The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
Latest Episode
The 2025 season brings new hosts to the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast! Yvette Hampton is joined by Aby Rinella, Meeke Addison, Kristi Clover, and Cindy West, to share Biblical homeschooling, parenting, and family discipleship encouragement and advice. Each show shares practical tips to help point our children to Christ, build a solid Biblical worldview, teach effectively, preserve our marriages, manage our homes, and approach child-rearing and discipline issues with a heart-centered focus that will result in confident, biblically-minded, wise, well-balanced adults.
Not a Vending Maching: Homeschooling and the Gospel - Amy Sloan
Homeschooling isn't a vending machine and won't save our kids. We aren't the Holy Spirit and we must rest in the work of Christ on our behalf for our salvation and identity.
Amy Sloan joins Yvette Hampton to talk about homeschooling and the Gospel.
Homeschooling Q&A - Summer 2023 - Aby Rinella and Yvette Hampton
Aby Rinella joins Yvette Hampton to answer your homeschooling questions.
Culture Proofing Your Kids - Meeke Addison
Why do we need to keep a close eye on politics, pop culture, and the church; and how do we equip our kids to effectively engage in, and transform culture? Meeke Addison joins Yvette Hampton to answer these hard questions and give practical advice on how to raise today’s kids with purpose and intentionality.
Raising Boys to be Godly Men - Mark Hancock (Family Series)
Mark Hancock, CEO of Trail Life USA, joins Yvette Hampton to talk about raising boys to be Godly Men.
We live in a culture where boys' assertive, aggressive, exuberant nature is minimized, marginalized, or declared toxic. In many cases, lacking positive male influence at home, at school, and at church, adolescent males are left feeling unguided, ungrounded, unappreciated, and uninspired.
In this interview Mark and Yvette discuss why saving America's boys is so important, why boys underperform girls, academically, at every level and what to do about it, how to develop Godly character in young men, and how to grow leaders of courage, faith, and integrity.
Rescuing our Children - Alex Newman
Alex Newman, joins Yvette Hampton to expose the indoctrination, sexualization, and dumbing down of America’s children by government schools.
You will not want to miss this inside look at the public education machine, from the co-author of the groundbreaking book, Crimes of the Educators: How Utopians Are Using Government Schools to Destroy America’s Children, which Alex wrote with Samuel Blumenfeld.
2023: Highlights From the Homeschool Year - Aby Rinella
As Summer Approaches, Aby Rinella and Yvette Hampton share the highlights from the past year of homeschooling, important lessons they have learned through the year, and how they and their children have grown. They talk about the challenges and successes they have faced, the resources they have found helpful, and the advice they would give to other homeschooling families. They also share some of their favorite homeschooling moments and memories.
Finding Hope Through Depression and Anxiety - Rachael Carman
Depression, Anxiety, Exhaustion - these can be overwhelming for anyone, but when homeschooling moms are struggling it brings the extra challenges of dealing with your kids, husband, and school responsibilities in the darkest times.
Rachael Carman and Yvette Hampton share their experiences with dealing with depression and anxiety as homeschooling moms and they give hope and advice for other moms dealing with similar struggles
Sibling Relationships: Establishing Peace in Your Family - Dr. Matthew McDill (Family Series)
Sibling Rivalry Is Normal. It’s to be expected. In fact, the very first siblings mentioned in the Bible had a murderous rivalry. So, what can parents do about it? Dr. Matthew McDill joins Yvette Hampton to discuss this important topic in this episode from our Family Series.
Why Homeschooling Matters: Getting to the Heart of Homeschooling - Aby Rinella
“Why am I doing this homeschool thing?” How many times do we ask ourselves this question? Aby Rinella joins Yvette Hampton in this session from the 2020 Homegrown Generation Family Expo to answer this question.
M Is For Mama: Training for Motherhood Success - Abbie Halberstadt (Family Series)
Abbie Halberstadt joins Yvette Hampton to talk about successful motherhood and conquering mom guilt.
Abbie Halberstadt is a happy wife, a second generation homeschooler, and mama to 10 rad kids, including two sets of identical twins, DIY homebuilder (twice!), bestselling author, fitness instructor, business owner, and lover of really good hot chocolate (no coffee for me, thanks!).
Marriage Tips for Homeschool Moms - Misty Bailey (Family Series)
Misty Bailey joins Yvette Hampton to discuss marriage, parenting, and family dynamics from a homeschool mom’s perspective.
Misty and Yvette cover the following topics:
How does homeschooling change a marriage
Marriage is Not About the Wedding: Having a proper (biblical) view of the marriage covenant
Learning how to fight fair and overcome conflict in marriage
You and your spouse are on the same team
The myth of the independent wife
Finding joy in seasons of trial
The Biblical Role of Grandparents – Dr. Josh Mulvihill (Family Series)
Dr. Josh Mulvihill joins Yvette to talk about the blessing of grandparents. What does the Bible say about a grandparent's role, and how can grandparents be a blessing to homeschool families?
Radically Intentional Parenting - Davis Carman (Family Series)
Davis Carman Joins Yvette Hampton to talk about his the ten most important parenting decisions he and his wife, Rachael, ever made. Learn how radically intentional parenting can create family unity and develops godly character in your kids.
Keys to Thriving a Marriage - Bob Lepine (Family Series)
Bob Lepine joins Yvette Hampton to share his own 44 year journey of overcoming selfishness in marriage and embracing the four keys to thriving marriages.
Raise Them Up: Parenting Like a Shepherd - Dr. Mark Hamby (Family Series)
Dr. Mark Hamby, founder of Lamplighter Publishing, joins Yvette Hampton to kick off our family series with a lesson on parenting like a shepherd.
Here's what we cover with Dr. Hamby in this interview:
Dr. Hamby shares about his experience as a shepherd and the lessons he learned about parenting from that time.
How tragic death and miraculous births in his flock taught him to parent like a shepherd.
How can we restore our relationship with our kids even when they hate us and it seems like all hope is lost.
How applying lessons on humility and grace ended up saving his family, his sheep, and his health.
Season 5 - Full Season Archive
The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast shares practical advice to help point our children to Christ, build a solid Biblical worldview, teach effectively, preserve our marriages, manage our homes, and approach child-rearing and discipline issues with a heart-centered focus that will result in confident, biblically-minded, wise, well-balanced adults.
A Model for Family Worship - Steve Demme
Steve Demme joins Yvette Hampton to talk about Family Worship in this kickoff to our Family Series. Steve and Yvette discuss the importance of spiritual mentorship and how to approach children’s ministry and youth groups as a Christian family. They also touch on how parents should model a love for the Word of God to their children and how to grow in that love if they’re not already there.
Christmas Schooling - Cindy West
Cindy West is back on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast with Yvette Hampton to talk about homeschooling through the Christmas season. She shares how organization and planning are keys to peace and joy through the busy holiday season.
Loving Nature Study - Cindy West
Cindy West is back on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast with Yvette Hampton to discuss the benefits and joys of nature studies. In this episode we discuss why Cindy says "nature study IS science," how nature study impacts children, how to do nature study with multiple ages and what to do if a child (or a parent) doesn't love taking nature walks and nature journaling?
500th Episode Celebration- Aby Rinella
Aby Rinella joins Yvette Hampton to celebrate the 500th episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast!
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