sonyacurti

Hi Amy,
I also had doubts in the beginning.If I could do it all over again I
would just be with my son and NOT concentrate on school so much but
bonding and connecting instead. We get dissconnected from our kids
when they are in school.I think once you get the connection the fun
begins and the journey happens - natrually. Naturally is the
keyword - I was trying to do school things when I first got my son
home out of fear. This is my second year and it's more relaxing
because we just live and have fun. I would describe it as a way of
life. I still tell the school oh yeah he is reading and doing math
just to shut them up - but in our home and in my heart I know
everything will happen all natrually :) I let my son guide and
direct me I listen to him carefully for what he desires to know
about. That is what I'm doing for myself now as an adult and what a
gift it is to be able to do it as a child with the help of your
parents. I have let go of all my fears of the video game thing - I
never wanted to buy one for fear that he would play all day and not
learn. Well guess what he plays all day and still learns. I thought
how will he learn how to read and I find that he is asking "what
does this say - and that ??" The wheels are turning for him because
it is something he wants. He does math in his own way and we play
lots of games. You have fun and your together but theres great
learning involved in it. That is the beauty of being home you have
time to do what you love and why shouldn't you.He does what he loves
and I do what I love and then we do what we love to do together :)
Theres many lessons to be learned in life - everything is a learning
exsperience. Everything - moving to a new home and remodeling which
is what we did our first year of home school LOL... Your son might
be feeding on your fear ... I don't know but I think my son use to
feel mine. Now I see he is more relaxed now that I am. He also
sees me explain my philosopy to other people. I also tell him not to
worry about others and what they think because you have to do whats
right for yourself. They do not live our life and we don't owe them
ANY explanations.
Your doing the right thing Amy. Love, Live and learn and be happy.
Connect and know that everything works out - natrually :)
Sonya

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In a message dated 11/5/03 8:25:28 AM, jcurtielectric@... writes:

<< I still tell the school oh yeah he is reading and doing math

just to shut them up - >>

Why are you dealing with a school?

I'd try to get away from that if you can.

Sandra

sonyacurti

--- In [email protected], "sonyacurti"
<jcurtielectric@m...> wrote:

I'm not quite sure why my whole post didn't get posted before but
I'll try to put it through to Amy once more to see if it works
Sonya




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> Hi Amy,
> I also had doubts in the beginning.If I could do it all over again
I
> would just be with my son and NOT concentrate on school so much
but
> bonding and connecting instead. We get dissconnected from our kids
> when they are in school.I think once you get the connection the
fun
> begins and the journey happens - natrually. Naturally is the
> keyword - I was trying to do school things when I first got my son
> home out of fear. This is my second year and it's more relaxing
> because we just live and have fun. I would describe it as a way
of
> life. I still tell the school oh yeah he is reading and doing
math
> just to shut them up - but in our home and in my heart I know
> everything will happen all natrually :) I let my son guide and
> direct me I listen to him carefully for what he desires to know
> about. That is what I'm doing for myself now as an adult and what
a
> gift it is to be able to do it as a child with the help of your
> parents. I have let go of all my fears of the video game thing -
I
> never wanted to buy one for fear that he would play all day and
not
> learn. Well guess what he plays all day and still learns. I
thought
> how will he learn how to read and I find that he is asking "what
> does this say - and that ??" The wheels are turning for him
because
> it is something he wants. He does math in his own way and we play
> lots of games. You have fun and your together but theres great
> learning involved in it. That is the beauty of being home you have
> time to do what you love and why shouldn't you.He does what he
loves
> and I do what I love and then we do what we love to do together :)
> Theres many lessons to be learned in life - everything is a
learning
> exsperience. Everything - moving to a new home and remodeling
which
> is what we did our first year of home school LOL... Your son might
> be feeding on your fear ... I don't know but I think my son use to
> feel mine. Now I see he is more relaxed now that I am. He also
> sees me explain my philosopy to other people. I also tell him not
to
> worry about others and what they think because you have to do
whats
> right for yourself. They do not live our life and we don't owe
them
> ANY explanations.
> Your doing the right thing Amy. Love, Live and learn and be happy.
> Connect and know that everything works out - natrually :)
> Sonya