Joining a homeschool group is not only a blessing and encouragement, but it helps provide us with much needed support that the average homeschooler can use and need.

Homeschooling for the first time can be a daunting experience, but when done with the understanding that “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, having the helpful ear and shoulder of a seasoned homeschooling mom for a mentor, is a source of re-energized strength.

Joining groups provides not only a way for the kids to get together, but I enjoy hearing the up’s and downs that others have experienced to help reassure me that “we are only human” and there is no such thing as  a perfect homeschooling experience.

Sometimes, we tend to make things harder than they really need to be and it’s a matter of perspective and making things a priority.

Being a neat freak is difficult to be when homeschooling and sometimes as great as that sale is at the local department store, one has to remember, you’re now the teacher and if a public school can’t just take off to go shopping on a whim, making it a priority to put school first if possible is a must.

That means, even taking homeschooling on the road, kids learn discipline from us first and if we can’t show it, it’s not fair to expect them to show it.

Having a homeschool group as a support group helps, because not only do you learn different styles of homeschooling that will work for your and your child’s learning style but if you ever feel like burning out or giving up, they are there for you.

If you are new to homeschooling or have questions, I strongly advise you to find or create a homeschooling group and,remember, you’re not committed for life, it’s a year by year committment, but like all things, such as exercise or anything, it does take commitment on your part and discipline and if it’s not there in the first place, either it has to be worked on or cultivated or it helps to just have that shoulder to lean on and find out if homeschooling is really the best route to go.

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