More Child Discipline Lies That Make Homeschooling Harder

Hey, homeschoolers! Last time I shared 3 child discipline lies that make homeschooling harder. I'm back with 3 more lies this week. If you haven't listened to the previous episode, I recommend that you do. Subscribing to the podcast makes it easy to find the episode. Sponsor: Homeschool Mom Science Podcast Before I dive into the topic, I want to thank my sponsor for the episode: The Homeschool Moms Science Podcast. This new podcast is specifically geared toward helping homeschool moms teach and enjoy science. It's hosted by homeschool dad, scientist, and former college professor, Greg Landry. Topics include: - When to take which middle and high school science classes - Why you should laser focus on the ACT and ditch the SAT - What they learned from finding and choosing colleges for their homeschooled daughters - How teaching science should differ for likely science major students and non-science students - Do you have a palmaris longus? - What you should know about CLEP and AP - The unusual benefit of daily graphing - Your science teaching questions answered - 4 science teaching mistakes and how to avoid them - And much more Listen to this upbeat, encouraging, sometimes humorous podcast for homeschool moms... including the science story of Greg Landry meeting his wife. Search for Homeschool Moms Science Podcast on your podcast app or visit college prep science dot com slash podcast https://www.collegeprepscience.com/podcast Now for today's topic: 3 more child discipline lies that make homeschooling harder Last time I covered "My child is an exception," "I can't discipline because my spouse and I don't agree," and "My child should always like school, life, and especially me." Those are all lies that will lead you to neglect disciplining your child, which will in turn make homeschooling harder. Lie #4 Requiring chores is mean The fourth lie is related to this false notion that kids should like everything, covered in lie #3. I have been flabberghasted when parents have suggested that requiring kids to do chores is mean or actually abusive. My father was forced to work on an abusive uncle's farm beginning at age 4. The idea that having kids unload the dishwasher, do their own laundry, or help with younger siblings is abuse is very upsetting to me. If you aren't going to work alongside your children in the running of your household, your chore expectations are probably too much. But this concern is voiced not by authoritian parents but by passive ones. Chores train your children for adult responsibilities. They learn skills and a work ethic. But perhaps you're thinking that there are enough years for them to learn these things. You'd like kids to have time to be kids. However, there's another reason to give your children chores. Chores build self-esteem. We all feel good when we've worked hard to accomplish something. When your children help run your home, they feel needed. I have told my children for years the truth: I couldn't do it all without them. Start a simple chore plan today. Ecclesiastes 2:24 says "A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil." Your child's happiness requires doing some work. Lie #5 My children should behave without rewards