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Wednesday, July 09, 2025
4 Connection Strategies Every Homeschool Mom Needs To Know
If you've been wondering how to get your child to listen or engage more during homeschooling, you’re not alone. In this episode, I highlight lessons from Hold On to Your Kids—a book that sheds light on why connection matters more than curriculum. You’ll learn how your relationship with your child can become the foundation for learning, trust, and obedience. Let’s build a homeschool life where you feel supported and your child feels secure.
4 Connection Strategies Every Homeschool Mom Needs To Know
Episode 43
Feeling Like Your Child Ignores You —you're not alone.
In this episode, I’m sharing ah-ha's from a book I think every homeschool mom needs to read: Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté.This book didn't just give me some good ideas it challenged how I viewed my own relationship with my kids and improved it.
We all want real, lasting connection with our children, but sometimes it seems like that is an impossible goal This book illustrates simply and effectively how building a strong parent-child relationship makes homeschooling not only easier—but enjoyable.
This one is all about being more connected—without the guilt, the power struggles, or attitude and approaching these struggles with not just ideas but backed with science, studies and real results.
What You'll Learn...
- Why connection is 80% of homeschooling—and how that truth can change everything
- A simple, 2-minute connection strategy to start every homeschool day off right
- How the desire for our kids to be “independent” might be doing more harm than good
- The 4 practical ways to hold on to your kids in your day-to-day homeschool life
- How a strong parent-child relationship leads to more listening, cooperation, and emotional security
- What “peer orientation” is—and why it’s becoming so common in today’s society and why it's actually keeping your child from connecting with you.
- The surprising reason your homeschool child may seem more influenced by peers than by you
- Why your child’s connection to you matters more than curriculum or schedules.
This episode is just for you...
Have you ever felt like your homeschool child listens more to their friends than to you?
If you’ve been craving a deeper, more peaceful rhythm in your homeschool, or wondering why discipline and reward systems aren’t working, you’re not alone.
Maybe you’ve thought, “Why won’t my child just do what I ask?”—and you’re ready to trade in the power struggles for real connection and influence. If you want to feel more supported and confident in your parenting while building a relationship based on trust and love, this conversation will speak to you. You’ll discover how to strengthen your bond with your child without losing your authority—and walk away with practical ideas to apply right away.
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You love your kids - but some days you just lose it.
You want to be the calm, confident, and Christlike mom they need…
But the yelling, the overwhelm, the guilt?
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Does it feel like some days your child's emotions are all over the place?
We get it. As homeschooling moms, we juggle so much, and emotional struggles can make things even harder.
Our carefully crafted 8 lessons will guide your child through real-life strategies to managing their emotions—without the stress.
