If you've been around Charlotte Mason circles very long, you've probably heard the little phrase

perfect execution. That was one of the habits she encouraged us to cultivate in our children,

giving their best effort, doing something perfectly. But if you have a child who struggles with

perfectionism, or if you struggle with perfectionism, that phrase might raise some anxiety. Let's talk

about how we can balance that out and what's a good mindset for those who struggle with that issue.

Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast. I'm Sonia Schaefer.

Joining me today is my friend and co-worker, Katie Thacker. Katie, so good to have you back.

Yes, great to be here.

Now, last time you were here, we talked about ADHD.

And this time we want to talk about perfectionism.

Yes. Are the two related?

They can be.

So there are a lot of students who have ADHD who also have a streak of perfectionism,

but then there are a lot of kids who have perfectionism-type tendencies

who don't have ADHD, but they maybe struggle with that.

It might travel along with some anxieties or just higher nerves or anything like that.

Just personality type.

Yes.

And I think a lot of us as homeschool moms have this feeling of perfectionism that will come after us.

We have a lot to prove, we think.

We get a lot of outside pressures.

We also tend to be ambitious people, just that we were willing to take on God's call

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