Let’s say that you’ve either made the massive decision to take away your kids from school or have decided to not send them within the first place. You have made the commitment to homeschool them and things seem to be going well, in your opinion. What does one do if your kids decide that they need you to place them back?
I have received several questions from parents asking me that question. It can be a heartbreaking position to be in. You’ve sacrificed, you’ve planned for hours week after week, you’ve really dedicated yourself to the task only to possess one or more of your children who reject the entire idea. It is often tough when our youngsters want or think they need something different than what we’ve chosen for them. What is the simplest thing to try to do during this situation?
Age of your children
The older your children are, the more input they have to possess . When children are very young, it’s important for us to form decisions for them. As they grow old , however, they have to start out having a say in what happens in their lives. No matter how old our youngsters are, however, we are their parents. Some decisions still need to be made for them. Quite often, they aren’t getting to accept as true with us and that we got to make our case and stick with our convictions. If we roll in the hay correctly, with the proper intentions, they’re going to thank us for it someday.
How strong is your desire?
Why did you decide to homeschool in the first place? What are your reasons? If these reasons are extremely strong, you ought to stick with your guns more adamantly than if you only had a light curiosity about it and wanted to offer it a try. If you’ve been in prayer about the choice and feel that homeschooling is God’s will for your family, then you would like to continue.
No matter what your kids’ short-term response could be , you would like to be fully within the middle of God’s plan for your life. Sometimes it’s hard to know why God wants us to travel down a particular road in life, but we still have to continue on therein direction. Explain to your kids that God is on top of things and that we got to obey Him, whether we accept it as true with Him or not.
How strong is their desire?
We all know that the more kids want something the more passionate their responses are going to be . Are your children just asking mild questions or are they off-the-charts adamant about returning to school? Remind them that they’re remembering younger years of faculty . As they grow old and their schoolwork gets harder, they might have less and fewer social time with their friends. They will be sitting at a desk for hours each day , unable to speak or pass notes unless they want to get into trouble. They will be able to socialize with their friends at lunchtime and recess and that’s about it.
You can force your children to be homeschooled but you can’t make them learn. If your kids are really fighting your attempts to homeschool, you’ll want to think about trying a couple of those positive strategies to undertake to convert their hearts.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
