I am homeschooling our son who is 14 going into 9th. I so thankful I found your channel tonight! I've watched 2 of your videos so far and both have been very helpful.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

14 күн бұрын

I am so glad they were helpful. Thank you so much for watching.

Thankyou so much for this video, I really needed it today Have just started homeschool my 5 year old whos an only child So encouraging 😊🌻

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! You’ve got this!

Thank you for the information ma'am. I just started homeschooling my 4 year last week. She's an only child. I'm here because yes at some point I thought maybe I should take her back to public school (crèche) again as I was seeing most KZread videos of families homeschooling more than 1 child. I'm encouraged... Love from South Africa 🇿🇦

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

7 ай бұрын

I’m glad it was encouraging!

I homeschool 1 child. I wish I would have homeschooled my older children.they are all adults now…. But Covid changed my view and now 3rd year homeschooling my youngest 10yr old

@kristina7901

Жыл бұрын

Same story as me, my two oldest went to public school. They are now adults living on there own. My youngest is ten, and this is our 3rd year. I wish i homeschooled all of them. I love it 💕

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

I love it!

“Family” style is whatever your family looks like! Such a great point, friend!

Thank you for this video. My husband and I have not been able to have children together we have my soon to be 5th grader and I want to homeschool. I wasn’t sure if I should or not but I’m encouraged at the possibility. My daughter is a social butterfly so I am nervous about it but I feel the need to homeschool in this day and age.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

22 күн бұрын

You certainly could do it. You might could join a homeschool co-op so she could make some friends.

Really appreciate your point of view! Im starting K with my 5 year old and this video has been reassuring for me.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! You’ve got this.

Love that we can hone in on exactly what our child needs, learning style, etc. Campfire Curriculums has worked amazingly with us as well! Thank you for joining this collab. Great video. I know that these videos will be helpful to mommas.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

I loved this collab! I am so glad you guys like Campfire Curriculums.

Yes to the less distraction, and learning styles. I'm so glad you spoke on not shying away from unit studies that is something I want to add more of in our homeschool this year.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

Let me know if you do. We love unit studies.

Not having others as distractions is certainly helpful - even though mine is still young and serves as her own distraction at times 🤣

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

My tribe! 😍I cherish how we are such a "tight trio" after so many years of homeschooling. We genuinely enjoy one another's company. Yet, I also agree with the importance of building in breaks and encouraging independent play. Balance is key.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

So true! Balance is key!

I just finished my first year of teaching my only child kindergarten. What you said in this video couldn't be more true to us as well! Thanks for sharing! I agree. It's great for us to find those rare homeschool mommas of one and stick together!! 💜💖

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your first year!

@PerseveranceMama

Жыл бұрын

@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife Thank you! I used to teach kindergarten and first grade and homeschool was a lot different than I thought it would be. But we are loving it, especially the time together

@asantejsaymyname3537

6 ай бұрын

How did your child socialize. I don't want to feel guilty that my girl is lonely.

Thank you for sharing. I'm homeschooling just my son (age 15), and I love learning alongside him. We used to get together with others quite a bit, but even that can become too much to keep up with, so I'm trying to find a healthy balance. BTW, I can relate to you regarding being an introvert. I'm currently reading a book called Introverted Mom by Jamie C. Martin...so far it's really good 😊.

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

I am going to check out that book now.

I’m homeschooling an only child, he is 10 years old.

It is super rare. Makes me feel like a unicorn sometimes haha. ❤

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

I don’t mind being a unicorn.

Can you give me advice on how to find and choose co-ops? I’m a Christian stahm with an only, who’s 4. Thank you so much for this video! ♥️

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Ай бұрын

I always head to Facebook. You could make a general post asking about co-ops or if you are already in a homeschooling group on Facebook for your area, you could ask there.

Great tips, Ashlea!

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I'm a new homeschool mom of an only child🎉

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

8 ай бұрын

Yay! Welcome to the homeschooling world.

Great video! Thank you!

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you❤️

HI! We have an only child. 😊

HI. i have a 13 year old boy with adhd (ADD). I home-ed him on his own mainly. Even with just us, he dreams a lot. It is SO frustrating. It alll takes so long....I see schedules for younger kids and we can't get it all done. He can spend 25 mins on one day of fix-it....easily. we get through SO little that I always feel behind and panicked. I have to pull him back from somewhere in his head so often. Sometimes it's only once I raise my voice that he 'wakes up'. When he IS 'with' me we love learning together and he is actually very bright. He is creative and can solve difficult problems....but is mostly away with the fairies and often doesn't know what's going on. I can't let him watch any video lessons for eg as he won't 'remember' what was said in the session. Do you have advice, please? Even read-alouds can be frustrating. Help, please?

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

You are not alone. I completely understand your situation. Have you tried setting a timer? I have to do that with the other child I work with a few days a week. He goal is to finish before the timer goes off. Some days it helps. As far as listening to a read aloud, we usually stop after 2 paragraphs and recall what was read. If I go straight through, my son has no idea about what happened. My suggestion is to keep everything short, 10-15 minutes at a time. If I notice my son daydreaming, I encourage him to get up and walk around for a minute. That sometimes helps to get him back on track.

@evawebb1761

Жыл бұрын

@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife thank you. it’s so great to know it’s not just us. I watch KZread and it’s like people are sitting for an hour doing a basket and then getting whole pages of maths done. My son hates timers. He gets too stressed. It’s good to know you can also just read a bit at a time. I really love working and learning when it goes well. I just dream 😴 f it being a bit smoother and quicker I guess. I have started LMaths Fast. I think it was you who said it worked well. It does feel as though we are getting somewhere now. I also started rights start level h. He really loves it. It has geometry, trigonometry etc but all hands on. Thank you again. I will keep watching and hopefully it will help me with my patience. Thank you so much. X

@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife

Жыл бұрын

@@evawebb1761 our home is nothing like some of the channels on KZread. My son gets overwhelmed if I try to add too much.

@evawebb1761

Жыл бұрын

@@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife Thank you!x