The Homeschool How To Podcast
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The Homeschool How To Podcast — honest conversations with 200+ homeschooling families, so you can find what works for yours.
Behind The Mic
Hi, I’m Cheryl—your fellow conspiracy-loving mama who firmly believes the government has no place in raising my kids.
Here’s the kicker: I had zero experience with homeschooling when I realized I wanted to keep my kids out of the school system. I thought homeschoolers were weird and spent their days sewing and whittling. Could I blend our world with homeschooling? Would my kids resent me for missing out on traditional experiences like the prom and football games?
I didn’t know, so I set out on a mission to learn from the experts.
I began my podcast interviewing homeschooling families so I could explore all the ways people are homeschooling, breaking free from the confines of cubicles and classrooms to embrace a life of freedom and curiosity. This journey has been life changing and led me to leave my 16-year government career to fully embrace the homeschooling lifestyle.. and I want to help you do the same!
Join me on this exciting journey as I interview seasoned homeschoolers, uncover creative approaches, and share what I’m learning along the way!
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Latest Episodes
What does homeschooling look like when you have four boys under 10, a two-bedroom apartment with no yard, and a son who melts down every time it’s time to stop doing something he loves?
This week, Josh and Jess Tirado from Ventura, California, get honest about homeschooling a child with ADHD. Their oldest wasn’t struggling with focus. He was doing great academically. The hard part was transitions, big feelings and impulsive moments that affected his little brothers. They tried parenting classes and every strategy they knew from working in mental health. Then they made a decision a lot of families wrestle with quietly, and they share why, and what changed for the whole house.
We also get into:
- Why they never planned to homeschool, and how COVID, a kindergarten lottery and one book changed everything
- How they teach a third grader with toddlers around (hint: get out of the house half the day)
- Why they only do one to two hours of actual school a day, and why the curriculum that looks boring works
- The dad question: will homeschooled kids have friends? Josh shares an idea about teens and secrets that will make you rethink what’s “normal”
- How grandparents can be a homeschool “cheat code”
And stay until the end, because a broken-down chicken coop at a retired farmer’s ranch turned into something none of us saw coming.
Books mentioned:Family Revision by Jeremy Pryor and Hold On to Your Kids.
Follow Josh & Jess on IG: @anotherwayfamily
Ready to homeschool but wondering where to start?
📘 Grab my book, So You Want to Homeschool? Everything You Need to Know Before You Start
🎓 Need a step-by-step plan? Check out Cheryl's mini-course, How to Work and Homeschool
📚 Still wondering, ”What do I actually teach?” My guide walks you through exactly what homeschool families focus on by age and subject.
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