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Child Protective Services
Speech Titles:

· How to Handle a Social Services Investigation
· How to Protect Your Family Against a Truant Officer or Social Worker Visit
· If It’s Broke, Fix it!
· What You Should Know about Social Services

College
Speech Titles:

· Developing a Plan for High School: Sample Four—Year Plans
· Developing a Plan for High School: Sample Four—Year Plans
· Homeschooling the College Bound: Successfully Navigating the Road to Admission
· Homeschooling the College Bound: Successfully Navigating the Road to Admission
· Important Pit Stops during High School
· Important Pit Stops during High School
· Nontraditional Navigation Through Highschool
· The College Admissions Process: The Homeschooled Student's Guide
· The College Admissions Process: The Homeschooled Student's Guide
· The Scoop on Tests for Teens
· The Scoop on Tests for Teens

Dealing with Social Workers
Speech Titles:

· Dealing with Social Workers
· How to Deal with Social Workers
· How to Handle a Social Services Investigation
· How to Protect Your Family Against a Truant Officer or Social Worker Visit
· What You Should Know about Social Services
· Your Home Is Your Castle

Education
Speech Titles:

· “Jump-Start” to Joyful Motherhood (Psalm 113:9)
· Getting Started
· Constitutional Literacy: It’s For You and Your Children
· A Hitlerian Legacy? Germany’s Treatment of Homeschooling
· A Mom’s Sentimental Journey
· A Passel of Possibilities: Teaching Tips to Lighten Your Load
· Biblical and Classical Education
· Building on a Sure Foundation: Staying the Course through High School
· Building on a Sure Foundation: Staying the Course through High School
· Charter Schools: The Price Is Too High
· Charting Your Family’s Course
· Co—ops Worthy of the Name
· Crates and Critiques—Handle Some Materials Not Found at Most Homeschool Conferences
· Creature of the State?
· Developing a Plan for High School: Sample Four—Year Plans
· Developing a Plan for High School: Sample Four—Year Plans
· Developing and Drafting SEP’s (Student Education Plans)
· Developing and Drafting SEP’s (Student Education Plans)
· Elements of Writing Instruction
· Extracurricular Activities: Jazz Up Your High School Program
· Extracurricular Activities: Jazz Up Your High School Program
· Faith of Our Founders
· Families Encouraging Families
· Fishing 101: Mentoring Groups in Action
· Forging Ahead—Apprenticeships in the 21st Century
· Frugal Homemaking
· Gaining a Vision for High School
· Generation Joshua: Civics Education with an Impact!
· Getting Kids to Help at Home
· Gifted and Special Education
· Grades and Graduation—Do These Belong in a Homeschool?
· High School Resources at the Click of a Mouse
· High School Transcript Clinic: Practical Help and Tips
· High School Transcript Clinic: Practical Help and Tips
· Holidays as Homeschool Curriculum
· Homeschooling on a Shoestring Budget
· Homeschooling the College Bound: Successfully Navigating the Road to Admission
· Homeschooling the College Bound: Successfully Navigating the Road to Admission
· Homeschooling: The Struggle to Be Free
· How to Keep Your Sanity While Homeschooling
· Important Pit Stops during High School
· Important Pit Stops during High School
· International Homeschooling—Why Should American Homeschoolers Care what Happens over There?
· Keeping Perspective on Progress
· Keeping the H.E.A.R.T. in Homeschooling
· LEAD with JOY
· Lessons Learned
· Mentoring 2.0
· Multi-level Teaching
· Nontraditional Navigation Through Highschool
· Once More
· Organized (Well, Almost!)—Time Management for Busy Moms
· Organizing Your Home—Creating a Lifestyle Learning Environment
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Recordkeeping for High School: Simplifying the Process
· Recordkeeping for High School: Simplifying the Process
· Secrets from a Preschool Teacher
· Tackling Tricky High School Issues: Practical Help and Guidance for Homeschooling High School Students with Special Needs
· Teaching a Christian Worldview Through Literature: Reading Your Way to an Understanding of how Christians Look at Life, the Universe, and Everything
· Teaching Options to Diversify Your High School Program
· Teaching Options to Diversify Your High School Program
· Teaching Struggling Learners At Home: Nuts and Bolts for Success
· Teaching with Tapestry of Grace
· Testimony of a Homeschool Graduate
· The College Admissions Process: The Homeschooled Student's Guide
· The College Admissions Process: The Homeschooled Student's Guide
· The History and Future of American Education
· The Scoop on Tests for Teens
· The Scoop on Tests for Teens
· Tips for Teaching a Houseful
· What is Generation Joshua?
· When Life Broadsides Your Homeschool
· You Can Home School Your Struggling Learner and We Can Help!
· You Can Home School Your Struggling Learner and We Can Help!
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!

Encouragement
Speech Titles:

· “Jump-Start” to Joyful Motherhood (Psalm 113:9)
· Getting Started
· The Keys to the Kids
· A Mom Just Like You
· A Mom’s Sentimental Journey
· Balancing Responsibilities for the Busy Homeschool Family
· Charting Your Family’s Course
· Confessions of a Homeschool Dad
· Cravings and Conflict
· Creature of the State?
· Developing and Drafting SEP’s (Student Education Plans)
· Developing and Drafting SEP’s (Student Education Plans)
· Effective Communication Inside and Outside the Circle
· Families Encouraging Families
· Fishing 101: Mentoring Groups in Action
· For You, Dad—Leading Your Homeschool Family
· Frugal Homemaking
· Getting Kids to Help at Home
· Go Home and Love your Family!
· Grades and Graduation—Do These Belong in a Homeschool?
· Hey Dad, Let’s Get Involved!
· High School Resources at the Click of a Mouse
· Holidays as Homeschool Curriculum
· Homeschooling and Parental Rights—Freedom Under Fire
· Homeschooling Grows Up
· Homeschooling on a Shoestring Budget
· How Do We Measure Success in Homeschooling?
· How I Do It with 10 Kids and a Busy Husband?
· How Moms Can Grow Spiritually with a Growing Family
· I Think I’ll Quit Homeschooling: Five Reasons Why Moms Quit School and How You Can Keep from Becoming a Dropout
· If It’s Broke, Fix it!
· Important Pit Stops during High School
· International Homeschooling—Why Should American Homeschoolers Care what Happens over There?
· Juggling on a Tightrope
· Keeping Perspective on Progress
· Keeping the H.E.A.R.T. in Homeschooling
· LEAD with JOY
· Lessons Learned
· Mentoring 2.0
· Multi-level Teaching
· Once More
· Organized (Well, Almost!)—Time Management for Busy Moms
· Organizing Your Home—Creating a Lifestyle Learning Environment
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Precision Parenting
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Secrets from a Preschool Teacher
· Singled Out!
· Tackling Tricky High School Issues: Practical Help and Guidance for Homeschooling High School Students with Special Needs
· Teaching a Christian Worldview Through Literature: Reading Your Way to an Understanding of how Christians Look at Life, the Universe, and Everything
· Teaching Struggling Learners At Home: Nuts and Bolts for Success
· Tears—Someone Understands
· The Greatest Deterrent to Homeschooling—Fear and Inadequacy
· The Homeschooling Mom: God Is Her Strength
· The Mandate for Christian Citizenship in Homeschool Youth
· The Nearness of God Is My Good
· The Power of Praise with Our Children
· What Can Dads do to Make Mom Successful in Homeschooling?
· What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Homeschooling
· When Do I Get a Coffee Break?
· When Life Broadsides Your Homeschool
· Why Homeschool? A Homeschool Graduate’s Perspective
· Wind for Your Sails: Encouragement for Teaching High School
· You Can Home School Your Struggling Learner and We Can Help!
· You Can Home School Your Struggling Learner and We Can Help!
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!

History
Speech Titles:

· The Keys to the Kids
· A Hitlerian Legacy? Germany’s Treatment of Homeschooling
· A Sense of Family: Passing on Our Christian Heritage
· Battle for the Child: The History of Homeschoolers’ Struggle to Be Free
· Constitutional Liberty, Social Services, and Your Front Door
· Creature of the State?
· Defending the Freedom to Homeschool
· Faith of Our Founders
· From Tyndale to Madison: The Battle for the Bible and the Foundation of American Liberty
· Go Home and Love your Family!
· Homeschooling: The Struggle to Be Free
· International Homeschooling—Why Should American Homeschoolers Care what Happens over There?
· Knock, Knock! There’s a Truant Officer or Social Worker at the Door—What Are You Going to Do?
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Teaching a Christian Worldview Through Literature: Reading Your Way to an Understanding of how Christians Look at Life, the Universe, and Everything
· The History and Future of American Education
· The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child—It Takes a Village to Raise Your Child
· What is Easy and What is Right: A Call to Greater Responsibility in the Youth of the Nation
· Why Teens Need the Parental Rights Amendment
· Why We Need the Parental Rights Amendment

Legal
Speech Titles:

· Elites to Homeschoolers: “You’re Next!”
· Parental Rights: It’s Now Or Never
· The Coming Attack on Homeschooling from the Legal Elites (An updated version of "Homeschooling Freedom: Past, Present, Future")
· Battle for the Child: The History of Homeschoolers’ Struggle to Be Free
· Charter Schools: The Price Is Too High
· Constitutional Liberty, Social Services, and Your Front Door
· CPS vs. Family
· Creature of the State?
· Dealing with Social Workers
· Defending the Freedom to Homeschool
· Generation Joshua: The Future of America in the Hands of Teenagers
· Homeschooling and Parental Rights—Freedom Under Fire
· Homeschooling with Confidence: Understanding Your State's Homeschool Law
· Homeschooling: The Struggle to Be Free
· How to Deal with Social Workers
· How to Handle a Social Services Investigation
· How to Protect Your Family Against a Truant Officer or Social Worker Visit
· Knock, Knock! There’s a Truant Officer or Social Worker at the Door—What Are You Going to Do?
· Legal and Legislative Issues in Your State
· Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: A Guide to Effective Lobbying for the Homeschool Family
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Preserving Liberty for Future Generations: The Battle for Homeschool Freedom and Parental Rights on Capitol Hill
· Protecting Your Children From Social Workers: How and Why to Assert Your Fourth Amendment Rights
· The Fight for Texas: A History of Home Education and Current Trends in Texas
· The History of Homeschooling
· The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child—It Takes a Village to Raise Your Child
· Top 10 Homeschooling Legal Issues
· What You Should Know about Social Services
· Why Teens Need the Parental Rights Amendment
· Why We Need the Parental Rights Amendment
· Your Home Is Your Castle
· Your Parental Rights: The Left's Next Target

Legislative
Speech Titles:

· Elites to Homeschoolers: “You’re Next!”
· A Hitlerian Legacy? Germany’s Treatment of Homeschooling
· Constitutional Liberty, Social Services, and Your Front Door
· Defending the Freedom to Homeschool
· Homeschooling and Parental Rights—Freedom Under Fire
· Homeschooling: The Struggle to Be Free
· Knock, Knock! There’s a Truant Officer or Social Worker at the Door—What Are You Going to Do?
· Legal and Legislative Issues in Your State
· Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: A Guide to Effective Lobbying for the Homeschool Family
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Preserving Liberty for Future Generations: The Battle for Homeschool Freedom and Parental Rights on Capitol Hill
· The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child—It Takes a Village to Raise Your Child

Lobbying
Speech Titles:

· Homeschooling and Parental Rights—Freedom Under Fire
· Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: A Guide to Effective Lobbying for the Homeschool Family
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Preserving Liberty for Future Generations: The Battle for Homeschool Freedom and Parental Rights on Capitol Hill
· The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child—It Takes a Village to Raise Your Child

Marriage
Speech Titles:

· Courtship
· For You, Dad—Leading Your Homeschool Family
· Hey Dad, Let’s Get Involved!
· Juggling on a Tightrope
· Real-Life Courtship
· The Homeschooling Father
· The Top Two Priorities for Homeschooling Moms
· What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Homeschooling

Motivational
Speech Titles:

· “Jump-Start” to Joyful Motherhood (Psalm 113:9)
· The Keys to the Kids
· A Mom’s Sentimental Journey
· Back to the Basics: Three Keys to Winning the Culture War—Prayer, Bible study, and the Gathering of Believers
· Balancing Responsibilities for the Busy Homeschool Family
· Charting Your Family’s Course
· Creature of the State?
· Defending the Freedom to Homeschool
· Effective Communication Inside and Outside the Circle
· Faith of Our Founders
· Families Encouraging Families
· Fishing 101: Mentoring Groups in Action
· For You, Dad—Leading Your Homeschool Family
· Forging Ahead—Apprenticeships in the 21st Century
· Frugal Homemaking
· Generation Joshua: The Future of America in the Hands of Teenagers
· Getting Kids to Help at Home
· Grades and Graduation—Do These Belong in a Homeschool?
· Hey Dad, Let’s Get Involved!
· High School Resources at the Click of a Mouse
· Holidays as Homeschool Curriculum
· Homeschooling and Parental Rights—Freedom Under Fire
· Homeschooling on a Shoestring Budget
· How Do We Measure Success in Homeschooling?
· I Think I’ll Quit Homeschooling: Five Reasons Why Moms Quit School and How You Can Keep from Becoming a Dropout
· If It’s Broke, Fix it!
· International Homeschooling—Why Should American Homeschoolers Care what Happens over There?
· Juggling on a Tightrope
· Knock, Knock! There’s a Truant Officer or Social Worker at the Door—What Are You Going to Do?
· Lessons Learned
· Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: A Guide to Effective Lobbying for the Homeschool Family
· Multi-level Teaching
· Organized (Well, Almost!)—Time Management for Busy Moms
· Organizing Your Home—Creating a Lifestyle Learning Environment
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Preserving Liberty for Future Generations: The Battle for Homeschool Freedom and Parental Rights on Capitol Hill
· Remembering the Reason, Renewing the Vision
· Singled Out!
· Spiritual Literacy—10 Things You Must Know and Teach
· Teaching a Christian Worldview Through Literature: Reading Your Way to an Understanding of how Christians Look at Life, the Universe, and Everything
· Testimony of a Homeschool Graduate
· The Greatest Deterrent to Homeschooling—Fear and Inadequacy
· The Hidden Treasure in Your Home
· The History of Homeschooling
· The Mandate for Christian Citizenship in Homeschool Youth
· The Right Parent for Your Child: You
· What is Easy and What is Right: A Call to Greater Responsibility in the Youth of the Nation
· What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Homeschooling
· When Do I Get a Coffee Break?
· When Life Broadsides Your Homeschool
· Why Homeschool? A Homeschool Graduate’s Perspective
· Why We Homeschool—A Homeschooler’s Testimony
· Wind for Your Sails: Encouragement for Teaching High School
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!

Parenting
Speech Titles:

· “Jump-Start” to Joyful Motherhood (Psalm 113:9)
· The Keys to the Kids
· A Mom’s Sentimental Journey
· A Passel of Possibilities: Teaching Tips to Lighten Your Load
· Balancing Responsibilities for the Busy Homeschool Family
· Charting Your Family’s Course
· Confessions of a Homeschool Dad
· Courtship
· Cravings and Conflict
· Cross—Eyed Parenting
· Families Encouraging Families
· Fishing 101: Mentoring Groups in Action
· For You, Dad—Leading Your Homeschool Family
· Forging Ahead—Apprenticeships in the 21st Century
· Frugal Homemaking
· Getting Kids to Help at Home
· Go Home and Love your Family!
· Grades and Graduation—Do These Belong in a Homeschool?
· Hey Dad, Let’s Get Involved!
· Holidays as Homeschool Curriculum
· Homeschooling on a Shoestring Budget
· How Do We Measure Success in Homeschooling?
· How to Deal with Social Workers
· How to Lead Teens
· If It’s Broke, Fix it!
· Inspiring Devotion
· Is Today’s Military Right for my Child?
· Juggling on a Tightrope
· Keeping the H.E.A.R.T. in Homeschooling
· Lessons Learned
· Meeting with God: A Toolbox Approach
· Multi-level Teaching
· Nontraditional Navigation Through Highschool
· Order in the House!—Peace vs. Chaos in the Home
· Organized (Well, Almost!)—Time Management for Busy Moms
· Organizing Your Home—Creating a Lifestyle Learning Environment
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Principles for Principals
· Real-Life Courtship
· Singled Out!
· Spiritual Literacy—10 Things You Must Know and Teach
· The Angry Child: What Ticks Johnny Off?
· The Father as a Priest and Warrior
· The Greatest Deterrent to Homeschooling—Fear and Inadequacy
· The Homeschooling Father
· The Power of Praise with Our Children
· The Spiritual Impact of Educational Choices
· The Spiritual Power of a Mother
· Tips on Child Training from a Mother of Seven
· What Can Dads do to Make Mom Successful in Homeschooling?
· What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Homeschooling

Political
Speech Titles:

· Elites to Homeschoolers: “You’re Next!”
· The Keys to the Kids
· Parental Rights: It’s Now Or Never
· The Coming Attack on Homeschooling from the Legal Elites (An updated version of "Homeschooling Freedom: Past, Present, Future")
· Charter Schools: The Price Is Too High
· Constitutional Liberty, Social Services, and Your Front Door
· Defending the Freedom to Homeschool
· Faith of Our Founders
· From Tyndale to Madison: The Battle for the Bible and the Foundation of American Liberty
· Generation Joshua
· Generation Joshua: Civics Education with an Impact!
· Generation Joshua: The Future of America in the Hands of Teenagers
· International Homeschooling—Why Should American Homeschoolers Care what Happens over There?
· Knock, Knock! There’s a Truant Officer or Social Worker at the Door—What Are You Going to Do?
· Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: A Guide to Effective Lobbying for the Homeschool Family
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Preserving Liberty for Future Generations: The Battle for Homeschool Freedom and Parental Rights on Capitol Hill
· Singled Out!
· The Mandate for Christian Citizenship in Homeschool Youth
· The Spiritual Impact of Educational Choices
· The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child—It Takes a Village to Raise Your Child
· What is Easy and What is Right: A Call to Greater Responsibility in the Youth of the Nation
· What is Generation Joshua?
· Your Parental Rights: The Left's Next Target

Special Needs
Speech Titles:

· A Passel of Possibilities: Teaching Tips to Lighten Your Load
· Developing and Drafting SEP’s (Student Education Plans)
· Developing and Drafting SEP’s (Student Education Plans)
· Keeping Perspective on Progress
· Once More
· Secrets from a Preschool Teacher
· Tackling Tricky High School Issues: Practical Help and Guidance for Homeschooling High School Students with Special Needs
· Teaching Struggling Learners At Home: Nuts and Bolts for Success
· Tears—Someone Understands
· You Can Home School Your Struggling Learner and We Can Help!
· You Can Home School Your Struggling Learner and We Can Help!

Spiritual
Speech Titles:

· A Sense of Family: Passing on Our Christian Heritage
· Back to the Basics: Three Keys to Winning the Culture War—Prayer, Bible study, and the Gathering of Believers
· Balancing Responsibilities for the Busy Homeschool Family
· Cravings and Conflict
· Cross—Eyed Parenting
· Effective Communication Inside and Outside the Circle
· From Tyndale to Madison: The Battle for the Bible and the Foundation of American Liberty
· How Do We Measure Success in Homeschooling?
· How Moms Can Grow Spiritually with a Growing Family
· How to Keep Your Sanity While Homeschooling
· I Think I’ll Quit Homeschooling: Five Reasons Why Moms Quit School and How You Can Keep from Becoming a Dropout
· Inspiring Devotion
· Is Today’s Military Right for my Child?
· Juggling on a Tightrope
· Keeping the H.E.A.R.T. in Homeschooling
· LEAD with JOY
· Meeting with God: A Toolbox Approach
· Mentoring 2.0
· Order in the House!—Peace vs. Chaos in the Home
· Precision Parenting
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Principles for Principals
· Real-Life Courtship
· Spiritual Literacy—10 Things You Must Know and Teach
· Teaching a Christian Worldview Through Literature: Reading Your Way to an Understanding of how Christians Look at Life, the Universe, and Everything
· Testimony of a Homeschool Graduate
· The Angry Child: What Ticks Johnny Off?
· The Father as a Priest and Warrior
· The Greatest Deterrent to Homeschooling—Fear and Inadequacy
· The Homeschooling Father
· The Homeschooling Mom: God Is Her Strength
· The Mandate for Christian Citizenship in Homeschool Youth
· The Nearness of God Is My Good
· The Power of Praise with Our Children
· The Spiritual Impact of Educational Choices
· The Spiritual Power of a Mother
· The Top Two Priorities for Homeschooling Moms
· Tips on Child Training from a Mother of Seven
· What Can Dads do to Make Mom Successful in Homeschooling?
· What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Homeschooling
· Why Homeschool? A Homeschool Graduate’s Perspective
· Why We Homeschool—A Homeschooler’s Testimony

Teens
Speech Titles:

· Building on a Sure Foundation: Staying the Course through High School
· Building on a Sure Foundation: Staying the Course through High School
· Courtship
· Developing a Plan for High School: Sample Four—Year Plans
· Developing a Plan for High School: Sample Four—Year Plans
· Extracurricular Activities: Jazz Up Your High School Program
· Extracurricular Activities: Jazz Up Your High School Program
· Forging Ahead—Apprenticeships in the 21st Century
· Generation Joshua: Civics Education with an Impact!
· High School Resources at the Click of a Mouse
· High School Transcript Clinic: Practical Help and Tips
· High School Transcript Clinic: Practical Help and Tips
· Homeschooling the College Bound: Successfully Navigating the Road to Admission
· Homeschooling the College Bound: Successfully Navigating the Road to Admission
· Important Pit Stops during High School
· Important Pit Stops during High School
· Is Today’s Military Right for my Child?
· Nontraditional Navigation Through Highschool
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Preparing Your Teen for Life
· Recordkeeping for High School: Simplifying the Process
· Recordkeeping for High School: Simplifying the Process
· Teaching Options to Diversify Your High School Program
· Teaching Options to Diversify Your High School Program
· Testimony of a Homeschool Graduate
· The College Admissions Process: The Homeschooled Student's Guide
· The College Admissions Process: The Homeschooled Student's Guide
· The Mandate for Christian Citizenship in Homeschool Youth
· Wind for Your Sails: Encouragement for Teaching High School

Why Homeschool
Speech Titles:

· A Sense of Family: Passing on Our Christian Heritage
· Grades and Graduation—Do These Belong in a Homeschool?
· Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming
· Remembering the Reason, Renewing the Vision
· Spiritual Literacy—10 Things You Must Know and Teach
· The Compelling Case for Home Education
· Why Homeschool? A Homeschool Graduate’s Perspective
· Why We Homeschool—A Homeschooler’s Testimony
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!
· You Can Homeschool High School...If You Can Make It through Tomorrow!