How do we get our children outside everyday? And, why should we want to? In this episode, Amy and There is no knowledge so appropriate to the early years of a child as that of the name and look and behaviour in situ of every natural object he can get at.”Home Education, page 32 Charlotte Mason […]
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On today’s episode, we’re talking about Masterly Inactivity. That’s a Charlotte Mason phrase that encompasses how we interact with our children, even when they’re very young. “When we recognise that God does not make over the bringing up of children absolutely even to their parents, but that He works Himself, in ways which it must
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Many people come to Charlotte Mason’s philosophy because they are book enthusiasts. And, after following her wisdom for awhile, non-enthusiasts are quickly swayed. Charlotte Mason used the term living books to describe books filled with life-giving ideas that feed the mind. In this episode, Amy and Leah discuss living books, how to recognize them, and
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Ready to gain traction with habit training? Join us for our habit training workshop. It will be practical, encouraging, and everything you need to get going and stay motivated. In this episode, Amy and Leah discuss Charlotte Mason habit training, combined with modern habits research. “By “education is a discipline,” we mean the discipline of habits,
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“In this time of extraordinary pressure, educational and social, perhaps a mothers first duty to her children is to secure for them a quiet growing time, a full six years of passive receptive life, the waking part of it spent for the most part out in the fresh air.” Charlotte Mason, Home Education What are the
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Holding off on formal lessons can be a little nerve wracking. It can be hard to trust that offering a “quiet growing time” will actually set our children up for success rather than holding them back. In the third episode of the Thinking Love podcast, Amy and Leah discuss why delayed formal lessons can be
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Today’s episode is all about babies! While we often think about providing our children with a Charlotte Mason education, the philosophy can also inform how we view and raise our infants. After all, children are born persons. “But is the baby more than a ‘huge oyster’? That is the problem before us and hitherto educators
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In the first episode of the Thinking Love podcast, Amy and Leah discuss what it means to utilize a thinking love in home education. How do we accept and reject ideas to create a homeschool that is truly led by the Holy Spirit and unique to our family’s needs? “‘The mother is qualified,’ says Pestalozzi,
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Welcome to the Thinking Love Podcast! We have so many fun episodes planned for our first season. We’ll be discussing homeschooling, Charlotte Mason, the early years, and so much more. But first, we want you to have the chance to get to know us, your hosts. We hope to paint the picture of where we
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