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Abigail's avatar

This is utterly practical and clear-sighted in addressing the reality of homeschooling teenage boys. As a second-generation homeschooler, I have witnessed firsthand the boredom that can occur when teens are giving developmentally appropriate signs that they want to test their wings. It is normal that the readaloud circle doesn't thrill them at sixteen the way it did at six! It makes me sad when parents interpret this as disrespect. We have seen that work opportunities, athletic pursuits, physical challenges, and everyday adventures such as driving to a track meet or planning a fishing expedition go far in blessing and taming these desires. Our oldest starts his senior year of homeschool in the fall, and our youngest boy will start kindergarten, so I am not an expert and very much in the trenches. Your wisdom resonated with me. Thank you for this very encouraging read!

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Lauren Perron's avatar

Thank you Carol. This was really encouraging. I have two high school boys (and four younger children) and it was so nice to read this!

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