Topic : Homeschooling

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......I think alot of people are not happy because they don't know how to be. I think we live in a "too busy" society where people think they have to be on the go all the time. I like staying active but I also like chilling at home. People go into a marriage or parenthood or whatever their endeavors might be without realizing the whole picture, they don't put a whole lot of thought into it, then they get overwhelmed or they don't know really what the next step is. Parents, especially, I think is too busy to put time into their kids, so they think getting them involved in activities that fill up their day is the thing to do, activities are good, I am all for them but "family time" seems to be the thing of the past as a society. I think for people to be happy, there has to be a balance in their lives, a time for work, a time for family, a time for self, a time for others, it is possible to achieve, it is just a matter of how and prioritizing........ Kids are happy with the simple things in life and I honestly think they just want their families, to be loved and respected, spent time with, they don't care about the big stuff, it is we the parents who make a big deal out of certain things in life, therefore, it makes us crazy!............................... 

Wow! I agree with that so much. I love to just "chill" at home with my family. I find the "too busy" days are the ones where the girls feel too overwhelmed. Mikayla will ask to go home when she is in place that's too busy. You can see she's had enough.  

I'm so glad the girls had a great time. I knew they would.  

My girls got some early Easter treats today. They had baked some goodies for their dad to take to work and share and my husbands co-workers wanted to thank them and they got them some Easter treats. He works with very thoughtful people.  

I really love Easter. It's so much fun to watch the kids and we do an Easter egg hunt every year.  

Have a great night!  

P.S. I agree with your words of wisdom about the boards in general. I too was getting to addicted and I was responing to too many posts, even when I didn't want to chat with that person. I don't know why I did that, but I have learned alot and I am on less as well. My husband is working midnights, so it does help pass some time in the evenings, but there is always lots to do around here and I don't want to neglect that. 

Sherri 

Your comments were: 

......I think alot of people are not happy because they don't know how to be. I think we live in a "too busy" society where people think they have to be on the go all the time. I like staying active but I also like chilling at home. People go into a marriage or parenthood or whatever their endeavors might be without realizing the whole picture, they don't put a whole lot of thought into it, then they get overwhelmed or they don't know really what the next step is. Parents, especially, I think is too busy to put time into their kids, so they think getting them involved in activities that fill up their day is the thing to do, activities are good, I am all for them but "family time" seems to be the thing of the past as a society. I think for people to be happy, there has to be a balance in their lives, a time for work, a time for family, a time for self, a time for others, it is possible to achieve, it is just a matter of how and prioritizing........ Kids are happy with the simple things in life and I honestly think they just want their families, to be loved and respected, spent time with, they don't care about the big stuff, it is we the parents who make a big deal out of certain things in life, therefore, it makes us crazy!............................... 

Wow! I agree with that so much. I love to just "chill" at home with my family. I find the "too busy" days are the ones where the girls feel too overwhelmed. Mikayla will ask to go home when she is in place that's too busy. You can see she's had enough.  

I'm so glad the girls had a great time. I knew they would.  

My girls got some early Easter treats today. They had baked some goodies for their dad to take to work and share and my husbands co-workers wanted to thank them and they got them some Easter treats. He works with very thoughtful people.  

I really love Easter. It's so much fun to watch the kids and we do an Easter egg hunt every year.  

Have a great night!  

P.S. I agree with your words of wisdom about the boards in general. I too was getting to addicted and I was responing to too many posts, even when I didn't want to chat with that person. I don't know why I did that, but I have learned alot and I am on less as well. My husband is working midnights, so it does help pass some time in the evenings, but there is always lots to do around here and I don't want to neglect that. 

Sherri 

I was going through a tough time financially   because I have siatica and a herniated disc. I had my own hair salon in Colorado for four years and was sucsessful until I started feeling the pain and could not walk.  I started feeling that i was good for nothing and had to close shop several times and started loosing business. My parents moved to Arizona and told me to let My chidren go over there untill I figured out what I was going to do. I thought maybe I need A change so i gave my Mother rights to get them enrolled in school close to her. Six months later I came to Arizona and got D.E.S. Assistance and found out I have deteriation of my spine from the wear and tear of cutting hair for 11 years. That is when the trouble started with my kids. My parents would contradict everything I teach Them even belittle me in front of them. My daughter started cutting herself because all the fighting I think and she is not good at math. When I tried to communicate with the teacher she never called me back so I complained to the principal and thers was still nothing done.Be carefull of some teachers that can discourage your kids. They can sentence them to a lifetime of low self asteem. My daughter had lice from one of the students her friend and because of our financiel situation the teacher would humiliate her in class about her math grades. I asked about tutoring but they said they did not have the funds but they kept piling on the homework giving her anxiety and depression and me worriied because I did noy want to seem like a bad Moyher I woul loose my life for my kids. I Finally pulled her out of school because the school called CPS and thought I was abusing her. I am so glad I did. I am homeschooling her and she does not have adhd she has WLAR (wants to be loved and respected). Be carefull who is teaching your chold the tounge is like a two edged sword, sneak up when call is in session if you have to. 

My advice? Remember that learning happens in many situations.  It doesn't have to be from books.  Doing, reading, watching, every situation in life can be a learning one.   

Can you tell I'm an unschooling mom? :) But seriously, have FUN with it, don't let learning become drudgery for you or your children.  So long as you're having fun learning they will continue to want to.  So long as there is desire, there will be joy.  It's full circle.   

Well, I am hopeschooling my two boys this year. We started in the summer. We do 1/2 days 6 days a week and then our Sunday lesson. Both of my boys are Bi-Polar/ADHD etc. There are days we do a page and stop for 15 minutes. It depends on their activity and attention. After we move I am hoping to put them in a gymnastics or martial arts. I want them to have the activity and contact. 

I am willing to take any advice. I just ordered Switched On Schoolhouse which are used in the ADHD/Bi-Polar schools I looked into. There are tons of free items on-line. SM MacLeod