I’ve been sitting with that disconnect between how we view adult freedom and childhood autonomy. I think there's something more primal happening beneath the surface, so today I want to get a little bit philosophical. Bear with me, because while this might feel slightly confrontational I think...
Want to know why some kids go deep and others skim the surface? I'm taking you through the 4 blockers that stop children from sticking with things, and how to create the right conditions for passion, persistence, and mastery.
A common theme has been coming through your questions, recently - and it’s around struggling to get your kids to engage with things at depth. To get them...interested in anything. I know exactly what this feels like. You’ve tried exposing them to new things. You’ve given...
If you've ever had to physically stand between your child and their game just to get eye contact, or watched as activities they once loved have been replaced by marathon gaming sessions, then the conversation I've just recorded might be the most important one you'll hear this year.
I hear this concern from parents all the time: "My child used to love drawing, playing outside, reading books. Now, all they want to do is play video games. I try to set limits, but the pull of gaming is just… stronger. I feel like I’m losing them...
Today, we’re going to tackle this fear head-on, through hearing directly from the only people who can truly answer the resentment question: grown homeschoolers and unschoolers themselves.
