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I've been schooling my 8-yearold at home, but I feel she's missing
out on the social aspects of school. Any suggestions?
out on the social aspects of school. Any suggestions?
Angela S
<<<I've been schooling my 8-yearold at home, but I feel she's missing
out on the social aspects of school. Any suggestions?>>>
If *she* feels she is needing more social time then you can help her find
some friends with the same interests and invite them over to play as often
as she needs them. You could start a themed club (crafts, horses, dance,
etc)and post it on a local homeschooling list and see what kind of response
you get. You could go to some homeschool support meetings and tell people
you are looking to find friends for your dd. You could join after school
activities and hope to meet some local kids. There are all sorts of ways to
find friends for your children without sending them to school.
Angela
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out on the social aspects of school. Any suggestions?>>>
If *she* feels she is needing more social time then you can help her find
some friends with the same interests and invite them over to play as often
as she needs them. You could start a themed club (crafts, horses, dance,
etc)and post it on a local homeschooling list and see what kind of response
you get. You could go to some homeschool support meetings and tell people
you are looking to find friends for your dd. You could join after school
activities and hope to meet some local kids. There are all sorts of ways to
find friends for your children without sending them to school.
Angela
game-enthusiast@....
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-=I feel she's missing
out on the social aspects of school.-=-
There are a few good social aspects for school when a kid is lucky, and MANY very negative social aspects even for the luckiest.
If by "social aspects" you mean playing with other kids, there are other kids in girl scouts, dance classes, soccer teams, 4-H, parks, McDonalds' playgrounds, etc.
I doubt you're talking about dealing with bullies or snooty kids who giggle behind their hands and then laugh and walk away. I doubt you're talking about dealing with mean teachers who put kids down without even noticing they do it anymore.
I had a pretty great time in school, but I remember lots of sad, bad times. For some reason you have your daughter at home, so move toward what you envision, don't envision back toward school as an ideal. It will always be there if you change your mind, but try the non-school world fully before you think school could do better.
Step away from the school. If you can still see it out of the corner of your eye, you're too close. If you're still comparing her to your mind's eye's image of a perfect schoolkid, you're still too close.
Sandra
out on the social aspects of school.-=-
There are a few good social aspects for school when a kid is lucky, and MANY very negative social aspects even for the luckiest.
If by "social aspects" you mean playing with other kids, there are other kids in girl scouts, dance classes, soccer teams, 4-H, parks, McDonalds' playgrounds, etc.
I doubt you're talking about dealing with bullies or snooty kids who giggle behind their hands and then laugh and walk away. I doubt you're talking about dealing with mean teachers who put kids down without even noticing they do it anymore.
I had a pretty great time in school, but I remember lots of sad, bad times. For some reason you have your daughter at home, so move toward what you envision, don't envision back toward school as an ideal. It will always be there if you change your mind, but try the non-school world fully before you think school could do better.
Step away from the school. If you can still see it out of the corner of your eye, you're too close. If you're still comparing her to your mind's eye's image of a perfect schoolkid, you're still too close.
Sandra