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Here's the best of the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast.

I'm Sonia Schaefer with Simply Charlotte Mason, and I have four daughters, no sons.

So sometimes I get asked whether a Charlotte Mason approach works with boys. The answer is yes,

absolutely it does, but don't just take my word for it. Today we're going to talk with one of the co-founders of Simply Charlotte Mason, my friend and mother of three

boys, Karen Smith. Karen, thanks for joining us today to talk about your family and your experiences with

Charlotte Mason with boys.

Have you ever been asked, does Charlotte Mason work with boys?

Yes, I have many times.

And what do you say to people when they ask that?

Yes, it does.

Well, tell us why.

Why does Charlotte Mason?

Well, first let me ask this. Why do you think parents

ask that question? There seems to be a misconception that a Charlotte Mason education is all about

tea parties, poetry, and daisies. Thank you. Yes. And even though I have all girls, they were not all

tea party poetry and daisy girls. No, my daughter certainly is not. Yeah, you've

got one daughter as well as your three boys. So I think we need to make clear that when we're

talking about Charlotte Mason with boys, some of the characteristics that we're going to describe,

some of the tips that we might give might apply to some girls as well. Oh, definitely. But I'm relying on you because you've told me that boys and girls are raising them are two

different things.

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