Julie Bogart is the creator of the award-winning, innovative Brave Writer program, teaching writing and language arts to thousands of families for more than twenty years. She’s the founder of Brave Learner Home, a 15,000-member community that supports homeschooling parents through coaching and teaching. Bogart is also the host of the popular Brave Writer podcast. Bogart holds a BA from UCLA and an MA from Xavier University, where she’s taught as an adjunct professor and was awarded the prestigious Madges Award for Outstanding Contribution to Society. She has five adult kids and three grandchildren. Bogart is also the author of The Brave Learner and Raising Critical Thinkers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

"Julie's approach to writing instruction fits beautifully with my conscious parenting principles. She puts the child's experience at the center of her pedagogy, which in turn allows a child to develop naturally as a writer. Parents will find practical help and relief in these pages."
--Dr. Shefali, New York Times bestselling author and clinical psychologist

"In an era of AI writing tools, Julie Bogart offers something irreplaceable: a warm, practical approach to helping children discover their own desire to write. She shows how to transform writing from a dreaded chore into a natural form of self-expression and connection. An invaluable guide for raising writers who write because they want to, not because they have to."
--Barbara Oakley, author of A Mind for Numbers and Learning How to Learn

"This book should be required reading for parents, teachers, and especially those who have chosen to guide their children's education at home as parent-teachers. In this book, Julie provides all the intel we crave, but most importantly, she gives us confidence. I'm prepared to cheer my kids on as they express themselves through writing, and it will be so much fun!"
--Amber O'Neal Johnson, author of