Welcome to the Wild and Free Podcast, Episode 19.

I'm Ainsley Arment, here with Tina Engold, and today we're continuing our discussion on getting started in homeschooling.

This week, we're addressing concerns that many parents have about getting everything in and making sure there aren't any gaps in our children's education.

So grab a cup of coffee and join us on the front porch. Let's get started. There's definitely a lot of fears that moms have when it comes to homeschooling, and I get lots of

questions, emails, messages, or just moms that ask me in person. And I think one of the biggest

questions I get is, how can my child learn from me? You know, I'm his or her mom. I don't think my

child will learn well from me. And I think that's a really legit fear. Your child may not learn well from you,

but I like to encourage moms that you know your child better than anyone in the world. You know,

you know what he or she's interested in. You know the way they learn best. You know their gifts and

capabilities. So I would bet my money on you being able to teach your child the best and that your child would be able to learn best from you.

And what's so great about homeschooling is that you're learning together.

You know, this year was American history for my third grader.

And I learned so much about the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty, the Revolutionary War.

And I know I learned those things when I was in third grade

too, but to actually teach them felt really overwhelming to me, you know, when I was outside of it,

thinking about teaching it. I don't remember these things. I don't know how to teach them. But really,

it's so great because once you're into it, you're reading the books, you're reading the poems,

you're asking questions, you're checking out books from the library, you're using the books, you're reading the poems, you're asking questions, you're

checking out books from the library, you're using Google. I seriously thought Siri was going to

explode one day because I asked her so many questions. Did she know a lot about the Bust and Tea Party?

Yes, she did. Siri, what's the difference between wigs and Tories? She's like, Tina, you have reached your limit on asking

questions. No, but I did. I googled so many things. And what's so great is we're learning

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