books? for the Mom? Getting started.

[Momma Aimee]

Help.

Sis is going to pull the boys and HS.

Can anyone suggest any good books -- not so much for the boys -- but motivatioal for the mom. Maybe orgizational stuff; for her.

General information.

Thanks.

Aimee

[UlrikeDG]

My first recommendation is always The Homeschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith. It's a great overview of everything from choosing a curriculum to dealing with criticisms. It covers the basics of legal issues (although she'll find more up-to-date info online) and some of the more common challenges.

[jessicafairy]

One of my favorites is Real Life Homeschooling, not because its a 'how-to', but because it shows so many different families and how they make homeschooling work for thier family. It really illustrated that there was not ONE way to homeschool but one (or more) for each family, that homeschooling was as individual as the family itself!

[AngelBee]

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[Lillian J]

The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start, by Linda Dobson. The synthesis of countless years of educational inquiry and experiment, from many contributing homeschoolers.
Excerpt: "What I wish someone would have told me during my first year of homeschooling." Lillian