Nicki tackles the question of abuse in homeschooling after the latest attack piece from the New York Times.

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Full transcript blog post with links https://nickitruesdell.com/are-homeschool-kids-abused/

NYT: Homeschooled Kids are Not All Right https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/opinion/home-school-isolation.html

Dallas Observer https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2016/11/18/state-lawmaker-says-texas-school-board-members-get-indoctrination-into-groupthink-culture/?fbclid=IwY2xjawO1UaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEembT7bCFYKyvaFfAuRn14ltYdAwgPInO1a9g0B50oghCtWe0xpzG0V5L9Mj4_aem_YKGQtj9NsCljfJKrFfH6oA

Research from NHERI https://nheri.org/what-research-says-about-public-school-private-school-and-homeschool-child-abuse-neglect-and-fatalities/

Education: Does God Have an Opinion?" by Israel Wayne https://amzn.to/4jf4MqQ

Sexual misconduct in schools https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/protecting-children-from-sexual-abuse/202305/educator-sexual-misconduct-remains-prevalent-in

Nation's Report Card/Public School Academic Stats https://www.nagb.gov/news-and-events/news-releases/2025/declines-in-8th-grade-science-and-12th-grade-math-and-reading.html

Coalition for Responsible Home Education https://crhe.org/make-homeschool-safe-act/

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No matter what kind of work schedule a man has, he can play a role in homeschooling. Nicki's guest, Dr. Douglas Pietersma, discusses the importance of this and the various ways to make it happen.

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Homeschooling Fathers (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xce93cAiknU&t=101sDads and Discipleship: The OldSchoolhouse Magazine https://www.thehomeschoolmagazine-digital.com/thehomeschoolmagazine/library/page/2024x4/74/

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Dr. Pietersma at National Home Education Research Institute https://nheri.org/speaking/

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Nicki tackles one of the most common questions about homeschooling: how can a family homeschool when they need two incomes?

The answer: hundreds of ways! Listen as Nicki describes multiple ways that homeschool families everywhere are earning money while raising kids outside the public school system.

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Homeschooling and Money: https://www.expositoryparenting.org/blog/2022/9/27

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Single Parent Homeschooling: https://nickitruesdell.com/single-parent-homeschooling-tips-from-someone-who-has-been-there/

Homeschooling on a TIGHT budget: https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschooling-on-a-tight-budget-part-1/

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