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Brave Writer

Brave Writer

Auteur(s): Julie Bogart and Melissa Wiley
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 The Brave Writer podcast is a big juicy conversation about how to bring learning to life for your kids! Julie Bogart and guests talk about how parents and children are partners in the learning adventure, especially when approaching the daunting task of writing. Brave Writer appeals to homeschoolers, educators, and parents who want more out of "school" than merely passing tests. Visit us at http://bravewriter.com and follow along at the blog for show notes: http://blog.bravewriter.com627299 Art
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  • 306. Challenge Accepted: An Interview With Chris Balme

    306. Challenge Accepted: An Interview With Chris Balme
    Sep 24 2025
    One of the major perks of homeschooling is that the middle-school years can be about adventure instead of awkwardness. In this episode, Melissa chats with author Chris Balme about his book Challenge Accepted: 50 Adventures to Make Middle School Awesome. Balme’s book invites young readers to discover how trust, agency, and meaningful challenges transform “awkward years” into growth years. Join us for a conversation about kid-driven adventures—stealth art, teaching what you know, citizen science, apprenticeships, and building from scratch—plus practical ways to close the gap between social perception and interpretation, repair friendships, and use side-by-side activities to spark conversation. We also share why modeling a beginner’s mind (learning an instrument, sketching, coding) invites kids to try, fail, and try again.Listen to the full episode to gather specific challenge ideas you can use this week and to reframe these years as the great adventure they are.Resources:Learn more at Chris Balme’s website: www.chrisbalme.comChris’s Substack: Growing WiserFollow Chris Balme on Instagram: @chrisbalme Find CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: 50 ADVENTURES TO MAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AWESOME in the Brave Writer BookshopFall class registration is open! Visit Julie’s Substack to find her special podcast for kids (and a lot more!) Purchase Julie’s new book, Help! My Kid Hates WritingJoin us at the Brave Learner Home: https://bravewriter.com/brave-learner-homeLearn more about the Brave Writer Literature & Mechanics programsStart a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that’s sure to grab and keep your child’s attentionSubscribe to Julie’s Substack newsletters, Brave Learning with Julie Bogart and Julie Off Topic, and Melissa’s Catalog of EnthusiasmsSign up for our Text Message Pod Ring to get podcast updates and more!Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684Connect with Julie:Instagram: @juliebravewriterThreads: @juliebravewriterBluesky: @bravewriter.comFacebook:
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    54 min
  • 305. Can Screens Benefit the Whole Family? with Ash Brandin

    305. Can Screens Benefit the Whole Family? with Ash Brandin
    Sep 17 2025

    Do you ever catch yourself treating screens like contraband—tolerated in tiny doses, never to be openly celebrated? Ash Brandin, author of Power On: Managing Screen Time for the Benefit of the Whole Family, urges us to view screens as morally neutral and to focus on how they can serve the whole family’s needs.

    In this episode, Ash shares their “Screen Time ABCs”: Access that adapts to context rather than rigid caps, Behavior as neutral data rather than blame, and Content choices that create better stopping points. They offer practical tactics like sticky-note reminders for Minecraft, reducing scarcity with predictable access and occasional “yes days,” using body doubling for schoolwork, and setting YouTube Kids to Approved Content Only to eliminate ads and algorithms. Ash also addresses AI, encouraging us to teach kids digital literacy and vetting skills rather than fear.


    Their perspective replaces guilt with guidance, helping families connect through technology instead of fighting against it. Tune in to hear Ash’s thoughtful strategies and mindset-shifting advice.


    Resources:

    • Follow Ash Brandin on Instagram: @thegamereducator
    • Read Power On: Managing Screen Time for the Benefit of the Whole Family by Ash Brandin
    • Fall class registration is open!
    • Visit Julie’s Substack to find her special podcast for kids (and a lot more!)
    • Purchase Julie’s new book, Help! My Kid Hates Writing
    • Join us at the Brave Learner Home: https://bravewriter.com/brave-learner-home
    • Learn more about the Brave Writer Literature & Mechanics programs
    • Start a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that’s sure to grab and keep your child’s attention
    • Subscribe to Julie’s Substack newsletters, Brave Learning with Julie Bogart and Julie Off Topic, and Melissa’s Catalog of Enthusiasms
    • Sign up for our Text Message Pod Ring to get podcast updates and more!
    • Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684


    Connect with Julie:

    • Instagram: @juliebravewriter
    • Threads: @juliebravewriter
    • Bluesky: @bravewriter.com
    • Facebook:
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    1 h et 10 min
  • 304. Teens and Books: A Deep Dive With Dawn Smith

    304. Teens and Books: A Deep Dive With Dawn Smith
    Sep 10 2025
    Do you ever wonder how to keep teens reading—joyfully, deeply, and on their own terms? In this conversation with Brave Writer Director of Publishing Dawn Smith, we explore practical ways to sustain a teen’s love of books: continuing read-alouds, using buddy-reading systems with sticky-note annotations, deciding when a movie should come before (or after) the book, and leveraging picture books, audiobooks, and graphic adaptations as scaffolds into harder texts. We also share a simple framework for building teen book lists—evaluating a single title, the mix across a year, and the overall “reading diet”—so families preserve joy while expanding range and rigor.Resources:Find Jim Trelease’s The Read-Aloud Handbook in the Brave Writer Book ShopCheck out our Boomerang and Slingshot guides for teens: https://blog.bravewriter.com/2024/05/30/2024-2025-mechanics-literature-programs/Fall class registration is open! Visit Julie’s Substack to find her special podcast for kids (and a lot more!) Purchase Julie’s new book, Help! My Kid Hates WritingJoin us at the Brave Learner Home: https://bravewriter.com/brave-learner-homeLearn more about the Brave Writer Literature & Mechanics programsStart a free trial of CTCmath.com to try the math program that’s sure to grab and keep your child’s attentionGive your child the gift of music! Sign up for a free month of private lessons with Maestro Music and let your child discover their own musical voice: www.maestromusic.online/braveSubscribe to Julie’s Substack newsletters, Brave Learning with Julie Bogart and Julie Off Topic, and Melissa’s Catalog of EnthusiasmsSign up for our Text Message Pod Ring to get podcast updates and more!Send us podcast topic ideas by texting us: +1 (833) 947-3684Connect with Julie:Instagram: @juliebravewriterThreads: @juliebravewriterBluesky: @bravewriter.comFacebook: facebook.com/bravewriterConnect with Melissa:Website:
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    59 min
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I have been listening since the very beginning. I came for the insights on writing and homeschooling, but I stay for the insights on strengthening family relationships. Invaluable.

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