Anyone else not actively involved in homeschool groups? - Page 2

[kittie313]

There's a hs group that meets 5 minutes from our home, and we're members. They have TONS of activities and co-ops for kids constantly, but we as a family choose not to participate in the majority of them. I am VERY happy with this decision, we limit our involvement to the e-mail loop for the group when I have a question regarding local activities. Really, the only "socialization" we participate in is the kids' soccer practices this year and the face to face meetings that we're required by our virtual academy. Once we leave the VA after this school year, we'll probably just do sports. We're an anti-social family by nature, but my girls do just fine in social situations.

I personally think that hving more social opportunities makes my kids act worse in public, so we limit the social stuff as much as possible right now.

[One_Girl]

We aren't part of a homeschool group, but we do a lot of activities and I try to take advantage of every social opportunity my dd wants to go to. Sometimes it is tiring for me to get dd to everything, but she loves to be out and about with other people and I feel that I should honor her social needs. It is wonderful that your kids are socially active enough without running you ragged, they can help change the stereotype of homeschooled kids.

[emily31]

We don't, but I am constantly on the lookout for a good group for us. We tried a secular co-op, and I was just not very comfortable there (more crunchy/unschooly than I am, and there weren't many kids their my kids ages). All the other groups I've heard of are church based with very specific faith statements. I don't fit in completely with either group.

Once I put my older dd in a homeschool gymnastics class, and there were only three other families who went, and they all went to the same church. The three moms turned turned their chairs toward each other, shutting anybody else out. I was sooooo uncomfortable, and ended up putting my dd in the afternoon classes.

Older dd goes to soccer twice weekly, gymnastics once weekly, and several church activities where most of her good friends are. Younger dd goes to pre-k for a few hours each week, and goes to gymnastics. Truely, I would be happy to find a university model school or place that had enrichment classes with some continuity of returning students.

[LucyRev]

We aren't involved with a specific group. We participate in classes sometimes at the arts center or right now we're in a small waldorf based program once a week for a few hours that is all outdoors. My kids are happier in small groups, and when we only go out 2-3 times/week. If we have activities all the time, everyone (including me) gets cranky. My children are 3 and 7 and they have no problem interacting with other kids at the park, or adults at the library or store or whatever. I don't think there is any "socialization" problem. We have family friends with kids that they see often. We used to have playgroups that met once every week or two but that has fallen apart now that mostly everyone has gone off to school. I'm not worried about it. I like that my kids enjoy being at home. We have fun together.