| In the USA alone, the current estimate is that | | | | home. |
| over 1.75 million children are being home-schooled. | | | | Break the process down into manageable chunks |
| This is quite a staggering number and has grown | | | | There will be a lot of ground to cover in the |
| rapidly over the last few years for a wide variety | | | | home-schooling process and you will not be able |
| of reasons, including religion, dissatisfaction with | | | | to cover everything in the first few days, weeks, |
| normal schooling procedures, desire for child | | | | months or even years, so you must decided |
| safety and many other issues. | | | | what topics and issues will be covered and how |
| Additionally, many parents are beginning to work | | | | you will spread them out over the whole period. |
| from home and wish to spend some quality time | | | | Don't avoid the hard issues |
| with their children, and find that the | | | | It is very easy to just want to do the fun things |
| home-schooling and work at home options | | | | with your child. However, you must remember |
| integrate well and provide for a flexible timetable. | | | | that there are many things that you must teach |
| Taking the first steps towards home-schooling | | | | your children that you might not actually enjoy |
| can be a little worrying, but these tips will help you | | | | doing and which your children might not actually |
| to get started. | | | | enjoy learning. Unfortunately you still have to |
| Talk to your child's existing school and teachers | | | | address these issues if you have your child's best |
| Find out what stage you child is already at with | | | | interests at heart. |
| their learning process. What they are having | | | | Once you get started, remember that you want |
| difficulty with, and what they find easy. Discuss | | | | to make this home-schooling fun for both you and |
| with their existing teachers how the teacher feels | | | | your child. Make time to laugh and play with your |
| your child would best benefit from what you plan | | | | children as part of the process, and you will find |
| to do. | | | | that they will learn faster and enjoy the learning |
| Try to establish your own curriculum | | | | process. |
| You must plan the whole process out, and make | | | | This can become a very enjoyable part of life for |
| sure that you cover all the relevant issues that | | | | both your children and you - if you go about it in |
| you child needs to learn to become successful in | | | | the right way. So, make sure you plan it out and |
| life. They will not always be cocooned in the home | | | | follow through with your plan and make the whole |
| environment, and you must prepare them to deal | | | | process a big success. |
| with the real world outside the doors of your | | | | |