Interviews with Experts, Parents, & Teens

At HomeSchool ThinkTank, we love interviewing parents who homeschool their children and people who serve homeschooling families.

Check out our interviews from homeschooling parents, therapists, education experts, and more.

You’ll discover articles, podcast episodes, and videos that inspire & inform homeschooling parents around the world. In these interviews, you’ll learn about parenting, homeschooling, education, mindset, and so much more.

Backpack Sciences Online Membership with Jackie Grundberg

Jackie is the founder of Backpack Sciences. She offers fun and innovative sciences lessons through her online membership and courses.

You can learn more about Backpack Sciences here.

Dayna Abraham: Parenting with Calm the Chaos

Dayna’s the creator of the Calm The Chaos® course and best-selling author of The Superkids Guide to Conquering Everyday, and also leads The Huddle, an online parenting membership.

Discover how Dayna Abraham helps parents Calm the Chaos…

College Flight Plan: Interview with Greg & Beth Langston

Greg & Beth Langston help teenagers discover their purpose and if college is the right choice, pick a major. Since the vast majority of college graduates change their major three times and take six years to complete college, this coaching program and course can ultimately save a student years of time and tens of thousands of dollars.

If you have a teenager approaching adulthood, this is a must-listen interview.

You can learn more about College Flight Plan here.

Autism with Karen Thomas

Karen Thomas is the founder of Naturally Recovering Autism. She helps parents who have an autistic child learn how nutrition and environment impact their child. If you have a child who has autism, you’ll want to learn more about Karen’s outstanding podcast.

Learn more about Naturally Recovering Autism…

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Happily Family Parenting Conference with Jason & Cecilia Hilkey

Jason & Cecilia Hilkey are the founders of the Happily Family Parenting Conference. This FREE virtual event attracts over 100 thousand mindful parents and professionals who work with children, from over 187 countries, to see how to use brain science and connection to raise resilient and motivated kids!

Learn more about this outstanding parenting conference here.

Teach a Child to Read with Mary Gallagher

Mary Gallagher is the co-author of Teach a Child to Read. You’ll love her approach to using children’s books to help your child learn to read.

Learn more about Mary Gallagher & Teach a Child to Read…

Teens Helping Seniors with Dhruv Pai

Dhruv Pai shares his inspirational story about how he started a non-profit during the pandemic at the age of 17. If you’re looking for an organization to volunteer with, then you might want to learn more about Teens Helping Seniors.

Watch this interesting interview with Dhruv Pai here.

Learning to Read with Dyslexia: Interview with Allison DeFrees

Allison DeFrees is an online tutor who understands first-hand how difficult it can be to learn to read when you have dyslexia.  Allison also offers a course that helps parents teach their child how to read.

You can learn more about dyslexia from Allison DeFrees here.

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The Young Reader with Margaret Craig

Margaret Craig is an award-winning language arts and reading recovery teacher who has worked with hundreds of students. She has taken her wealth of knowledge and experience and distilled it into practical steps that parents can use in a variety of situations to help their children learn how to read.

While The Young Reader is geared toward parents of younger children, you can use the strategies in this book to help any person of any age learn how to read.

Learn more about Margaret Craig and the Young Reader.

Marriage & Relationships with Author, Ron Price

Ron is the author of the Play Nice In Your Sandbox series. In this interview, Ron shares outstanding tips and strategies that can help you with nearly any relationship in your life.

Learn more about Ron Price.

Meet A Mom Who Was Homeschooled

Alison Schlagel and her husband were homeschooled from birth through high school. Now, they’re the homeschool parents. Learn what it was like growing up as a homeschooled child.

You can learn more about Ali’s homeschool story here.

Worldschooling with Sarah R Moore

Sarah R. Moore is homeschooling her daughter, and prior to the pandemic, was a worldschooling mom. She’s currently in the process of publishing her first book and is the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting.

Learn about worldschooling and positive parenting with Sarah.

Canary Academy Online

Nasiyah Isra-Ul is homeschooled graduate who, at the age of 19, won a $10,000 scholarship to start her own business. Hear Nasiyah’s story and learn more about how she is helping families to homeschool more affordably.

Learn more about Nasiyah Isra-Ul & Canary Academy Online here.

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Visual Art Academy

Brenda Mullard has a whimsical eye and offers free painting courses on YouTube. While she has shifted her focus since we interviewed her, you’ll still learn plenty with her helpful videos.

Learn more about Brenda Mullard.

Growing Up Confident with Kim Lange

Kim is a therapist and the founder of Growing Up Confident. In this interview, we discuss how to help kids manage their emotions.

Learn more about Kim Lange here.