Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Parenting and Advocacy Hothousing- did you, didn't you, will you?

I too agree with a child led education not being hothousing. If I ask my little one if he wants to read me a book and he does then to me it's not hothousing. If on the other hand he said no and I would tell him that he couldn't have his snack till he read me a book then that would be a hothousing to me.

That said I did bribe my kids with chocolate to finish a reading assessment test when they got tired of it in the middle I do make DS5 to sit down and work on his huge puzzle for 15 minutes a day, but then that was our deal when he insisted on getting on the puzzle. Deal is a deal

Homeschooling will be a different story though. I think it's ok when you push within a reason. It's not like kids learn/do in school only what they want to. Let's face if I didn't push my kids to pick up their laundry would be still on the bathroom floor.