About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges and doubts parents face when their first child leaves home after being unschooled.
Life can and does throw us lots of curve balls to tempt us off the straight and narrow. One of the big temptations is doubt, and it is the reason why the fourth set of fears and concerns descends upon us. We mastered the first set at the beginning, got past the fears and concerns set at puberty and finally made peace with our post-secondary issues. Then it happens, especially with the first or “experimental” child. Having proven your love beyond what the world expects; having trained and taught them; unschooled them through all the stages of youth and growth; successfully brought them to their post-secondary options, convinced that they are fully and rightfully prepared to tackle obstacles in their way; and seen them mature to be faithful and responsible citizens of this world and God’s Kingdom, they show their appreciation for all that you have done and leave home, eventually for good. Then panic sets in! You will start to question if you have done a good job. Did you properly prepare? Did you fail at something? Did you handicap somehow? This doubt is most likely to occur with the firstborn and you will likely be much more confident with the younger siblings. After all, you were…
People in this episode
Host: Léo
Topics covered
- unschooling
- parenting
- child development
- family dynamics
- education choices
Keywords
- unschooling
- parenting doubts
- firstborn challenges
- family love
- education
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