• On The New Mason Jar Podcast this week, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Sarah Stonestreet of the Colson Center all about homeschooling girls
• What is Sarah's family like, and how has she started to see differences between her girls and her boy?
• A little about Sarah's special read-aloud times with her daughters
• How to help girls navigate puberty and the plethora of choices they must make in the current culture
• How Sarah helps her children understand their purpose and place in this particular time through relationships at home and out in the community
• How can we raise strong, confident girls who have good relationships with their moms?
• Learning to let go as daughters grow up
• Embracing the "interruptions" of life as blessings

• On this episode of The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are once again joined by their friend Heather Martin to talk about the unique considerations to take into account when homeschooling boys.
• How Heather and her husband started thinking about their priorities in rearing their boys to be protectors, providers, and leaders
• Some examples of things they expected of their boys and did with them to encourage the character qualities they valued
• The importance of boys spending time alone with Dad away from Mom
• The unique way in which the Martin family celebrating each son's graduation
• Some encouragement for the mom who is worried and troubled about many things

To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/145.

• Today on The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn chat with returning guest Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mother of 5, math coach, and author about her new book Charlotte Mason's Living Math
• Why did Denise finally write this book?
• How Denise applied Charlotte's principles to teaching mathematics
• Why this book includes paintings, puzzles and discussion prompts
• What kind of accuracy is the most important in a deep understanding of mathematics?
• How can we discern if a child is understanding concepts versus just parroting back information?
• Does Denise recommend a specific math curriculum that works with this living approach?
• What is an example of what a living math lesson might sound like?
• How can we use art in teaching math?
• What does Denise think is the key idea of a Charlotte Mason math education?

For the full show notes on this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/144.