Episode 73: Teaching Through the Tears (Building Motivation in Our Kids)

“I don’t want to do math! You can’t make me!” All of our careful homeschool planning can go right down the drain when our children dig their heels in and refuse to work with us. Power struggles often ensue and not only do we usually fail to reach our intended goal, but our relationship with our children is negatively affected. On today’s show we’ll be discussing building motivation in our kids by being mindful of our language and expectations. We’ll also give you some creative tips and tricks to help bring harmony back to your homeschool.

Topics Covered:

Why do kids refuse to work with us?

Environment (time and place)

Preparation

Implementation (lose them halfway through)

Roadblocks

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