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Brave Writer

289. A Round Table with Katie Doughty about Julie’s New Book

Brave Writer

Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley

Books, Arts, Education For Kids, Kids & Family, Education

4.8904 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Do your kids say they hate writing? You're not alone—and they're probably not telling the whole story. In this episode, we’re excited to share Katie Doughty’s interview with Julie about Julie’s new book, Help! My Kid Hates Writing! from the Raising Kind Humans podcast. That’s right—this week we’re turning the tables! Together, Katie and Julie explore why so many children struggle with writing and what we can do to restore their natural love for self-expression. From rethinking how we approach mechanics to embracing the role of a writing coach (not a referee), we share practical strategies to help your child find their voice.

We also explore how playful tools like freewriting, oral storytelling, and pretend play can unlock creativity and confidence. Writing isn't about getting it “right”—it's about being real. And when we start there, the rest follows.


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0:39.2

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0:51.7

Today I have a special treat for you on the podcast. One of my colleagues, Katie Dowdy,

0:58.2

who is the head of her own organization called Team Kind Humans, interviewed me for her podcast.

1:06.6

She asked me some of the most perceptive questions about my new book, Help My Kid Hates Writing,

1:11.8

that I've received, and I enjoyed the conversation so much.

1:16.2

I asked her if I could share it on my podcast.

1:20.1

Let me tell you a little about Katie Dowdy.

1:23.3

She's an educator and fellow homeschooler, helping families raise kind, courageous kids through

1:29.3

meaningful conversations and kid-friendly community service.

1:34.0

As I said, she's the founder of Team Kind Humans, but she also leads the Team Kind Collective,

1:41.1

which is a monthly kindness curriculum for homeschool families, and it's rooted in

1:46.4

exploration, empathy, and action. At the heart of Katie's work is the kind method, know,

1:54.0

inquire, noodle, and do, which is a simple framework that turns big topics into doable real-world kindness projects.

2:02.8

She's created a free Kind Method writing guide just for the Brave Writer community,

2:08.3

blending Brave Writers' heart-forward approach to writing with service learning to help kids write

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