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Home Schooling the right way! Benefits of home schooling
Good Advice From Ahren Lotze
You know you want to home school your kids, but what does it really take?
Homeschool - staying connected
Our world has become a jungle of informative knowledge. Wherever you turn you
find a new fruit that just has to be passed on to your child. In
the middle of all the knowledge flying to and fro, we sometimes
forget to talk and relax with our children. A mom who doubles as a teacher needs to leave the teacher behind and simply become mom for a few hours everyday.
Listen to your child. Do not just hear the words, but notice the
emotion too. Many children find it difficult to express exactly
what they want. Talk to your child about general stuff and allow
him to be 'just a kid'. When you talk to your child, ask for their
opinion. Few things will please them more. It also adds self-confidence
to his/her character.
More than we would like to admit, parents interrupt when their children talk.
We, as adults, detest it when someone cuts us short. Kids stay
silent because they are forced to be silent when we shut them up.
But this is unhealthy and unfair. Allow your child to finish and then
express your views in a rational manner. Your child should have the
confidence to confide in you.
Gentle parenting is the key to successful homeschooling. Be a
parent first,
and then a teacher for your impact on your child should be viewed as a continuous
learning process for both, and a healthy maturing process as well.
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