - Anonymous   This fall there are so many options for how to continue your child(ren)'s education, but by and large, you will likely be doing some if not all of your learning in and around your own home, but this doesn't mean you have to be under your roof. In this episode, we discuss the issues of equity and resources, the dynamics and stresses of families with working parents, developmentally appropriate learning, and family school.  When you are learning at home, you have the ability to give your child(ren) and yourself space and grace. Listen in to get an idea of how a day in the life of family school could look for your family.   Resources From This Episode: The Homeschool Handbook: https://www.purplebeetfamily.com/familyschool The Moms I Know Homeschool Series: https://www.themomsiknow.com/homeschool   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

In recent years, there has been increased evidence and awareness that electromagnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation warrant our attention if we are seeking to reduce symptoms in our bodies and optimize our overall wellness. For this episode, we are joined by Wendy Myers.  A heavy metals detox expert and functional diagnostic nutritionist in Los Angeles, CA, Wendy brings us lots of qualified information about the risks of EMF and EMR exposure as well as practical tips that we can easily apply to help support our own wellness. Whether you're suffering from symptoms and haven't found success with standard medicine, or if you are already enjoying healthful living, reducing your EMF and EMR exposure has the potential to help you take your wellness to the next level. We truly enjoyed this opportunity to meet with Wendy and hope you enjoy this episode.   Resources From This Episode: Wendy Myers: https://myersdetox.com/ and @MyersDetox on Social Media Coronavirus Support Series: https://coronavirussupportseries.com/ Theraprotect: https://thewellnesstrinity.com/product/theraprotect-emf-harmonizer-cell-phone-laptop-tablet-emf-shield-2-pack/ Harmoni Pendant: https://www.harmonipendant.com/ Pure Wave Mats: https://www.purewaveenergycenters.com/ Q-Link: https://www.shopqlink.com/ Morley Robbins, The Root Cause Protocol: https://therootcause.org/ Harry Massey, NES Health: https://www.neshealth.com/   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play --- About Wendy Myers Wendy Myers is founder of MyersDetox.com. She is a heavy metals detox expert and functional diagnostic nutritionist in Los Angeles, CA. She is the #1 bestselling author of Limitless Energy: How to Detox Toxic Metals to End Exhaustion and Chronic Fatigue. Wendy hosts the Myers Detox Podcast about all things related to detox. She’s passionate about educating people on the importance of detox to live a long, disease free life. She created the revolutionary Myers Detox Protocol and Mitochondria Detox programs after working with thousands of clients around the world.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

If you are finding yourself overwhelmed this summer and struggling to find a way to move forward, you are not alone.  This episode is full of ideas and resources to help you tackle that feeling of overwhelm so you and your family can break through the paralysis and begin to take meaningful action.   “The most beautiful realization of all was that motherhood has served as the primary vehicle for growth and transformation.  I have been both lost and found myself in motherhood.” - Beth Berry, Motherwhelmed   This summer, so many of the mother's we've been speaking with are feeling paralyzed by the amount of overwhelm they are experiencing in their lives.  From current events around the world, to the economic and educational decisions they are faced with making for their families, it's no wonder we're feeling weighed down and overwhelmed. In this episode, we share some amazing resources and suggestions for how to break through these negative feelings and find ways to take action.   As parents we know that the way we respond to these types of situations will inform how our children will respond throughout their lives as well, so it's important that we make conscious and intentional choices around these incredibly difficult and complex issues.  We hope you find this episode helpful and if you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions, we would love to connect with you!   Resources From This Episode Beth Berry, Motherwhelmed: https://revolutionfromhome.com/the-book/ Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Invitation: http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com/

For this episode, Lisa Dominguez Abraham joins us to discuss some of the racial disparities in public education that have been highlighted by coronavirus and social unrest. She invites all of us to consider how our position and privileges impact the people around us, recognizing that this might be a particular challenge for white parents who haven’t previously considered themselves what Robin DiAngelo calls “part of a racially socialized group.”    “I was taught to recognize racism only in individual acts of meanness by members of my group, never in invisible systems conferring unsought racial dominance on my group from birth.” - Peggy McIntosh, White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, 1989   Although she’s not an expert on these issues, Lisa shares her perspectives as a mom, community college English professor and Professional Development Coordinator. She believes parents help children locate themselves in terms of their relationships to their families, their communities, and the natural world, and that part of this awareness should include a consideration of their racial identity and privileges. While these topics might feel uncomfortable, parents can model for their children the way understanding oneself is a continual journey of personal growth and evolution. This episode is vulnerable and far from perfect, but we want to share more of these important conversations with you.  If you have any feedback or questions about this episode, we would love to connect with you to further the conversation.   Resources From This Episode: Lisa Dominguez Abraham: https://www.lisadominguezabraham.com/   ---   Lisa Dominguez Abraham is an English professor at Cosumnes River College, a school that has been noted as one of the 10 most diverse community colleges in the nation. She currently serves as the Professional Development Coordinator at CRC. Her poetry collection Mata Hari Blows a Kiss won the 2016 Swan Scythe Chapbook Contest, and her full-length book of poetry, Coyote Logic, came out from Blue Oak Press in 2019.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

When we take a look at the uncertainty of the future of education in the United States, we might not know what the future holds, but we do know how children learn best.   “A hybrid independent study program can be a wonderful model for the future.”   After sheltering-in-place for several months and going through graduation season without our traditional ceremonies, we are grappling with the realization that even when traditional school is back in session, it is going to be anything but “normal”.  Faced with this realization and the formation of parent-teacher task forces all across the nation, it’s no wonder that so many parents are wanting to know more about other options.   In this episode, we want to share with you the details of what’s worked for us and what we’ve seen work throughout our decades of experience as educators and mentors - the independent studies / homeschool hybrid program. This model could be the solution for the future of education as we all come together to create a new system that prioritizes the education, mental and physical health, and overall wellness of all of our children and our families.    Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

If you're considering homeschooling, you're likely also battling fears, anxieties, external pressures, logistical concerns, and many other worries.  In this episode with special guest, Linsey Hurley, you'll hear straight from a homeschool mom just like you, how she did it and why she thinks you can do it too!   "Children, they learn what they live." - Dorthy Law Nolte   The idea of setting out on your homeschooling journey for the first time probably feels overwhelming.  You may feel alone and unsure if this is really the best path for your family.  A lot of the moms we talk with feel concerned about how their children will keep up with their peers who are in a traditional classroom setting and how homeschooling will affect their children in the long term. In this week's special episode, we sit down with Linsey Hurley who graciously shares with us the ups and downs of her personal journey with homeschooling her 2 children.  Everything from their initial transition to homeschool to where her children are now, Linsey's concerns were some of the most commonly expressed by the moms we talk with daily. Through all the uncertainty, Linsey found her tribe, gained confidence, and learned the secret to successful homeschooling, but we'll let you hear it from her. Listen now to this special episode to learn how she did it!   Resources From This Episode: John Holt, Growing without Schooling: https://www.johnholtgws.com/ Grace Llewellyn, The Teenage Liberation Handbook: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/305758.The_Teenage_Liberation_Handbook Linsey Hurley, email: linsey@newview.org   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play   ---   About Linsey Hurley: Linsey Hurley has lived in Massachusetts all her life, attended UMass Amherst with a BA in agricultural economics a minor in Asian Studies and International Agriculture, worked on various farms, farmers markets, food coops, health food stores, and as a postpartum doula. She became certified as a Holistic Health Coach and is now working primarily with energy Healing technologies. Linsey Has 2 grown children - Joe who lives with his wife and daughter  in Thailand, and Elizabeth who is married with 3 children and lives in Istanbul. Linsey unschooled Joe and Elizabeth from grades 3-9.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

The subject of nonviolent communication has been one that we have long been believers in and recently we’ve been wanting to deepen our education and commitment to learning and implementing these valuable tools within our own lives.   See me beautiful, look for the best in me That's what I really am and all I want to be It may take some time It may be hard to find But see me beautiful. See me beautiful, each and every day Could You take a chance? Could You find a way? To see me shining through In everything I do And see me beautiful. See me beautiful, look for the best in me That's what I really am and all I want to be It may take some time It may be hard to find But see me beautiful. See me beautiful, each and every day Could You take a chance? Could You find a way? To see me shining through In everything I do And see me beautiful. "See Me Beautiful" by Marshall Rosenberg   Today, we are so excited to welcome Katherine Winter-Sellery, CEO of Conscious Parenting Revolution, to the show to share with us her deep knowledge and understanding of non-violent communication and how its implementation can greatly benefit our relationships with our children, our partners, and ourselves. Katherine shares specific tools of nonviolent communication that we can all strive to use throughout our relationships, both to heal our own trauma and to cultivate relationships of trust and respect with those around us.   Resources From This Episode: Katherine Winter-Sellery, Conscious Parenting Revolution: https://www.consciousparentingrevolution.com   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play   ---   About Katherine Winter-Sellery Katherine Winter-Sellery is the CEO of the Conscious Parenting Revolution and co-creator of the Guidance Approach to Parenting, a program that applies conflict-resolution skills to communicating more effectively with children and adults. Through her popular training, she has taught thousands of parents, educators, and other professionals in a half dozen countries how to minimize misunderstandings and melt-downs, and to communicate with more collaboration, cooperation and consideration. Passionately committed to healing inter-generational dysfunction, she is the host of three TEDx talks on listening for unmet needs, unconscious communication, and speaking out, and she is the co-author of three books on unconscious parenting. Katherine trained with the late Marshall B. Rosenberg, creator of Nonviolent Communication. She also studied Thomas Gordon’s Parent Effectiveness Training and is certified as a facilitator and as a Leadership Effectiveness Instructor. She holds certificates in Matrix Re-Imprinting, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), is trained in BreakThrough, a method to address triggers, as well as Focusing, an inner relationship dialogue technique.  She is a trained mediator, and teaches breathing meditation with the Art of Living Foundation. She holds a B.A. from the University of Denver where she also attended law school.  After more than 15 years of teaching the Guidance Approach to Parenting, Katherine founded the Conscious Parenting Revolution to help people locate and understand their own triggers, avoid family resentment developing into retaliation, rebellion and resistance.  Her desire is to support parents to create safe and stable homes and families.  The founder and chair of the National Summit on Mental Health and Mental Fitness summer 2019, (with sponsorship by the International Association for Human Values), she brought together more than 50 scientists, politicians, mental health care providers, businesses and spiritual leaders with more than 500 attendees for a conference that looked beyond mental health treatment to holistic mental wellness. The Summit culminated in the largest-ever group meditation in the United States, when more than 7,000 people meditated together in Denver’s City Park joined by over 1 million online.  Katherine has been married to John Sellery for more than 30 years, and together they have two children, Pia just graduated from USC and Sam is a young architect working in San Francisco. Katherine and John now make their home in several cities around the world.  She is launching her popular training online.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

Tired of gathering around the tv and longing for connection and conversation with your children or your partner?  This episode is for you! When we can be intentional about designing and creating spaces that naturally inspire connection, gathering, and conversation, they can become a part of our family culture and we can have these experiences more often and with more ease.  Maybe it’s a physical place like the kitchen table, the backyard fire pit, or the hot tub.  Or maybe it’s a frequent shared experience like going for long drives, getting pedicures, doing beach cleanup, gardening, or scrapbooking.  The type of “place” you create can take many forms, the important thing is that it becomes a constant on which your family can rely.   There are so many benefits to creating safe places for family connection.  In this episode we share many of our personal “places” with you and hopefully inspire you to cultivate some of your own.  Whether your children are young or whether they are teenagers or even adults, it’s never too late!  Whether your home is small or expansive, you can create these intimate gatherings anywhere!  There’s no time like the present!   Resources From This Episode: Virginia Wolf, A Room of Her Own   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

Too many activities and pressures leads to feelings of stress and anxiety, that's why we've made Time and Space our second tenet of Family School.  This episode is all about how to slow down and create more time and space for your family.     “It will be hard to create a quiet place where your children can find their souls, you must first quiet your own world and then approach theirs. They are accustomed to the barrage of noise and will complain loudly in its absence, but you can find a quiet way. What can you do today? A walk, a book, a simple game.” - William Martin, The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents   We see it all the time.  Parents want to give every thing and every opportunity they possibly can to their children.  The intention is good and yet there are always consequences. When we, as parents, slow down our lives, we set an example for our children that tells them it's ok for them to slow down as well,  that it is ok to be still, and that they are enough without constantly reaching for more. When we create time and space, we create room for mindfulness, movement, and breath - the foundational building blocks of wellness.   It's about limiting our activities, prioritizing play, being present, strengthening your family culture, and so much more.     Resources From This Episode: The Moms I Know, Family School: https://www.themomsiknow.com/homeschool   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

Are you worried about the new CDC guidelines for the reopening of schools in the United States?  Are you wondering what's going to be best for your family?  Are you considering the possibility that there may be other alternative ways to educate your children? "Learning is not the product of teaching; learning is the product of the activity of learners." - John Holt With the recent release by the CDC of their guidelines for the reopening of schools, we sit down to discuss all the options that are available to families during this time.  How can we grapple with the effects this will have on the learning that is able to happen within those 4 walls?  How can we diminish the stress and anxiety of everyone involved? Considering the impact all of this will have on the learners, the educators, and all of the households affected by this new paradigm, let us offer you some alternative options to consider and help mobilize you to become an active participant in designing your child's learning environment. From getting in touch with your local school administrators to the many options available to you through the umbrella of homeschooling, we want to encourage and empower you during this unprecedented time to, above all else, remain focussed on and to do what is best for your family.   Resources From This Episode: Shannon Hayes, Radical Homemakers: http://theradicalhomemaker.net/books/ Kym John Payne, Simplicity Parenting: https://www.simplicityparenting.com/   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

For a time such as this...  It is now more important than ever that we raise the next generation to be the bold leaders of tomorrow.  This episode features an exciting episode with Sabrina Ann Zielinski, aka Mama Z, of Natural Living Family.   The 5 P's: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance   When you listen to this episode, you'll really see how the 5 P's really define life in the Z House.  In this exciting interview with Mama Z, author of the bestselling book The Essential Oils Diet, we talk everything from family wellness and time management as a mother of 4 with a baby on the way to being a guardian of childhood and homeschooling during the events of Covid-19. We love the unique perspective that Sabrina shares in this interview.  Her passion for family wellness and her heart for serving others shine through in everything she puts forward.  There's sure to be something in this episode for everyone!   Resources From This Episode: Sabrina Ann Zielinski & Dr. Eric Zielinski, Natural Living Family: https://naturallivingfamily.com/   --- SABRINA ANN ZIELINSKI is the author of the bestselling Essential Oils Diet book, and has pioneered natural living since 2014 when she started the blog NaturalLivingFamily.com with her husband. A certified group fitness and martial arts instructor, health coach, lactation consultant, and a DIY guru, “Mama Z” is also the reigning Mrs. Georgia America and has used her natural health platform to inspire millions across the world through regular radio, podcast, documentary & TV appearances.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

How can we, as the "guardians of childhood," protect, strengthen and nurture our children?   “Watch over our child. Guide him safely from the ways of harm. Keep happy his heart, brave his soul, and rosy his cheeks. Guard with your life his hopes and dreams, for he is all that we have, all that we are, and all that we will ever be.” - William Joyce, The Man in the Moon   Family schooling is all about living and learning together as a family with a focus on relationships and building a strong sense of connectedness, belonging, and family culture.   "Guardians of Childhood" is our first tenet of Family Schooling because we firmly believe that it is imperative to protect, preserve, and honor childhood if we are going to give our children all that childhood has to offer them. The early years of life are where children can cultivate their sense of creativity, collaborative play, problem solving, and learn about the world by experiencing nature. In this episode we dive deep into what this might look like as a part of daily family living with lots of examples to help you begin or grow this practice within your own family.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

If you've heard us talk a little bit about family school and you're interested in learning more about how you can bring this philosophy into your home, this episode is for you.   "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Angela Schwindt   In this episode, we answer your questions about what family school includes, what are the benefits, and why we believe so strongly in this philosophy.   We began this conversation about family schooling before the events of Covid-19 took place.  It grew organically for us out of years of working with homeschool families and conversations we've had together over the past decades.  Now, perhaps more than ever, it is essential that we turn our focus to this way of living and learning together. This episode is an introduction to our 5 tenets of Family School.  Listen now to learn more!   Resources From This Episode: The Moms I Know, Homeschool Resources: https://www.themomsiknow.com/homeschool   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

With so many families being forced into homeschooling situations right now, we want to share our take on how families of all kinds can craft their own unique homeschool situations by simply living and learning together, a concept that we call Family Schooling. This episode was recorded prior to the events of Covid-19. but even before so many of you began asking, we were feeling energetically pulled in this direction and recorded this episode to begin sharing our passion and a series of resources designed to help you navigate the choices you face when you are planning your own homeschool environment for your family.  If you're wondering what Family Schooling is, listen to this episode now!  If you're wondering if there is a way for you to figure this out, yes there is!  If you're looking for resources, recommendations, and support, we are here to help you!   Resources From This Episode: Check out the resources we have for you at https://www.themomsiknow.com/homeschool, follow us on Instagram @themomsiknowpodcast, and feel free to send us a DM or email with your personal questions! Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, The Biology of Belief: https://www.brucelipton.com/books/biology-of-belief   --- Please Note: This episode was recorded before the events of Covid-19 took place.  We decided to release this episode to you as it was originally recorded because, although we had no idea what was right around the corner for families all across the globe, we believe the content is relevant and may be especially helpful during this time.  We hope you and your loved ones are well.  You may find additional resources to help you during this time at our individual websites: thefutureoffamily.com and purplebeetfamily.com.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play