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Homeschooling and the Only Child

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Most of this book is about homeschooling in general, not necessarily about the only child aspect.

Also, this book focuses on the Christian perspective so it may not be very helpful if you are homeschooling for reasons other than religious considerations. For example, the main argument for why you don't need to worry about your only child feeling too isolated is that the Bible never specifies that we need to socialize and, in fact, urges us to be wary of bad influences.

Whereas the author claims to be providing the perspective of many different families, I found it to be very much like sitting at the park listening to one particular mother talk about her experiences with homeschooling her only child.

Also, the book is badly in need of an editor.

As the author states in this book, there are many reasons people decide to homeschool. Regardless of the deciding factors, having an understanding of how to homeschool is essential.

This book offers thoughtful suggestions (such as setting a timer to help an active child understand how long they have to focus) and tips (such as adding variety to your school routine by mixing it up a bit) to help the reader through challenging situations.

There is a great list of benefits of homeschooling included in the book which might help people considering this option. The list includes:

- A deeper relationship with your child.

- Making your own school hours - Whatever schedule
works best for you and your child.

- Your child learns to think independently and can avoid
following the crowd.

If you are considering homeschooling, this book written by a mom who is already doing it, can help!

By Author:
Homeschooling an only child is sometimes a daunting idea for most parents to consider, but it need not be. While there are some issues to consider, there are none that cannot be overcome.

Homeschooling and the Only Child gives parents of only children access to a book, that not only talks about home education in general, but delivers it with an only child focus. Chapters include topics from starting out in homeschooling, to learning styles, and from Expectations and worries, to the ever-present topic of "SOCIALIZATION."


The author, while a homeschooling parent of an only child, felt that her thoughts alone were not enough so, she also offers commentary and viewpoints of other homeschooling parents of only children.

Review

I thought that this would be great for someone starting out their homeschooling journey. It would be particularly beneficial to a parent of an only who is just starting out. I particularly enjoyed the topics that were specific to only children. Expectations & Worries was good for me to read.
- S. Claire