Boldschoolers

Boldschoolers

Hosted by: Laura Wilde, PhD.

Whether your kids are in public school, private school or homeschooled, when it's all said and done, we want them to know HOW to learn, how to motivate themselves with work that matters and have an understanding of...

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Let's Party! How do I create a homeschooling environment of optimism?

Homeschooling families can create an environment of positivity by framing throughout the day and helping children see alternative perspectives and opportunities for value.   Thoughts & Reflections Consider jotting...
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How Do I Know if My Child is Learning?

 At this time, I’m going to explore the idea of offering new content on a bi-weekly schedule. I’m finding that I’m spending so much time creating new content each week that I’m not having the time to create new...
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Bad to Less Bad: How can my child learn to receive feedback?

In this episode, we’ll learn that motivation isn’t something you wait for, but rather something you build. You’ll learn: How to use identity to propel kids forward How to celebrate mistakes and failure How to use...
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Is Your Child Building Grit Or Burning Out?

In this episode, we discuss the Flow Learning Cycle and discuss the importance of flow and recovery in releasing stress, anxiety and keeping burnout away. You’ll learn about the play/work dilemma and why it’s not...
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Play versus Work: Who wins the battle?

  Our kids want to play and often adults want them to work. In this episode, Play vs. Work, we'll discuss the value of play and how "work" can be experienced as play. We'll also have a brief discussion on video gaming...
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Fireside Chat: Ask Me Anything (AMA)

In this week's episode, I thought it would be useful to answer some of the questions that I get from the families that I work with and my subscribers. You can feel free to ask me anything and I'll give you a few...
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Putting on the Cape

The ability to focus intently for any period of time is a rare and valuable skill. Developing such a focus into a practice of deep work is one of the greatest skills you can help your child master. In this episode,...
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I'm Homeschooling! Now What Do I Do?

When homeschooling there’s often a pull to replicate traditional schooling at home, even if we consciously want to educate differently. Being aware of that pull can help us to make choices that are more aligned with...
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Homeschooling: Are we asking the wrong questions?

  Are we asking the wrong questions? A new perspective to invigorate your homeschooling experience. There’s a lot of noise out there about choosing the “right” curriculum for your child, but the questions quietly...
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Welcome to Boldschoolers

Hello Beautiful Homeschoolers! In this brief welcome, I'll share a little bit about who I am and my intention of what I would like to share with you on this podcast on learning to learn. In these episodes you'll meet...
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