Coffee With Carrie: Homeschool Podcast

Updated: 27 Mar 2025 • 256 episodes
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Sit down, relax, and take a little coffee break with Carrie. Using biblical principles, years of experience, and a little bit of humor, Carrie De Francisco offers homeschooling advice, tips, and ideas to moms who have been called to this homeschooling adventure. Weekly coffee breaks and conversations with Carrie will give you the support and encouragement you need to help you homeschool one day at a time, one step at a time, and one cup of coffee at a time. Author of Just Breathe ( & Take a Sip of Coffee): Homeschool in Step with God  & Homeschool High School: A Handbook for Christian Education.

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It"s time to talk to your kids about porn. It"s a hard conversation but an important one to have.  In this week"s episode, Carrie talks with Greta Eskridge about her new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity.  It"s never too early and it

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This week"s episode is a LIVE celebration!  Coffee With Carrie Homeschool Podcast turns FIVE.  In March of 2020, Carrie dropped her first ever podcast episode.  In this week"s episode, Carrie shares how the podcast came to be, some of her favorite episodes, and her plans for Season 9.  Since this episode was recorded L

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"All the world"s a stage, and all the men and women merely players." ~Shakespeare  Bring history to life!  Use movies, documentaries, TV mini-series, animated films, and even YouTube videos to teach history.  Would you like to turn Family Movie Night into your weekly history lesson (or as a way to earn high school hist

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Are big meltdowns running the show?  Parenting is full of big emotions and big behaviors—yours and your kids". If this describes your daily day, then take a little coffee break with Carrie.  This week, Carrie talks with Jami Glenn, an Emotional Wellness Coach and founder of Sacred Ground Coaching, to help moms handle b

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Is there a place for Artificial Intelligence in your home education? In this week"s episode, Carrie explores a few of the pitfalls as well as a ton of creative ways to include AI in your child"s education. AI can enhance creativity and critical thinking. Whether you"re a seasoned homeschooler or just starting, Carrie s

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In this week"s little coffee break, Carrie talks with two of her homeschooling friends about the advantages of having pets and raising animals and how to simply incorporate these experiences into your home education. There are some great podcasts specifically for homesteading homeschoolers. This episode is for the city

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