A question probably answered 1,000x
Cathy Gardner
I have a huge question for the group which I'm sure is asked by every newbie. How will my daughter socialize with other kids? It seems the common answer is through homeschool groups. Well, as I posted earlier, I live basically in the middle of nowhere on a dead end road in southern Oklahoma. The closest town of 25,000 has one homeschool group & they require a Faith statement. But more than that, I know several people in it - they are very fundamental Christians which is their choice and I respect that. But every time I get near them, they try to convert me. I don't want that for my daughter. Also, my daughter is an only child, so she won't learn with brothers/sisters. I am VERY concerned about sending her to public school - but I don't want to isolate her, either. It's bad enough that, although we attend the most liberal church in the area, I spend every sunday "de-programming" her from Sunday School. On the plus side, she is learning at a very young age to question the facts we are spoon fed. I would love to hear from other homeschoolers of only children?!?
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In a message dated 7/29/2002 11:27:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
gardnergirl_99@... writes:
kids play with cousins, neighbor kids and the little boys I babysit. We go to
library and bookstore storytimes, homeschool days at our metroparks, and kids
days at the art museum. Scour your local paper for kids activities and
festivals...some are weekly events. Hope this helps!
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gardnergirl_99@... writes:
> I would love to hear from other homeschoolers of only children?!?I have 2 kids but we don't do much with our local support group either. My
>
kids play with cousins, neighbor kids and the little boys I babysit. We go to
library and bookstore storytimes, homeschool days at our metroparks, and kids
days at the art museum. Scour your local paper for kids activities and
festivals...some are weekly events. Hope this helps!
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On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:26:14 -0700 (PDT) Cathy Gardner
<gardnergirl_99@...> writes:
town (800 people, a post office, and a truck stop). We drive to Woodland
(25 minutes) and Davis (40 minutes) a lot, both have about 50,000 people
and a lot more things to do. Rain is active in community theater, sports,
the book club at the local indie bookstore, and girl scouts... and maybe
other stuff. OTOH, she's a kid who wants to sign up for everything and
seems to thrive on it. She has made some friends through these
activities, schooled and homeschooled, and she's also made her best
friend near here through an email post.We still drive to the bay area
(100 miles) fairly often and visit friends there, and usually stay for a
few days
It may take time to find people - have you tried posting on the boards
for your state at unschooling.com? Are there more secular homeschooling
organizations at the state level?
You could always move... which I say sort of in jest but not really. I
read an article in a homeschooling zine by a young woman who'd been
unschooled all her life, and one of the mistakes she said her parents
made was staying in the small southern town where they lived. YMMV..
Dar
<gardnergirl_99@...> writes:
> I have a huge question for the group which I'm sure is asked byWe (my 9 yr old daughter and I ) live on a farm 6 miles from the nearest
> every newbie. How will my daughter socialize with other kids? It
> seems the common answer is through homeschool groups. Well, as I
> posted earlier, I live basically in the middle of nowhere on a dead
> end road in southern Oklahoma
town (800 people, a post office, and a truck stop). We drive to Woodland
(25 minutes) and Davis (40 minutes) a lot, both have about 50,000 people
and a lot more things to do. Rain is active in community theater, sports,
the book club at the local indie bookstore, and girl scouts... and maybe
other stuff. OTOH, she's a kid who wants to sign up for everything and
seems to thrive on it. She has made some friends through these
activities, schooled and homeschooled, and she's also made her best
friend near here through an email post.We still drive to the bay area
(100 miles) fairly often and visit friends there, and usually stay for a
few days
It may take time to find people - have you tried posting on the boards
for your state at unschooling.com? Are there more secular homeschooling
organizations at the state level?
You could always move... which I say sort of in jest but not really. I
read an article in a homeschooling zine by a young woman who'd been
unschooled all her life, and one of the mistakes she said her parents
made was staying in the small southern town where they lived. YMMV..
Dar
Gina Loree Marks
Hi!
I'dlove to put you in touch with my very good
friend...a homeschooler of an only, who alos lives in
"the boonies" She's out of town for the week, but
after that, I'm sure she'd love to chat with you.
Can you pass along your email address again to me? I
went delete happy!
Gina
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I'dlove to put you in touch with my very good
friend...a homeschooler of an only, who alos lives in
"the boonies" She's out of town for the week, but
after that, I'm sure she'd love to chat with you.
Can you pass along your email address again to me? I
went delete happy!
Gina
> > I would love to hear from other homeschoolers of=====
> only children?!?
> >
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How about...
scouts
4h
sports
play dates set up by mom
starting your own homeschooling group
Joylyn
Cathy Gardner wrote:
scouts
4h
sports
play dates set up by mom
starting your own homeschooling group
Joylyn
Cathy Gardner wrote:
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> I have a huge question for the group which I'm sure is asked by every
> newbie. How will my daughter socialize with other kids?
Luz Shosie and Ned Vare
on 7/29/02 7:18 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:
to "socialize" with other homeschoolers, so we didn't push it. He found
friends in our neighborhood and through classes, workshops at museums and
art centers when we lived in New Haven. He mostly had one good friend at a
time and they were mostly school kids, so he had limited time with them.
Sometimes he wished out loud that he could get together with them more
often. But mostly he was content to spend time with us or on his own. In his
teen years it seemed to us he was in his room most of the time (listening
to music, books on tape while he worked on origami or Warhammer or computer
games).
When he was 18 he decided to go to college in NYC. Found a roommate &
apartment, became a real social butterfly. He studied film and political
science. One of the things he likes about making films is it's an art form
that (usually) you create with a lot of other people. He graduated this
spring & will return tomorrow from 7 weeks in Europe, traveling with 3
friends.
If he had been unhappy about lack of friends, we would have made more of an
effort to provide "social opportunities." But his "low key" social life
didn't hold him back at all once he was ready to move on.
It's never too late.
Luz
[email protected] wrote:
>> From: Cathy Gardner <gardnergirl_99@...>Our son Cassidy spent a lot of time on his own & often resisted our attempts
> Subject: A question probably answered 1,000x
>
> I would love to hear from other homeschoolers of only
> children?!?
>
> Cat
to "socialize" with other homeschoolers, so we didn't push it. He found
friends in our neighborhood and through classes, workshops at museums and
art centers when we lived in New Haven. He mostly had one good friend at a
time and they were mostly school kids, so he had limited time with them.
Sometimes he wished out loud that he could get together with them more
often. But mostly he was content to spend time with us or on his own. In his
teen years it seemed to us he was in his room most of the time (listening
to music, books on tape while he worked on origami or Warhammer or computer
games).
When he was 18 he decided to go to college in NYC. Found a roommate &
apartment, became a real social butterfly. He studied film and political
science. One of the things he likes about making films is it's an art form
that (usually) you create with a lot of other people. He graduated this
spring & will return tomorrow from 7 weeks in Europe, traveling with 3
friends.
If he had been unhappy about lack of friends, we would have made more of an
effort to provide "social opportunities." But his "low key" social life
didn't hold him back at all once he was ready to move on.
It's never too late.
Luz