Amber O'Neal Johnston is the creator of Soul School, author, friend, and inspiration, and we are so excited to have her on the podcast. She quit a successful job in the corporate world, and with her husband and four children, embarked on a Charlotte Mason Education. However, early on, she took ownership of it to find and curate beautiful living books that more closely resonated with her family's cultural heritage.
In episode 146, Jennifer and Amber talk about the heart of Charlotte Mason, and why it's not only about old books, the importance of protecting young children from inappropriate material, why it's okay to curate what your kids read, and the joy of learning in a Holy Spirit led environment. If you love Charlotte Mason, but are wanting more, this episode is for you.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is here!! Purchase your beautiful copy of the brand-new Peaceful Preschool for a year of delightful, hands-on learning.
Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason-styled education? Check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom!
In this episode–
Protecting your children is okay
Charlotte Mason is a philosophy not a formula or a rule book
The joys of raising kids who read
Do check out Amber's book A Place to Belong
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Amber O'Neal Johnston here:
Amber's Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.
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Raising Children Who are Best Friends with Emelie Pepito
Do you want to know how to raise children who are best friends? Do you wonder if it's possible to over protect your child? Do you wonder if you are raising an ill-equipped child by over-protecting them? Are you curious about morning time? Are you wanting to improve your morning time?
These are the question that Jennifer and Emelie answer in episode 144 of the Restoration Home Podcast.
This great conversation is made possible by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Press supports healthy habits and responsibility by incorporating practical life skills into each day.
For great resources that help with habit building into every day, check out the Chore and Routine Pack. Our full length bundles give your children the opportunity to learn practical skills, read beautiful literature, and engage in a living history and applicable science. If you're not loving your current homeschool, don't wait till next year to make a change. Switch now and enjoy every moment of learning with the Peaceful Press.
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In this episode–
The science of a child's brain and why it's not ready for stress
Children will be stressed, you don't need to manufacture stress
Protecting their amygdala
Children who are best friends does not mean they will never fight
If you want to raise a connected family, play with your kids
Books for a Living Education
You can learn more about Jennifer here-
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Emelie here-
Emelie’s Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.
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Marriage, Marriage, Marriage with Ann Wilson
Ann Wilson is the host of the "Family Life" Podcast alongside her husband Dave. She is also the author of the new book How to Speak Life to Your Husband: When All You Want to Do is Yell at Him.
This is an incredible podcast that strikes deep at some of the chronic negativity, condoned emasculation, and fault finding that so many women feel perfectly justified in perpetrating against their husband. It is a beautiful, encouraging episode.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is here!! Purchase your beautiful copy of the brand-new Peaceful Preschool for a year of delightful, hands-on learning.
Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason-styled education? Check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom!
In this episode–
The meaning of helpmeet
How does your husband see himself when he looks into your eyes
Do you spend as much time praying for your husband as you do judging him?
How to Speak Life to Your Husband: When All You Want to Do is Yell at Him by Ann Wilson
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Ann Wilson here:
Ann's Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.
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Turn Down the Noise with Sarah Boyd
Sarah Boyd's book "Turn Down the Noise" addresses the neural breakdown that happens when we are overwhelmed, distracted, and depleting our pre-frontal cortex. It is an incredible conversation between Jennifer and Sarah about the limitations of our brain, the costs of devices on parents and children, the importance of rest, and 5 principles to reverse degenerating attention span, reduce distraction, and restore mental peace.
Sarah presents the overwhelm inherent in modern life as the missing piece when we are examining dysfunction in our life that maybe counselling, better food, or more sleep isn't fixing. Also, the future needs children who are imaginative and creative, and these are skills that are developed in space and quiet not through reams of work and activities.
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is here!! Purchase your beautiful copy of the brand-new Peaceful Preschool for a year of delightful, hands-on learning.
Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason-styled education? Check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom!
In this episode–
Homeschooling is a gift to your child because it automatically removes so many facets of overstimulation that a child should not have to deal with day to day.
You can have a cosy, quiet family life and still have successful children.
A future with AI and the children that will thrive in that future
The importance of taking a break
Turn Down the Noise by Sarah Boyd
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Sarah Boyd here:
Sarah's Website and Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.
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Vulnerable and Growth Oriented Families with Dr. Nicole Wilke
Dr. Nicole Wilke joins Jennifer Pepito to talk about raising healthy, whole families with an emphasis on the unique needs and calling of adoption and being the parent an adopted child needs.
It is an incredibly honest, and challenging conversation about the importance of healing, sacrifice, and vulnerability required when we become parents. Enjoy!
Episode sponsored by the Peaceful Press!
The Peaceful Preschool Volume 2 is here!! Purchase your beautiful copy of the brand-new Peaceful Preschool for a year of delightful, hands-on learning.
Looking for Elementary Bundles to engage in Charlotte Mason-styled education? Check out the Playful Pioneers, Precious People, and the Kind Kingdom!
In this episode–
Attachment needs in children
The unique needs of adopted children
Humility in parenting
It's okay to not know everything now
You can learn more about Jennifer here:
Jennifer's Instagram
You can learn more about Dr. Wilke here:
Dr. Wilke's Instagram
Some Amazon Affiliate Links.
In this show we talk about the peaceful path to connected families and restored communities. It’s all about the simple things that we do as women that have the potential to save the world.
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