The Road Less Taught

Kinda chic didn’t fit … 💛

Children don’t enter the world waiting for us to teach them how to learn.

They touch. Dump. Climb. Ask. Test. Take apart. Repeat. Notice. Wonder. Try again.

The question that fascinates me isn’t how we create motivated learners.

It’s how we protect more of what was already there.

If you’re raising a wildly curious kid, send this to someone who gets it. 💛

Some thoughts … 🧠

Things I think about …

The thoughts in this carousel aren’t coming from a place of having it all figured out.

They’re coming from years of living it.

As an introvert … as someone whose brain never seems to stop creating, dreaming, planning, and chasing ideas … there are absolutely days where I think,

“Wow … it would be kind of nice to leave the house, go to work, have uninterrupted conversations with adults, and come home at the end of the day.” 😂

Sometimes I genuinely envy my husband as he heads off to work.

Not because I want that job or life.

But because the grass always has a funny way of looking greener on the other side from where we’re standing.

The reality is that choosing this life has stretched me in sooooooo ways I never expected. 🙃 Literally the biggest personal development journey I never knew I’d go on!

It’s brought so much joy … and it’s also exposed ugly parts of myself that still need healing.

My impatience.

My need for control … I was always told I’m a “bossy” little girl lol … which has evolved into me being a micro-manager …

The stories I tell myself when I’m overwhelmed.

The places where I still have room to grow.

For the past several years I’ve been saying that my kids have become my greatest teachers.

They’ve invited me into a level of self-awareness and personal growth that I honestly don’t think I would have found any other way.

And I’m still learning. I hope I always will be … a work in progress.

Because one of the greatest gifts I can give my children isn’t a parent who has it all together … or who can create the cutest, most enriching homeschool lesson/project.

It’s a parent who’s willing to keep growing.

If any part of this resonated with you, leave a ❤️ below.

I just might have something special coming that can help your family on this journey too. 🙏🏼😊