| Home schooling during the high school years can | | | | can also be counted as physical education credit |
| be a fun and rewarding time for both the child | | | | as well as extracurricular. Colleges are interested |
| and parent. This time can be used to keep, | | | | in a child's outside activities only to show that |
| maintain and even deepen a relationship with your | | | | they are a well rounded person, sports, 4-H, part |
| child during a high stress time of their lives. This | | | | time job it isn't important to a college what a |
| can be a time to build a trust with your child so | | | | student is involved in just that they have a well |
| that they are willing to listen to council that you | | | | balanced life and are active in academic as well as |
| would like to share with them during this time of | | | | extracurricular activities. |
| their lives. Also, as a Christian parent it can be the | | | | During this time of your child's development it is |
| time to guide your child in their Christian walk and | | | | important for them to start learning life lessons |
| to help with any questions that they have so that | | | | while they are still in a safe environment and still |
| their relationship with the Lord is their own; which | | | | have you as a sounding board to hear from them |
| will help them as new choices and decisions come | | | | and have some input towards their dreams and |
| their way in the upcoming years. | | | | decisions. This is a great time to teach about |
| As your child enters the high school years record | | | | finances, if they have a vehicle its time for them |
| keeping becomes very important. You will want | | | | to pay for the bills that occur from that vehicle; |
| to start recording the things that your child | | | | hopefully there isn't a payment on it; but there will |
| accomplishes so that you can report them for | | | | be insurance that has to be paid, gas, |
| college admission considerations. This is the time | | | | maintenance such as new tires and oil changes. All |
| to start looking at the requirements of the top | | | | of this is to teach them that as they get ready |
| three college choices that your child is thinking | | | | to step out on their own there are financial things |
| about attending. This will help in knowing what | | | | that they will be responsible for and this is a step |
| they require from incoming freshman. Also, check | | | | towards learning this responsibility. |
| your state requirements in what they | | | | This is a busy, exciting time for your teen. They |
| recommend a high school student to have before | | | | still have their school work to keep up with; they |
| graduation. Some things that we learned along the | | | | are busy with extracurricular activities as well as |
| way is to start a record writing down every book | | | | many of them having jobs to help them earn the |
| read during the high school years either for school | | | | money they need for their special purchases. Its |
| or free reading. Keep up to date with your | | | | also a time for teen parents to start paying more |
| records; this will help if you need to present them | | | | attention to record keeping to help our teens |
| for scholarships or grants. | | | | take the next step in their educational process as |
| Keeping track and recording your child's | | | | well as being there to listen and give sound advise |
| extracurricular activities are just as important as | | | | as your kids contemplate what they will do next |
| recording the grades of the academic classes. For | | | | in their lives. |
| homeschoolers this is important because sports | | | | |