No matter how good a teacher you are to your children in the homeschool class room it is natural to wonder if you are indeed doing justice to the education of your child. A homeschooling Mom wants her child to have a rich learning experience in a relaxed and conducive atmosphere. In the beginning there is usually a mixture of great enthusiasm fueled by equal parts of stress and anxiety to make this a reality for you child. Then you get into the groove and decide you are doing a great job. As you begin to hit the bumps in the road and have to make changes to your homeschooling plans it is going to make you think that maybe you are not doing as good a job as you can.
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Avoid over and under compensating
Some schedules set by homeschooling parents tend to over tax the child while others are hardly challenging enough. You are the best judge of the abilities of your child. While it is okay to take a general guideline from some school curriculum schedules, you need to make the final one to suit the individual needs of your child.
Mistakes happen, accept that
We are all human, and to be human means to make mistakes. So if you mess up a lesson plan, or your child does not perform to your expectations despite being taught well, just accept it and move on. The more you dwell on a mistake the worse you will make it for everyone concerned. Learn from the mistake and take on the next challenge.
Never lose sight of your main goal
All we really want to do is to make the child a self sufficient individual who is able to tell the difference between what is right and wrong. So does it really matter that his tables from 12 to 20 are not flawless? Remember you are trying to raise a good human being and while book knowledge is important it is not as vital as you think.
Get out of the house
You live in the house. You teach in the house. The children are in the house the whole day. All of you will benefit from taking a periodic break from the confines of the house. Make sure that you take a break from housework, homework, and school work on a regular basis. It will bring all of you back better rejuvenated.
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