I have tips for new homeschool moms. Also, I have a 31 Day Free Boot Camp for New Homeschoolers page.
Welcome to the world of homeschooling.
And in my many years of helping new homeschoolers, the most important point for you to know is that you have to find YOUR family’s groove.
Besides, why do you want to repeat at home what you left behind in public school.
You’ll get a lot of homeschool advice and because I’ve homeschooled well over 20+ years I want you to sort fact versus myth.
Moreover, homeschooling is not just an educational choice.
Beginning to homeschool is a lifestyle choice.
That is something that some new homeschoolers don’t fully appreciate when they start.
Tips for New Homeschool Moms Resources
Also, I’ve rounded up some books which may help you get started homeschooling.
5 BEST How to Homeschool Books
I've rounded up some of the best books to help you get started homeschooling.
Homeschooling 31 Day Boot Camp for New Homeschoolers is a real eye-opener on homeschooling. It will alleviate a lot of the anxieties about getting started homeschooling. Reading each chapter’s highlights will give you encouragement, knowledge, guidance, and peace of mind to homeschool with confidence. The best part is that you’ll be educating the person who loves your kids the most in this world--YOU! Armed with the knowledge to make better choices in curriculum will empower you to continue the path of home education. Unlike many books based on one family’s experience, Homeschooling 31 Day Boot Camp for New Homeschoolers is also based on Tina’s many years of mentoring hundreds and hundreds of new homeschoolers at live workshops. When you don’t know where to begin Homeschooling 31 Day Boot Camp for New Homeschoolers equips you to successfully homeschool your children.
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Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for their children and a desire to provide them an excellent education in the context of a warm, enriching home.
Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem impossible to muster enough energy to make learning fun or interesting. How do parents nurture a love of learning amid childhood chaos, parental self-doubt, the flu, and state academic standards?
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Also, look at more tips on how to homeschool.
More How to Homeschool Tips
- How to Plan Your First Homeschool Year When You Don’t Know How To Start
- The NOT To Do List: 32 Things New Homeschoolers Should Avoid
- Top 5 Homeschool Approaches New Homeschoolers Need to Know
- Dear New Homeschooler – Are You Making this BIG Mistake? (I Was)
- New Homeschooler – Mustering the Courage to Face THE 4 Homeschool Biggies – Part 1.
- New Homeschooler – Mustering the Courage to Face THE 4 Homeschool Biggies Part 2
- Top 10 Tips For New Homeschoolers – Curriculum, curriculum, curriculum – Isn’t that how to begin homeschooling? Part 1
- Top 10 Tips For New Homeschoolers – When You Don’t Know Where to Begin . . . Part 2
Now, look at these tips for new homeschool moms and dads which will help you to succeed your first year.
18 No Nonsense Tips for New Homeschoolers
- Deschool. Avoid the huge mistake of jumping into homeschool and not doing a detox of sorts.
Watch my video below.
- Don’t recreate public school at home. You’re a family not a public school.
- Be patient with your kid and with YOU. Beginning to homeschool is more than an educational choice, it’s a significant lifestyle choice.
- Finding your own groove means to find what interests your child. Go beyond teaching the basics of learning and make homeschooling fit what your children’s passions and interests are.
- Learning is a rite of passage, not EVER a race. So, slow your roll girl!
- Spend more time finding your way than explaining you way or choice to others who do not appreciate your choice to homeschool.
- Remember there is ALWAYS time for fun. Just because your kids are having fun doesn’t mean they are not having meaningful learning. Fun is part of learning.
- Don’t compare yourself with others. You have to DO YOU. Homeschooling is about embracing the unique.
- Curriculum is a help NOT the tutor. You’re the tutor. So, completing a curriculum does not equal mastery. Use what you need to teach and move on.
- Take time to figure out your child’s learning style. Do not just pick up curriculum and expect it all to turn out well if you don’t know how your child learns best. What Are The 5 Learning Styles to Know to Form a Powerful Homeschool Foundation
18 No Nonsense Tips for New Homeschoolers
- Unless a child has special needs, there is no behind in homeschooling. There is just beginning where your child is.
- Find a routine which suits your family. I don’t agree with the bad rap schedules get. The negative part of schedules is when you create them unrealistic. Having a schedule your child can follow is essential to success. Just don’t make it the task master.
- When you leave public school don’t look back to it to set your learning standard. You homeschool to exceed public school goals NOT meet them.
- True some subjects you’ll have a weakness in teaching. Embrace it and learn alongside your child. If you still need help, the homeschool world offers plenty of help from videos, to online teachers, to 1:1 teaching by tutors and a homeschool co-op.
- The only scary part is taking the leap. I promise!
- Be willing to let go of what you think is education. My confession is that I was quite judgmental thinking educating my children meant strict days. There is a HUGE difference between relaxed and lazy. They are not even close.
- Your homeschool family and children are one of a kind. Embrace that and be willing to learn from others but make your homeschool journey unique.
- Read, read, and read. Embrace the challenge to be a well-educated educator. Look at my online courses for new homeschoolers at my sister site How to Homeschool EZ.
Take your first year one day at a time.
Keep in mind, unlike public school you have plenty of time to change what you’re doing and reteach what you don’t think your kids get.
However, you only have one first time.
So make your first year memorable for the right reasons. Get to know your children and savor the freedom of homeschooling.
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