Now you are all set, and your journey has begun. Homeschooling is truly a lifestyle-changing choice. It becomes a lifestyle in itself and will lead to a very unique and memorable childhood for your children and yourself. Its time to start thinking to grow together as a homeschooling family. In this article would indetail give you a road map for it.
1. Understanding the Mutual Benefits of Homeschooling
The final thing that you need to understand about homeschooling is that it won’t just benefit your children; it is extremely beneficial to you as well. Homeschooling will be a means through which you connect with your children, grow with them, learn with them, explore with them, and become better people together. It really is a win-win situation.
2. Embracing Openness and Humility
To truly benefit from the homeschooling process as a parent, you need to first humble yourself and be open to the idea that you too have a lot to learn. You should be willing to challenge your own ideas and to explore new topics of interest. You should be ready to research things with your children. Especially when they ask questions to which you don’t know the answers.
Doing this will make homeschooling truly special. You will look forward to it because you know that you too will be learning something new every day. Perhaps today your child may ask a question you never thought about, and you will research the answer together online. Perhaps she wants to visit a place you haven’t been to before, and so you travel together and learn about that new place together. Perhaps your child has been reading about a topic you never had the chance to read about and shares with you what he learned in the evening.
4. Celebrating the Beauty of Collaborative Growth
In all of this, there is beauty, there is growth, and there is real education as it was meant to be. Not just adults talking down to children, but rather adults and children learning and growing together because nobody really knows everything.
5. Learning Through Mistakes
It is true that you will make mistakes when homeschooling, as will your children. You are all humans after all, and we learn best through our mistakes, so these too serve as learning experiences. Do not be afraid to try new things out of fear of making mistakes. Ultimately, these mistakes will teach you more than any book can. You will find yourself changing the way you homeschool as your children grow—either because you wanted to experiment with a different method, or because you found a new way that works better, or simply because they are growing up and you need a different approach to each age group.
6. Balancing Goals with Flexibility
The key is to remain grounded in your goals while remaining flexible in your approach to meet those goals, understanding that times change, life changes, you change, your kids change, and we all need to adapt to each phase of life in a way in which we are still working towards our parenting goals.
7. Strengthening Family Bonds
One of the biggest blessings of homeschooling is that you will play a key role in your children’s lives. You will not be the absent parent who doesn’t know or understand his kids. You will not be the father who comes home at night, watches TV, and only speaks to the kids when they need reprimanding. You will not be the mother who only sees the kids in the evenings and doesn’t get to spend time with them because they are too busy with homework and video games.
Conclusion
You will be front and center in their lives, as their parent, their teacher, their friend, their mentor, and their role model. Ultimately, isn’t this what being a parent was supposed to be all about? Then one day, they will grow up, they will get married and start their own lives, but the memories will remain. There will be a special bond between you and them, and it will have been worth the ten to fifteen years of sacrifice, patience, and hard work. Your children are your investment in a better future for you and your family in this world and the hereafter. Raise them well and prepare them for a brighter tomorrow; homeschooling is one way in which you can do this.
