Stop Saying You Wish You Could Homeschool

December 17, 2012

I know how much closer homeschooling has made us all as a family and I'm always eager to share how wonderful it is with anyone who's interested.

There are so many people I know who say "I wish I could homeschool but I could never do that!"

Don't under estimate yourselves!!

You've already taught your children to eat, speak, walk, get themselves dressed, brush their teeth, talk, etc... you can certainly teach them to read, write, add and subtract. It's not always easy and simple but it is as simple as making the choice to do it and then learning together how it works best for your family.

Perhaps you can't do exactly what I do but one thing I've learned in the short amount of time since we've started is that no two families are alike and no two families approach homeschooling the same way either. Every family and child and learning opportunity is completely unique and there's no right or wrong way to homeschool.

I've met families where both parents work.

I've met families where dad stays home, or mom stays home.

I've even read that single, working, parents are able to homeschool (I just haven't met any because I'm guessing they're busy working during the day while we're out and about!).

As long as you interact with your child they're learning. Period!

I was so afraid to take this leap; my oldest son asked me for 3 or 4 years so please homeschool him and I always said "Never!" Then I started reading about it and I was hooked! If you'd like some suggestions, I found a lot of books at my local library.

I did a search for "homeschool" and found a few great books;