It wasn’t a prestigious school or a millionaire tutor; the key to the success of Elon Musk and his siblings lies in an unexpected educational approach: letting their children be independent and ‘unleashing’ them to follow their passion!

Few people know that the woman behind the resounding success of the world’s most eccentric tech billionaire, Elon Musk, is his supermodel mother, Maye Musk. She is not only a veteran model and a nutritionist with two Master’s degrees but also a “steel single mother” who took her three children and left an abusive marriage.

But what astonishes the world is the way she raised all three of her children to be hugely successful: Elon Musk (the famous billionaire), Tosca Musk (film director), and Kimbal Musk (restaurant entrepreneur).

The SHOCKING Secret: No Nagging, Absolute Freedom for the Kids!

When asked about the secret to raising a genius, Maye simply replied: “The only thing I do is let them develop their passions and freely explore their own ideas.”

Elon Musk once revealed: “Our mother always gave us freedom and trust.” She even never checked their homework or nagged her children!

At 12, Elon designed a computer game and received $500. Instead of forcing him to study, Maye found a way to buy a computer and encouraged her son to submit the game to a magazine.
At 15, the youngest daughter Tosca spontaneously sold the house and the car without asking her mother’s permission, just so the whole family could move closer to her brother Elon. The astonishing thing is that Maye didn’t scold her; she just calmly said: “Maybe next time you should forge my signature more realistically.” (This level of freedom and trust is unbelievable!)

The ‘Steel Mother’ Forced Independence Early: Work for Food, No Bed is Fine!

While many parents are overly protective, Maye made her children accountable from a very young age. She shared: “My children saw the benefit of that being food in their stomachs, clothes, and a new roof for the house.”

As they grew up, Maye continued to enforce strictness:

Her children applied to the universities of their choice themselves.
Completed their own applications for scholarships and student loans.

Even when the family’s finances improved, the children still lived in shabby rooms, sleeping on mattresses on the floor, but she said: “If your children aren’t used to luxuries, they will survive well. You don’t need to spoil them.”

The Priceless Lesson: Parents, be CHEERFUL and CALM!

The final secret of this U80 supermodel is her attitude towards life: “My mother never complained and always smiled in the face of adversity.”

Even when Elon dropped out of Stanford to pursue entrepreneurship, giving up his Ph.D., Maye didn’t criticize him, even using her $10,000 savings to support his business. She believes: “The prerequisite for a child to bravely pursue their dreams is the trust and affirmation of their parents.”