I sat down with Jill Baumann from Self-Directed Success to talk about gaming, motivation, and how to build real independence without destroying your relationship.

We talk about:

🎮 The secret sauce inside games (progress tracking, clear goals, immediate feedback, safe failure, autonomy) & how to steal those elements for your homeschool

🎮 How to shift from “do 4 more pages” to “you’ve mastered this concept, you level up now”

🎮 The difference between gamified learning and basic bribery (“finish math and I’ll let you play”)

🎮 How this all ties into resilience and independence, not entitlement

We also talk about something that doesn’t get said enough:

When our kids get older, they don’t always want to learn from us anymore, and that can feel like rejection. Jill walks us through how to keep your relationship strong while letting your child step into ownership.

Connect with Jill:

• Sign up for the "5-Day Gamify Your Homeschool" Email Course (Free Series)→ https://quest.self-directedsuccess.com/5-day-gamification-course

• Join the Free “3 Steps to Teaching Your Teen to Homeschool Independently Without Micromanaging or Nagging” webinar → https://quest.self-directedsuccess.com/webinar-registration.

• Get the “Gamification Starter Kit” → https://quest.self-directedsuccess.com/gamification-starter-kit

• Enroll your teen in “Scholar’s Quest for Independent Success” → https://www.self-directedsuccess.com/scholars-quest-waitlist

You can help your child learn in the way that works for them. If you’re looking for some practical tools to bring these ideas into your homeschool, come join us inside the Teaching Inspired Community!

assuredpodcast.com/community

DIY your own unit study for a game (or use one of my 2 novel examples): homeschoolteachingsimplified.com/novelstudy

Connect with Natalie:

natalie@homeschoolteachingsimplified.com