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The Homeschool family in the first year find themselves in a
time of transition. Whether you are starting with
Kindergarten or if you’ve taken your kids out of public school,
there are adjustments that need to be made. Going from a stay at
home mom to a homeschool mom presents unique parenting
challenges. These can be exacerbated when you have a five year
old learning letter sounds and a six month old screaming in the
background. And what role, if any, does dad play? See, I told
you it was a year of transition. |
First, in
order to be successful you must all be committed to homeschooling, if
only for this year. If the kids feel that you are unsure of yourself
they will use that to their advantage.
 Even as I enter my sixth year as
a homeschool mom my daughters still ask me if they can “Watch a science
movie for school today” or “read a novel for school today.” I tell them
that after school they are welcome to do those things, but school is
school.
Then there are the new roles each of you play. It took a couple of years
for me to really know how best to have my husband be a part of our
homeschool. What I learned is if I quit trying to control every aspect
of the schooling my husband was a great homeschool dad. He sat down and
went over the Health and Science lessons with the kids, then added his
knowledge having worked as a Paramedic for more than a decade. He was
able to make things come alive. He also loved taking the kids on field
trips to the zoo or to a park for a walk.
For some homeschool moms there is also the need to balance work and
homeschooling.
 I work part-time in addition to homeschooling. That is
where having a supportive husband-and a family committed to
homeschooling-is crucial. I feel completely comfortable leaving the
lesson plans in my husband’s capable hands while I tutor once a week.
The payoff is a family that has grown very close. My daughters each have
friends but they are close in a way few siblings are today. So while
there are adjustments that need to be made becoming a homeschooling
family once everyone understands their place in the family it is very
rewarding.
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