| A homeschooling mom can quickly become | | | | someone to the funny farm! You've probably already |
| overwhelmed with the endless task list of teaching a | | | | figured out that you can't do this alone. This is why I |
| child at home. Finding new homeschool curriculum, | | | | suggest tossin' a lasso around Dad and recruiting him |
| determining what subjects to teach and when to teach | | | | into the homeschool classroom as much as possible. |
| them, the actual implementation of the curriculum, | | | | Of course, you must first have a WILLING dad or you |
| reading and explaining directions to young ones, | | | | could end up with more work than what you started |
| checking papers, keeping records, updating the school | | | | with. |
| planner, getting supplies for the hands-on projects, | | | | Assuming you have Dad ready, willing and able, you |
| scheduling the experiments and supervising them, | | | | can then begin to turn over some of the task list to |
| running back and forth to sports practice and music | | | | him. With his assistance, you'll eventually begin to come |
| lessons... and the list goes on. This is just a small | | | | up for air. Here's a short list of classroom helps that |
| sampling of homeschooling related demands for mom. | | | | Dad can do that will both (1) take some burden off |
| Since these tasks are "school" related, they don't even | | | | your plate, and (2) not overwhelm him and his |
| begin to scratch the surface of the "total" household | | | | schedule: |
| management necessities clamoring at mom on a | | | | - Field Trips - Dads LOVE this one! |
| never ending basis... laundry, groceries, preparing meals, | | | | - Science Experiments - Another Dad favorite! |
| dusting, vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing toilets, paying | | | | - Taxi Dad - An extremely EASY way to help mom. |
| the bills, balancing the checkbook, weeding the garden, | | | | - Read Alouds - An excellent way to foster a loving |
| bathing children, picking up toys, changing diapers, and | | | | family environment. |
| so on and so on. | | | | - General and/or Random Questions - Even via a cell |
| Taking a few minutes to overview the real scope and | | | | phone, Dad can relieve pressure off Mom's shoulders |
| sequence of the full spectrum of mom's role in the | | | | by being the go-to-guy for random Encyclopedic fact |
| homeschool classroom and household could drive | | | | questions. |