Christina and I discuss where to begin if you are new to homeschooling, especially if your child has already been in school.  How to establish a routine and create a playful, joyful environment for learning. We also discuss teaching a second language and using curriculum.  2:51 - Facing loneliness in motherhood 7:55 - Where do you start if you want to homeschool?14:27 - When the social life of school is appealing to the child  22:16 - Approaches to raising bilingual children25:58 - Teaching language arts in a second language 34:00 - Dealing with and avoiding resistance 40:01 - Child led learningHow do we start to make joy normal? Episode one. (Podcast) Done by noon: efficient homeschooling (Podcast) how do we know when to begin homeschooling and other very large questions (Podcast)which curriculum to use for a preschooler - a longer answer than you probably want (Podcast) Dictation workshop (Youtube)actual dictation lesson (Youtube)unsolicited advice: dictation is the answer (Blog post) unsolicited advice: mastery in dictation (Blog post) #makejoynormal #homeschooling #friendship #motherhood #community #fun #play #attachment #reading #languagearts #dictation #parenting #discipline Support the showContact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal On Facebook at Homeschoolers: make JOY normal By email at questionsmakejoynormal@gmail.com or by voicemail Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!