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Homeschooling Strong-willed Children

Strategies for Homeschooling Smart Kids

How to Motivate Reluctant Learners

Does homeschooling your strong-willed child sometimes feel like negotiating with a used-car salesman? You have a plan, but your child definitely has ideas of their own!

In this episode of The Homeschool Sanity Show, Dr. Melanie Wilson shares what she learned about parenting strong-willed kids while watching her son negotiate the purchase of his first used car.

You’ll discover:

• • Why caring more than your child can put you at a disadvantage

• • How pride and fear can make homeschool conflicts worse

• • Why too many rules and consequences invite pushback

• • How unnecessary schoolwork can become a battleground