How does one create a culture in your home where a sibling is more excited for someone else's success than their own? How do you help siblings get along? What do you do with the fighting and contention? If you have kid who are fighting in your home, you need to check out this week's episode. Go here to register for the online class: https://www.coachmegthomas.com/product-page/class-sibling-success-practical-tips-to-help-your-kids-get-along ..read more

I want to give you an early Mother's Day Present. I am giving a free download of May's Lesson Plans to everyone. I talk about it in the podcast, and then click this link to download them: https://purple-bird-127.myflodesk.com/ycdbsytxnu Happy early Mother's Day ..read more

Super exciting news!! I have a brand new website. It is beautiful, super user friendly, and it has all new videos!! And the best news, the doors to the membership are now open!! Go to www.coachmegthomas.com to check it out! The domain name had to get transferred over the new site, so if it isn't working, come back the next day and check ..read more

I was at the playground a few weeks back, and I watched a little girl run crying to her mom about a group of kids being mean to her. Little did the mom know that the little girl had started the whole thing. Instead of getting curious, the mom got after the other kids. I want to share some ideas with you on how to help your kids to not be a victim ..read more

Do you ever feel like you don’t know what to do? Maybe your kid isn’t understanding a subject, and you don’t know what to do. Maybe you had a new baby, and you don’t know how to homeschool with a newborn. Whatever it is that you feel like you don’t know what to do, I invite you to listen to this short and sweet episode, I don’t know what to do ..read more

In today's podcast episode, I am sharing with you April's Lesson Plans. I go over each topic, and give some ideas of what you can do in each of them. Click the link in my bio to listen to the episode, and to download the full lesson plan ..read more

I received a question on Instagram about why is public school so much longer than a homeschool day? Why do homeschoolers say they only need an hour or two to teach their children, but a public school needs 6-7? I am going to be diving into the history of the public school model and why public school days are so much longer. You are not going to want to miss this episode ..read more

Raise your hand if you have ever said the phrase, "Homeschooling is so hard!" I know I have. In today's episode, I want to share with you about why it feels so hard, and if there is anything you can do about it. You are not going to want to miss this one ..read more

One of the ways that I found to help you in your homeschool is with creating lesson plans! Each month includes 16 lessons. They have habit training, the arts, science, and history. I also include book ideas for read aloud and for your younger and older teens. In this week's podcast episode, I am sharing with you March's lesson plans. Link for Homeschool Summit of Northern Utah: https://therefinedschoolhouse.org/summit ..read more

How will your kid succeed in life if they don't know how to take a test? How will they get into college, provide, or take care, of a family? How do you know where your kids are if they are not being tested? These are some of the questions I am answering in today's podcast, Thoughts on Testing ..read more