Homeschooling
Home Schooling
Homeschooling can bring a host of improvements to your child’s life, education, and even your family interactions. Homeschooling often gives your child the opportunity for a more finely tailored education, the ability to pursue personal interests, and develop their unique strengths.
Homeschooling may also be the right choice for your family due to religious or social reasons.
However, a common problem for parents interested in homeschooling is their own lack of experience – can you homeschool your children if you are not a teacher and if you
Are you a working parent?
Yes! The good news is, anyone can homeschool. Just like anyone can benefit from the help of a homeschooling coach.
What does a homeschool coach do?
With a versatile background in psychology, particularly family psychology and parenting, Anna is a seasoned homeschooling coach. In that role, she will help you:
- Navigate legal complexities surrounding homeschooling in your area
- Decide on appropriate materials that are suitable for your child’s age and interests
- Overcome the occasional difficulties – remember, while homeschooling may be the right choice for your family, that doesn’t guarantee a smooth ride
- Get accustomed to your new role in your child’s life as a teacher
- Relate and interact with your child in this new role
- Set boundaries, for a smoother educational journey
- Develop and establish your routine, as a new homeschooling family
- Handle the pressure – taking on the role of primary educator in your child’s life is often taxing, and the source of strong emotions
- Design and engage in new educational experiences, to broaden your child’s horizons
Deciding to homeschool
As with any major change, the decision to homeschool is never easy for parents or children. It represents a break in an established routine if your child is already going to a
traditional school. It also represents a major change in your own lifestyle.
Because homeschooling will require a lot of compromises, sacrifice, and alterations to
your own established routines. If you are taking on the role of teacher for your child, you
will need:
- Time
- Patience
- Materials
- Energy
- Teaching Strategies
- Coping and Relaxation Mechanisms
A homeschooling coach can help guide you through the practical issues of homeschooling, covering anything from legal concerns, to material or routine structure.
They can also help you maintain and nurture your mental and emotional health, as well as that of your child. As a homeschooling parent, it may be more difficult to make time for your own interests, errands, hobbies, and so on. It will also be taxing, since educating a child is no easy task.
This is why you need a homeschooling coach – someone who understands your journey, and who can help you.
All that being said, homeschooling can also be tremendously rewarding, and a positive experience for both parent and child alike.