| In today's fast-paced, understaffed and
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| | does your child feel about being
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| sometimes dangerous public school
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| | home-schooled? Some children are fully
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| environments, it is a heavy burden for
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| | aware that in a short while they will be
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| parents to decide where to send their
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| | old enough to attend school, and they
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| child to be educated. Socialization has
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| | simply can not wait! Others are more
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| such a large impact on children, and the
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| | sensitive, less sociable and less aware
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| wrong environment can set them up for a
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| | that is what children their age are
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| life of problems: Not to mention worrying
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| | doing. As best you can, have several
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| about whether your child will be given
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| | discussions with your child to determine
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| the attention and direction they crave.
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| | how they feel, and if they seem pleased
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| It is for this reason so many parents are
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| | to learn at home with mommy or daddy then
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| deciding Homeschooling is the best
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| | you can begin.
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| option.
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| | Each state has its own level of control
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| Every family provides a certain amount of
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| | over children undergoing homeschooling.
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| homeschooling, teaching children many
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| | There can be either no regulations, low,
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| life lessons and educating in different
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| | moderate or high regulations: As the name
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| areas. Choosing to homeschool your
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| | suggests, each state exerts rules in
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| children full time is a wonderful
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| | relation to exam and test results, hours
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| experience for any parent, as well as an
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| | of study and evaluation, and high
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| opportunity for your child to be steps
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| | regulation states are extremely difficult
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| ahead of others their age. This is
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| | to home school in. States with no
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| because one on one teaching means more
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| | regulations don't even require you to
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| information can be learned in less time,
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| | notify education departments or
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| where as in school, children are absorbed
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| | government authorities that your children
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| in classes of forty or more.
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| | won't be attending regular school, and
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| Not only are homeschool parents
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| | low usually requires notification only
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| responsible for their child's academic
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| | with no monitoring of competencies for
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| education, but they also have to ensure
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| | students.
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| their child has plenty of opportunities
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| | In preparing for homeschooling your
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| to interact with others their age.
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| | child, you will need to gather materials
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| Sports, having friends over and
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| | such as books, lesson guides and plans,
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| vice-versa, telephone conversations and
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| | movies and other activities. The best
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| social outings should all be regular
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| | thing you can do is work out whether your
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| parts of their weekly curriculum.
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| | child learns more easily through looking,
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| Some parents prefer to homeschool their
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| | listening or hands on processes and
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| children up to a certain age, feeling it
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| | design your lessons around that. The best
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| better prepares them for mingling with
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| | resources are the library and websites
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| other children and contributes to the
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| | designed specifically for homeschooling
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| development of a stronger identity
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| | parents, and second hand shopping at flea
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| earlier in life. For example, you may opt
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| | markets or charity stores will often lead
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| for homeschooling until your child is ten
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| | you to some excellent text books at very
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| years old, then upon discussion with
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| | low costs. There are also pre-packaged
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| them, enroll them in school. By this
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| | home schooling courses available for
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| time, you have had many talks with them
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| | extra guidance. It is a wonderful idea to
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| about subjects such as peer pressure,
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| | try and incorporate the local environment
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| bullying, choosing friends, respecting
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| | whenever you can: for example, when
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| authority and getting the most out of
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| | learning about water, spend a day
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| their education. Of course, every child
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| | visiting different types of water in the
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| is different and many parents like to
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| | local area. Educational outings are a
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| gauge from the child when they are ready
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| | great way to ingrain knowledge through
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| to attend. Most children will reach a
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| | all the senses, so research ahead of time
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| point where they start to ask why they
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| | where you can possibly take your child
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| don't go to school like other children.
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| | for some real life examples that relate
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| For this reason it is also a great idea
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| | to what they are learning.
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| to socialize with other parents who
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| | There are some common mistakes made by
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| homeschool so your children don't feel
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| | parents homeschooling their children, and
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| like they are the only ones.
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| | being aware of them is all it takes to
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| Ignoring all external factors, you need
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| | avoid them. Be sure to make your child
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| to seriously consider if you are the
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| | reach beyond their current knowledge, as
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| right type of parent to homeschool your
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| | far too many parents don't express any
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| child. You have to be very honest with
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| | expectations and fail to motivate the
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| yourself because it isn't for everyone.
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| | child to do better. Be sensitive to the
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| Ultimately your main reason has to be
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| | way they learn instead of teaching the
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| that you will thoroughly enjoy
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| | way you find it easiest to learn, and
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| interacting, teaching and learning from
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| | don't give the child control over the
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| and with your child, growing closer and
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| | schedule. Make sure the class plan is
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| getting to know each other better. Other
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| | clearly established, stating upfront how
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| questions to ask include:
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| | long you will spend on each subject and
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| I. Are you a patient person?
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| | enforce rules in the "classroom" relating
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| II. Do you possess excellent
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| | to being tidy, raising their hands with a
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| communication skills?
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| | question, break times and consequences
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| III. Do you multi-task with ease?
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| | for their actions, good or not so good.
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| IV. Are you naturally organized?
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| | When you are sure this is the avenue you
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| V. Can you give constructive criticism
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| | want to take, you should subscribe to
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| and correct mistakes with your child?
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| | some good homeschooling websites or
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| VI. Are you naturally creative?
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| | newsletters such as Homeschool Success
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| VII. Can the family survive on one
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| | News. There are programs to aid parents
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| income?
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| | in teaching at home, chat rooms and other
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| If your answer is yes to all but one or
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| | networking mediums for parents to compare
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| two, and they are areas you're aware you
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| | and learn from each others ideas and
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| need to work on, you may still like to
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| | experiences. Homeschooling is an
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| give home schooling a try on a trial
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| | opportunity for parent and child to bond
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| basis: If you answer yes to all of them,
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| | deeply in a safe and controlled
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| homeschooling is definitely suitable for
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| | environment, and they are years you will
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| you. The next thing to look at is how
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| | treasure in your memory forever.
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