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Topic: Parenting
| Title: | The Angry Child: What Ticks Johnny Off? | | Speaker: | J. Michael Smith
| | Length: | 45–60 minutes
| Type:
| General Session
| Topic:
| Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Parents
| Description:
| Have any of your children demonstrated a tendency toward anger or a bad temper? If so, this session is absolutely essential for you. Anger is a God-given emotion and did not come about as a result of the Fall. However, the Bible says, “Be angry, and sin not.” This talk addresses anger from a biblical perspective, focusing on the positive and negative aspects of anger. Michael Smith also delineates the five steps that lead to rebellion. |
| Title: | The Father’s Role in Home Education | | Speaker: | J. Michael Smith
| | Length: | 45–60 minutes
| Type:
| Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Fathers, Support Group Leaders
| Description:
| Almost every father has heard that he is to lead his family spiritually, physically, and in every other way. However, many fathers will tell you that no one has ever told them how to effectively lead their children, especially in the area of spiritual development. Michael Smith presents encouraging and practical tips to fathers for becoming a helpful participant in the home education program and a leader in the home. He provides insight on the mental and emotional benefits to mothers and children fathers can provide through specific activities, and offers suggestions to men on being more effective as husbands. Mike candidly shares his many failures and a few successes. The session concludes with a list of the six things homeschooling mothers have identified as the primary ways their husbands can be more effective in the family’s homeschool program. In one father’s words, “Inspiring and convicting—thanks for the straight talk!” |
| Title: | Principles for Principals | | Speaker: | Scott Somerville
| | Length: | 50 minutes
| Type:
| Workshop
| Topic:
| Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| All, Fathers, Parents
| Description:
| Fathers love to see their children thrive in the homeschool environment, but they often reap what others (their wives) have sown. Nobody knows this better than Scott Somerville, whose wife has taught their six children “forever.” Come hear Scott share the principles that have changed him from a homeschooling couch potato to a real principal. |
| Title: | What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew about Homeschooling | | Speaker: | Scott Somerville
| | Length: | 50 minutes
| Type:
| Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Marriage, Motivational, Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Fathers, Parents
| Description:
| Scott Somerville dared to ask 100 homeschool moms for their personal “wish lists,” and was relieved to discover there is hope for homeschool husbands! These women weren’t asking the impossible, nor were they looking for a whole new man; instead, they wanted their husbands to show their love in some practical, pastoral, and personal ways. Scott combines information with motivation for life-changing results! |
| Title: | The Spiritual Power of a Mother | | Speaker: | Michael P. Farris
| | Length: | 30–60 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Mothers, Parents
| Description:
| Have you ever wondered how Samuel could remember the prayer of his mother when she sent him off to be trained by Eli? Hannah is just one example of a mother who dramatically impacted the life of her child by her prayer, her protection, her instruction, and her overcoming spirit. These uplifting stories should encourage all parents—but especially mothers—as we sacrifice to homeschool our children. |
| Title: | Cross-Eyed Parenting | | Speaker: | Marcia Somerville
| | Length: | 45-minute speech, plus Q&A
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Mothers, Parents
| Description:
| Though we may start homeschooling with noble goals of discipling our children and leading them onward in godliness, it is easy to quickly grow weary in welldoing. We can become too busy to feed ourselves before attempting to feed our children. We can be deceived into thinking that our successes and failures rest on our own shoulders. We can develop habits of speech and action that are harmful to our children. In short, we are as much in need of sanctification and growth as are our students! Sound familiar? Come learn the releasing truth of how a daily practice of preaching the gospel to ourselves can inform many common situations in our schools and reveal one of homeschooling’s best-kept secrets: we are as much sanctified by the process of homeschooling as are our children! |
| Title: | Cravings and Conflict | | Speaker: | Marcia Somerville
| | Length: | 45-minute speech, plus Q&A
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Mothers, Parents
| Description:
| Conflict is a part of life. Homeschooling doesn’t generally make conflicts less frequent; rather, our close proximity to our spouses and children often provides extra temptations. Add in the fact that we really have to accomplish quite a bit every day, and you can have a recipe for constant strife! Conflicts often seem painfully difficult and confusing. However, there’s a simple biblical principle at work in all conflicts. In every case, one or both of the combatants is craving his own way. Marcia speaks from James 4:1 (“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?”) and demonstrates that most conflicts can be managed better when those involved admit their cravings and work towards glorifying God by focusing on understanding and seeking to meet the needs of others, rather than selfishly focusing on their own desires. Marcia give practical ways that parents can use these principles with children, and spouses can use them with one another, as families seek to glorify God in the homeschool setting. |
| Title: | Courtship | | Speaker: | Thomas J. Schmidt
| | Length: | 30–45 minutes
| Type:
| Workshop
| Topic:
| Marriage, Parenting, Teens
| Audience:
| Parents, Teens
| Description:
| Having firsthand experience of courtship with his wife, Susan, Tj shares how courtship can be an alternative to dating. One couple’s story of how their families sought courtship as a foundation for a lifelong commitment in marriage. |
| Title: | Meeting with God: A Toolbox Approach | | Speaker: | Marcia Somerville
| | Length: | 30-minute speech, plus Q&A
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Fathers, Mothers, Parents
| Description:
| We teach every other subject; why not also equip our children to have daily, excellent quiet times with God? Marcia Somerville explores a variety of approaches to meeting with God each morning. Her own experience with her six very different children led her to adopt a “toolbox” approach. She taught her children a variety of ways to approach God each day, and then allowed them to choose the tools that worked best in various seasons of their lives: praying the Psalms, chart-based Scripture studies, praying the Lord’s prayer, Kay Arthur’s principle approach, and more. Marcia provides a list of techniques and explains most of them in this highly practical, informative session. She prays that this information will give you the tools you need to lead your children in establishing rich, daily times of meeting with God! (This session builds on, but is not dependent on, “The Nearness of God Is My Good.”) |
| Title: | The Biology of Learning and Behavior, Part 1 | | Speaker: | Dianne Craft
| | Length: | 1 hour
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Education, Parenting, Special Needs
| Audience:
| Parents
| Description:
| Johnny is a constant motion machine. Tom cries in frustration over minor matters. Susie has mood swings. Joey is nicknamed Eeyore because of his negative attitude. Your 3-year-old gets so angry that his rages are almost scary. Carol acts “spacey” and forgets the things she knew the day before. Harold lies awake a long time each night before he can fall asleep. Could all of these behaviors be caused by an upset “gut ecology”? Could they be related to antibiotic use when the child was young, or other factors that affected the child’s intestinal health? Could such common physical symptoms as athlete’s foot, rashes, canker sores, sinus problems, and stomachaches be related to these children’s behavioral and learning issues? The answer is a resounding yes! Find out what other parents have been learning: there is a direct connection between the physical well-being and the learning ability and behavior of a child. This fascinating workshop provides you with clues to your child’s internal learning environment, and how to change that environment for the better. It is easy to correct these conditions at home and dramatically affect your child’s learning day. The testimonies that we receive from parents across the United States who are using these simple remedies with their children are amazing! |
| Title: | The Biology of Learning and Behavior, Part 2 | | Speaker: | Dianne Craft
| | Length: | 1 hour
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Education, Parenting, Special Needs
| Audience:
| Parents
| Description:
| Remember when your mom told you, “Fish is brain food”? Well, she was right. Current brain research is very clear on this fact. The brain is 60% fat, with 30% of that in the front part of the brain where focusing and attention take place. For the brain synapses (connections) to be made properly, proper fats are required. (French fries and doughnuts don’t count!) Dyslexia, dyspraxia (the “clumsy child syndrome”), ADD, hyperactivity, bipolarity, and depression are conditions of essential fatty acid deficiency. This deficiency often shows up in physical symptoms such as dry hair, dry skin, asthma, or allergies. When you feed the brain the fats it needs, the physical symptoms disappear also. Kids often comment that they can think better when they take the essential fatty acids. Get the real skinny on fats! Learn how to help your child feel better, and thus behave and learn better. |
| Title: | Sensory Processing Problems . . . Your Challenging Child | | Speaker: | Dianne Craft
| | Length: | 1 hour
| Type:
| Workshop
| Topic:
| Parenting, Special Needs
| Audience:
| Parents
| Description:
| When the sensory system of the body is giving errant signals, children are bothered by everything around them, and even things going on in their own body. Noises bother them, shirt tags need to be cut out, large groups overstimulate them, certain food textures bother them. Even finding the right socks to wear can be a monumental task. The sock seams need to be in just the right place on the foot, or schooling cannot begin for the day. Dr. Lendon Smith, a pediatrician, calls these children “goosey, touchy kids” because so many things seem to bother them. Find out how to identify these children, and, more importantly, to help them become more comfortable in their own skins. |
| Title: | Parents’ Rights—A Crisis Is Coming | | Speaker: | Michael Donnelly
| | Length: | 45 minutes
| Type:
| General Session
| Topic:
| Education, Encouragement, History, Legal, Legislative, Lobbying, Motivational, Parenting, Political, Why Homeschool
| Audience:
| All
| Description:
| In 1923, the United States Supreme Court ruled that parents have the fundamental right to direct the education and upbringing of their children. So why are parental rights suddenly endangered? Come hear HSLDA attorney and homeschooling father Michael Donnelly discuss the next biggest threat to homeschool freedom and what you can do about it. |
| Title: | For You, Dad—Leading Your Homeschool Family | | Speaker: | Michael Donnelly
| | Length: | 45 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Marriage, Motivational, Parenting
| Audience:
| Fathers
| Description:
| In most homeschooling families, Mom carries the biggest burden. How can Dad pull a share of the load when he is gone all day earning a living? There are so many other good works dads are asked to do—how can we influence our families as God calls us to do? Come listen to HSLDA attorney and homeschooling father Michael Donnelly, as he discusses Kingdom priorities in homeschooling and practical ideas to balance the increasing demands on your time and resources. |
| Title: | Forging Ahead—Apprenticeships in the 21st Century | | Speaker: | Michael Donnelly
| | Length: | 45-55 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Education, Motivational, Parenting, Teens
| Audience:
| All
| Description:
| College? Homeschoolers may be better prepared for it than many other college-bound teens, but that doesn’t mean they should automatically get sucked into the “college conveyor belt.” But if not college, what do we do with our bright, well-educated, well-socialized homeschooled students? And where do we find resources and apprenticeships to help guide homeschoolers through this process of vocational preparation and calling? Get practical tips and insightful advice in this talk by HSLDA attorney and homeschooling father Michael Donnelly. |
| Title: | Homeschooling Demands Ever-Increasing Faith | | Speaker: | J. Michael Smith
| | Length: | 45-60 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Parents, Support Group Leaders, Veteran Homeschoolers
| Description:
| Mike advances the supposition that effective and successful homeschooling must have ever increasing faith. He will use examples and experiences of our prisoners of war in Korea and emphasize the importance of early preparation of our children for leadership through faith and teaching. He will use the example of George Mueller’s life as a man of outstanding faith and how God responds to men and women with that kind of faith. He will address some of the keys to ever-increasing faith for leaders and then what the leaders and parents do when they start to lose their faith, using the story of Elijah, the Old Testament prophet, to glean answers from God’s Word as to how we can maintain the type of faith that pleases God and causes Him to bless the handiwork of leaders with faith. The message will be encouraging to those of us that have trouble with believing God, with special encouragement to moms and dads who may be wavering as to their leadership in their home with their children, their homeschooling, and perhaps, their support group organization as well. |
| Title: | The Miracle Behind Homeschoolers’ Victory In The Recent California Appellate Court Case | | Speaker: | J. Michael Smith
| | Length: | 45-60 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Keynote, Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, History, Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| New Homeschoolers, Support Group Leaders, Veteran Homeschoolers
| Description:
| On August 8, 2008, the California Appellate Court in Los Angeles ruled that homeschoolers could operate as private schools in California. This came after an earlier decision in which the same court said that homeschoolers could not operate as private schools in California and had to be certified teachers. This is the greatest court victory in history of homeschooling in California and one of the major homeschooling cases in homeschooling history. Mike Smith shares the behind-the-scenes details that only a few are privy to, which demonstrates the sovereignty of God working many years prior to this decision to bring about the circumstances that would be used as the winning argument in the case. This talk will not only be very informative about what happened in this most important case and how it was won, but will encourage anyone who ever doubts that God is involved intimately in their homeschool program and in the homeschooling situations in California. This is a must for every homeschooler in California to hear and to understand as they will never be the same after they hear this spine-tingling story of victory. |
| Title: | How do We Measure Success in Homeschooling? | | Speaker: | J. Michael Smith
| | Length: | 45-60 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Keynote, Support Group Leaders, Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Motivational, Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| New Homeschoolers, Parents, Support Group Leaders, Veteran Homeschoolers
| Description:
| Why aren’t your Christian neighbors homeschooling? What is the number one reason that parents do not homeschool? Their lack of confidence to believe that they can actually do the job, or, put another way—fear of failure. Many homeschoolers in the midst of homeschooling are wondering how they will be able to determine whether they are successful or not with their children. Mike will explain in very clear and decisive terms how you can know whether or not you have been successful when you get to the end of your homeschool experience where it says “The End.” One way to answer the question is whether or not our work homeschooling with our children has been in vain. The Bible gives clear and decisive direction in this area which should be very encouraging to all of us, and hopefully give us encouragement in even the most difficult situations. |
| Title: | Juggling on a Tightrope | | Speaker: | Michael Donnelly
| | Length: | 50 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Marriage, Motivational, Parenting, Spiritual
| Audience:
| Fathers, New Homeschoolers, Parents
| Description:
| Today’s father has precious few waking hours that are spent going in countless directions to address seemingly great causes—not least of which is family. Our children have only one earthly father and our wives but one husband. How can we best invest our most precious resource time? And where should we be investing it for eternal value? How can we properly lead our families and serve God in an increasingly demanding and busy world of sports, music, drama, church, school, support groups, homeschool co-ops, extended family responsibilities, and ministry programs? How do we know when to say yes, and more important, when to say no? Must we choose between competing priorities to be effective stewards? Come hear thoughts on answering these questions from Mike Donnelly as he shares insights gained from his experiences as a father of six and as an army officer, entrepreneur, company executive and attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association. |
| Title: | Singled Out! | | Speaker: | Michael Donnelly
| | Length: | 50 minutes
| Type:
| General Session, Support Group Leaders, Workshop
| Topic:
| Encouragement, Motivational, Parenting, Political
| Audience:
| Fathers, Mothers
| Description:
| Homeschooling can be challenging even when Mom and Dad are pulling together with a common vision. How is it possible for single parents to manage these demands of providing for, protecting and educating a homeschooling family? Mike Donnelly was raised in a single-parent home and will share his research and thoughts on how hundreds of single moms and even dads are able to keep homeschooling on their own. |
| Title: | Organized (Well, Almost!)—Time Management for Busy Moms | | Speaker: | Vicki Bentley
| | Length: | 1 hour
| Type:
| Workshop
| Topic:
| Education, Encouragement, Motivational, Parenting
| Audience:
| New Homeschoolers, Parents, Veteran Homeschoolers
| Description:
| As a busy mom, do you sometimes struggle with lesson planning, keeping the house somewhat presentable, teaching, keeping up with the laundry, and getting dinner on the table the same day you homeschool? Come hear practical tips and encouragement from a fellow homeschool mom of many. Your husband and children will thank you, and you will have hope for another day of science and language arts! |
| Title: | Fishing 101: Mentoring Groups in Action | | Speaker: | Vicki Bentley
| | Length: | 50 minutes
| Type:
| Q & A, Support Group Leaders, Workshop
| Topic:
| Education, Encouragement, Motivational, Parenting
| Audience:
| Support Group Leaders
| Description:
| Learn how to meet the needs of your newer families without losing the veterans. What is a mentoring group? Hear how some groups have mobilized their veteran homeschoolers to help pass the baton to the new families. Vicki discusses various types of mentoring programs available, practical ideas for success, and the benefits to your support group. Sample materials will be available. |
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