Kate Ward, J.

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Looking around the homeschool families you know in their joint support of a group or church, we can see that most consist of more than one child. In fact 2006 was the National Center for Education reported that families with three or more children 62% of the population of home schooling. If you are one of the few with a child home alone, you can ask yourself: “I can homeschool my only son?” The clear answer is yes, you can. Only families and children get offered the same benefits, homeschooling family. A friend who homeschooled her only child to 10 years old when his family was like a miracle in size, reminded me that homeschooling, like everything else, is what they do. If you sow good seed in his home school, gather a rich harvest, regardless of how many children her husband home.My and our hearts to homeschool our children, before they had. We have joined old house for lessons just before our now 12 years old, was born. Our reasons for homeschooling mirror for most families to educate the whole child, keep your heart at home, to his rise with a strong Christian worldview. We have paid too little attention to her only child until I joined a support group for homeschool and we realized that we are in the minority. Only two of the thirty families in my support group – including ourselves – only families.I son not to panic. Our beliefs have not changed. We were given a vision from God for our family. What a joy in the benefits of homeschooling a child, I could see immediately: an abundance of one at a time, a greater freedom in choosing curriculum and activities and homeschooling.But greater flexibility in the system by first ensuring we want some of the tests that you take as you consider home school her only son can aspire. Homeschooling a child alone offers some unique challenges, but none are insurmountable. Interactions with others I do not think there is a homeschooling mom out there who have not failed to respond to questions about socialization. As a family and children, feel doubly goal. Well-meaning friends and family argue that our daughter had to be in a traditional school because she had no brothers, to help her learn to share and resolve differences. In private, I did not want them in the same age group, help shape his sense of self.So I plan to have the void that would be filled by the absence of brothers and sisters subject. One of the first lessons taught was respect: for yourself, for others, and things. Simple, I know, also suitable as a life-values ??in general. Applied to education at home, taught the rules of our daughter the true elements of socialization, not what society demands of socialization. She taught him life itself in his thinking and his image of himself as a bright child, strong and merciful God to be respected. Respect is important when we went to the library and listen to the instructions of your math homework. Respect for what develops naturally from the discussion of God’s creation. The care of their own toys, fragile things in our house, and items from friends emerged from that.We, have also been made for our daughter, to build relationships. We are involved in church and community events. We accompany excursions organized by our support group. We have taken steps to promote friendship taken, scheduling time together. We combine our support group of residents visited a retirement home once a month so that will benefit both our daughter to practice their social skills and the courage to be a blessing to others. These activities had as main goal to teach people of all ages and stages of life to interact. Prevent a home child-centered The fall into the trap of child-centered home is a real concern for all parents, especially parents of a child educated at home alone. Be with our son a big focus in our lives that we can maintain the authority in our house? We will ensure that their domestic duties, as you grow in maturity and ability. We have used the example to the others by neighbors with the widows and sick friends. We model a healthy marriage, where we have time together as husband and wife, and we remember put God first above everything else. One-on-one with parents Home Schooling and provides quality time between parents and children value. If you are homeschooling a child, this time is even more favorable. With Mom and Dad as principal playmates of our daughter, we are able to focus on specific skills such as sharing and playing fairly.Once focus, my husband came home from work and find our daughter and I compete hard in a game of Candy country. Although it is sometimes tempting to let them win, we know that if we win, it will not know how to lose gracefully. We can devote much of our time to nurture their talents and interests and to embed our values ??into your heart. Regardless of the size of the family, which is one of the greatest blessings of homeschooling. Freedom and flexibility Every child is a unique creature of God in its class, and Homeschooling gives us the opportunity to the uniqueness focus of each child. This is another of the blessings we enjoy, regardless of the size of the family – which means that families like ours can take advantage of home education, and anyone.We value our freedom of choice. We chose the curriculum, the learning style that complements from our son, how much time devoted to a topic, if your child wants to learn cursive writing or America, books or manuals, and goes inside. Various sizes, the same blessings When I read about so and again, the benefits of homeschooling are basically the same, regardless of family size. Some blessings come in different ways, and to a certain degree can vary in height. For example, to teach a family with several children with more integrated capabilities, characteristics such as cooperation and exchange, while a family with a child enjoys a greater flexibility in choosing curriculum and activities. In both cases, the versatility of home education allows families to personalize their approach, taking advantage of the dependence of the strengths and possible areas of complete weakness. This is the great advantage of homeschooling – is adaptable, flexible and adaptable to travel on the particular circumstances of their family worth it My point to you, the parent of a child just asking. on the pressure, is as follows: the road is still worthwhile. There may be some creative thinking on your part, but if God has a vision of bringing up your child at home, nothing is impossible for him. (Philippians 1:6) “He who began a good work in you will be there until the day of Christ Jesus.”