Season 5 · Episode 3
Homeschool and Abuse, Discipline Strategies, and Parental Authority w/ Rachael Denhollander
The Well-Trained Mind podcast · Susan Wise Bauer & Susanna Jarrett
March 18, 20261h 2m
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Show Notes
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome Rachael Denhollander to the podcast to discuss homeschooling and abuse.
- Illinois case mentioned in the episode
- Book mentioned: Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block
- Links on biblical counseling movement
- (00:00) - Introduction with Rachael Denhollander
- (03:36) - Understanding abuse in homeschooling
- (05:10) - Defining the categories of abuse
- (08:38) - Isolation and ultimate authority
- (17:33) - How to teach when authority is overstepping
- (22:48) - How to teach when and how to say "no"
- (27:40) - Break
- (28:17) - Authority is not absolute
- (32:04) - What to look for
- (36:52) - What is reasonable government oversight?
- (54:23) - What to look out for
- (57:38) - What should we be asking ourselves?
- (01:01:31) - Outro