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April 26, 2008
Orange County, California


Biblical Parenting:
Cheerful Obedience

* Sibling rivalry? Make it a thing of the past!

* Find the secrets to child obedience in your homeschool, at home and around town!



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Exploring Homeschooling of Orange County, California
Homeschool Information Night
Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 5 pm




"Biblical Parenting: Cheerful Obedience"


Applying Child Training in Your Home and Your Homeschool


Presented by: Bill and Mary Tanksley

  • How do you train your children to pay attention to you when you speak to them or ask them to do something?

  • Can you train them to love and learn together rather than dealing with sibling rivalry?

  • What tools should you use to instill discipline in your children?

  • Is there an effective way to train your children which uses positive instead of negative reinforcement?

The most common excuse used by parents to avoid homeschooling their children is the parents' belief that he or she is not "patient enough" with their children.  Somehow, these parents seem to have raised children that contend with them on decisions on a regular basis.  And so, they argue, some other adult that is more patient with their children can be brought in to educate them.  Maybe so, but probably not.  

Perhaps the answer is to learn to train your children to exhibit the type of behavior that you desire.  If you could do this, teaching them and training them to learn would be much easier.  In fact, it would be much more rewarding than chasing them around the house or disciplining them all day to force them to obey.  But how?

Bill and Mary Tanksley will present a systematic methodology of child training that really works.  Tried and tested on their eight children, these techniques provided peace within the household and well behaved children around town and at home.  Now they want to share their secrets with you.  Join us for this illuminating discussion of how to train children to obey the first time, clearing the way for excellent results in your home school, and a happy fulfilled family!

Come ready to be encouraged and excited about your children's future!


The Tanksleys have homeschooled their eight children for over twenty- six years, and have graduated six from 12th grade. Three of them won the CHEA California State home schooling scholarship!  Mary is presently homeschooling 11th and 8th grades.

In addition to spending twenty-five years in curriculum research, studying child development, and teaching Bible studies, Mary holds a BA in Language Arts and Bible from Biola University. She is the founder and teacher of HomeSchooling for the Heart and Home Seminars, and an endorsed teacher-trainer for Wanda Sanseri's Spell to Write and Read, a complete phonics and spelling program.

Bill Tanksley is the owner of his family business and currently has three of his sons working with him.

Bill and Mary are regular speakers at the annual CHEA and CFS (San Diego County) conventions, and have been Featured Speakers at various conventions.


Childcare available:

To make it easier for families with little ones to attend, we have childcare. New cost: $5 per child. If you have a big family, you only have to pay for the first three children. Children who can sit quietly with their parents in the meeting won't be charged - however, they must sit right next to you, and cannot run around the meeting, in the halls or outside unsupervised. Note: babies under 12 months old and children with colds must stay with their parents in the meeting.

Meeting Time:

5 pm to 6:30 pm

Enjoy snacks, fellowship, and an opportunity to meet veteran homeschoolers and other families considering homeschooling after the informative presentation.

Meeting Location:

Irvine Community Church
14804 Sand Canyon Ave.
Irvine, CA 92618

Simple Directions from North Orange County:

Take 5 South, exit Sand Canyon & turn left, church is on right.

Simple Directions from South Orange County:

Take 5 North, exit Sand Canyon & turn right, make immediate U-turn at light, church is on right.

Simple Directions from 405 and West Orange County:

Take 405 South, exit Sand Canyon & turn left, go two miles and pass under the 5, church is on right.

About Exploring Homeschooling:

The mission of Exploring Homeschooling is to impact the world for Jesus Christ by encouraging Christians to homeschool from a biblical worldview, especially starting when their children are babies, toddlers, preschoolers; and equipping individuals, families, churches, homeschool groups and other organizations to engage in homeschool evangelism.