
✨Helping Kids Catch Up and Cope with Anxiety
From Tried and True Homeschooling by Dr. Claire Honeycutt🕊️❤️
October 14, 2025 · 58 min
About this episode
This episode discusses how to help children catch up from poor schooling and cope with anxiety through homeschooling.
✨ Are you trying to catch your kid up from a poor public school experience? OR Trying to help a child with severe anxiety find their way in the world? OR Are you interested in hybrid homeschooling? This episode packs a punch friends! Today, I talk with Pepper, a Las Vegas homeschooling mom, about the real, messy, beautiful work of guiding three very different kids. First, she tell us how she caught her oldest son up from a bad public school experience, helping him find his way back to curiosity and confidence so much so that he ended up teaching a lot of the high school classes he attended. Pepper also successfully navigated her youngest crippling anxiety by going basics and using unschooling as a guide. Finally, she talks how she used hybrid homeschooling to create a well rounded education for all three. Pepper’s story is raw, real, and deeply instructive. It shows parents how to meet children where they are, reignite their love of learning, and build resilience. Her story reminds parents that homeschooling isn’t about perfection—it’s about helping each child learn in the way that works best for them. PS.🔥Did you know there are downloadable show notes with key takeaways…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Claire Honeycutt
Guest: Pepper
Topics covered
- homeschooling
- anxiety
- education
- parenting
- child development
Keywords
- homeschooling
- anxiety
- education
- public school
- unschooling
- hybrid homeschooling
- child development
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Las Vegas
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