or are simply being forced to school at home,
here are some helpful hints from a seasoned
homeschooling mom to help your transition run smoothly!
Third installment in the series below! (check out the rest of the articles in the series here, published in Elephant Journal)
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This Anti-Meltdown Homeschooling
Schedule will save your Sanity.
“I need a break!” I uttered repeatedly in my head as I kept on trolling forward to my next meltdown.
Being an entrepreneur, single mom, and dealing with a school commute, fundraisers, events, homework, and everything else that comes along with educational institutions would jam-pack my schedule to the point of the monthly explosive meltdown.
I honestly felt like there was no other way than ineffectively doing too much.
Some of the weight was lifted as I decided to homeschool my two girls. Yet the time I saved from no longer having a commute, participating in school events and fundraisers, or spending endless hours on homework, got swapped out for the overscheduling of classes and activities.