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My Kid Won't Go Back to School — What If We Didn't Make Them?
Every school-refusal article this week says the same thing: watch for the warning signs, then find gentler ways to get your kid back in the building.
But what if that's not the only option?
In this episode, Sue talks — mom to mom — about the real question underneath the panic of school refusal: not "how do I get compliance," but "what if my kid's distress is actually information worth listening to?" Sue shares her own story of never planning to homeschool, why "unschooling" doesn't have to be a scary word or an identity you adopt, and why a plan that wasn't working at school probably won't magically work at your kitchen table either.
If you're standing at the edge of a decision you never expected to be making, this episode is for you.
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