Most homeschooling parents would say that the character of our children is of utmost importance to us. In fact, concerns over character are often a driving factor behind our decision to home educate. And yet, character issues can be some of the most bewildering moments of our day– the defeating and exhausting cycles of refusals to do schoolwork, lackadaisical attitudes, temper tantrums, sibling conflicts, and more.

It is easy to grow weary and become defeated. But Charlotte Mason wrote that “character is the result of conduct regulated by will” (p. 319). So what is the will? What is its role in the development of character? And what is the parent’s role in the strengthening of it? In this session Jessica Becker seeks to address those questions both philosophically and practically, while also addressing the modern misunderstanding of the “strong-willed child.” Hopefully you will leave encouraged and equipped with fresh ideas on how to strengthen and call upon the will of your child to choose what is right.

(58 minute video)