My sis (a single mom to a wonderful 6 yr old girl) is planning to start homeschooling right after Christmas.
She is worried about how it will go--she sometimes has a difficult time being with her dd all day long on the days she is not at school, and wonders how she will handle full time homeschooling. Sis is notoriously hard on herself and I'm trying to get her to relax and not worry so much--I think there will be a difficult transition, and it won't ever be really easy, but that in the end there will be so many benefits.
Just some background--sis and I were homeschooled. Her dd has been in school since JK (age 4) and lately has been making herself sick so that she doesn't have to go to school. She does alright in school--it's just not the right thing to keep her interest and not the right learning environment for her. I think it may be quite difficult to get her to do formal schoolwork, so I've told my sister that I think it's best to unschool at least for a while, which she agrees with. There are a lot of group events for homeschoolers in our area--they will get involved with that and also get together with us at least one day a week.
I'm looking for anything you want to share--encouragement, stories, particularly from moms who haven't hs'd all along, and also single hs'ing moms. What was the transition like?
She is worried about how it will go--she sometimes has a difficult time being with her dd all day long on the days she is not at school, and wonders how she will handle full time homeschooling. Sis is notoriously hard on herself and I'm trying to get her to relax and not worry so much--I think there will be a difficult transition, and it won't ever be really easy, but that in the end there will be so many benefits.
Just some background--sis and I were homeschooled. Her dd has been in school since JK (age 4) and lately has been making herself sick so that she doesn't have to go to school. She does alright in school--it's just not the right thing to keep her interest and not the right learning environment for her. I think it may be quite difficult to get her to do formal schoolwork, so I've told my sister that I think it's best to unschool at least for a while, which she agrees with. There are a lot of group events for homeschoolers in our area--they will get involved with that and also get together with us at least one day a week.
I'm looking for anything you want to share--encouragement, stories, particularly from moms who haven't hs'd all along, and also single hs'ing moms. What was the transition like?
