I am starting to hate homeschooling. I need a pep talk, please? - Page 2

[zeldamomma]

Originally Posted by laurata

This is so utterly obvious, I have no idea why it didn't occur to me before! I was actually diagnosed as severely vit D deficient last month. But the supplement I bought hasn't agreed with me.

FYI, our walmart carries full spectrum lights for @ $20 (if you only look online, the options seem to be a lot pricier.)

ZM

[Lillian J]

Originally Posted by zeldamomma

FYI, our walmart carries full spectrum lights for @ $20 (if you only look online, the options seem to be a lot pricier.)

But be sure to make comparisons, because there are significant differences between the lights, and I think it could make a difference in how they work for you. There was a good store up near Seattle (in Ballard), and I would think that any area that had that kind of climate would have some good local stores where you could take a look. When I lived deep in the woods, I had them all around the living room. - Lillian

[schendledecker]

Originally Posted by laurata

This is so utterly obvious, I have no idea why it didn't occur to me before! I was actually diagnosed as severely vit D deficient last month. But the supplement I bought hasn't agreed with me.

You might want to look at the vit D council website http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/.

I've also found flylady http://www.flylady.net really helpful for housework, which in turn helps me feel better about everything else.

Good luck. Hope things get better for you soon!

[Ruthla]

If you decide to go with Flylady, I'd like to give some advice about how to use her system.

She has it set up pretty much as "this is my system, either you follow it or you don't." But you can use what works for you and ignore the rest. Like if you don't want to wear shoes in the house, then don't wear shoes. But you can still follow her advice about breaking up the work into 15 minute segments, picking an area that you always keep clean (it doesn't HAVE TO be the kitchen sink), etc. Don't let her approach turn you off.

[laurata]

Ladies, thank you again for all your ideas, recommendations and support! MDC is awesome.

[jessicagreene]

Hi, I am wondering what you ended up doing.  I am thinking the same thing for my 5 year old who is very bored at home.  He loves doing the "school stuff" but anytime I'm not doing it with him, he gets bored and bugs his brother or gets whiny. 

Thanks!

Jessica

[SweetSilver]

Edited because I am not paying attention!  Ignore!  Ignore!

Edited by SweetSilver - 12/5/11 at 6:53am

[moominmamma]

Just a reminder that this thread is from two years ago. Not that the same issues might not be relevant to others in 2011. And yes, it would be interesting to hear an update from the original poster.

Miranda

[SweetSilver]

Originally Posted by moominmamma 

Just a reminder that this thread is from two years ago. Not that the same issues might not be relevant to others in 2011. And yes, it would be interesting to hear an update from the original poster.

Miranda

Thanks!  Another zombie-read on my part.  That's 2 in 2 days.  I better slow down a little....

[laurata]

Oh wow! Funny to see this pop up again three years later. So, an update!

I put my kids in school last year (2010-2011). I had an infant and preschooler at home, and my kindergartener, 3rd grader, and 6th grader in school full time. It was a very very helpful break. The structure really helped our family. It turned out, I did have vit D deficiency, and SAD, and the chronic pain was fibromyalgia syndrome. We also discovered that my 4th child (who was then the infant in my original post) had colic and several food allergies (eggs, gluten, milk, almonds, soy, hazelnuts, and peanuts). My son was later diagnosed with high functioning autism. He did developmental preschool, and then was in the "life skills" classroom at his school. This year he was transitioned to a regular 1st grade class with a fabulous para-educator. We're getting all the supports from the school that I have asked for.

This year I have a 7th grader who is homeschooling, but also attending band at the local middle school. She has made lots of neighborhood friends and finally seems happy here in WA. My 4th grader loves school. My 1st grader isn't keen on school, but it is the best place for him right now. We do lots of "afterschooling" and ASD support activities at home, and would consider homeschooling in the future if school was no longer working for him, but would fight hard to make school work first. I don't know if we will homeschool our youngest two. My 4th child is still very high strung, and maybe she would benefit from school, but for now, we are waiting and allowing her to mature. And of course the baby is only 14 months, so she will be home for a good while yet.

I can't say I love homeschooling, but the mix of home and public schooling is working out just fine. It was a tough adjustment, to be on the school calendar, at first, but it works for us now.