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DawnP
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I would like to homeschool my 7 year old who is in 1st grade. She is very unhappy at school. I worry about her getting what she needs out of school if she is so unhappy. My husband says she needs to be around kids her own age and she needs to get away from me. She doesn't really like kids her own age. She gets along better with older children. I guess what i am getting at is, how do I get my husband to see my side of this. He is gone alot, Army, so he doesn't deal with any of this. She cries everyday that she has to go to school and she cries before bed because she knows the next day she has to go. She has started grinding her teeth in her sleep. I don't know if I am wanting to do the right thing. I just want whats best for my children.
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Welcome! What state do you live in?
Is there something going on at school that is making you dd uncomfortable (maybe a bully)?
Is your husband totally againt it, would he let you do on a trail basis? you can always put her back if it dosen't work out.
My husband was not for it either, however our schools are terrible. They redid the boundaries about three years ago and my dd could not go to any of the schools that my son went to, or the reason we bought this house So we had not choice.
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A lot of moms do a 'trial' homeschooling period. Say 1 year... they can always go back to PS at any time and allows you to see if this is something that will work for you.
I would also get his "WHY's" of why he is so anti-homeschooling. Perhaps reading some homeschool books together would help? or do you have a state run homeschooling program? You could go talk to them together...
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I would be really concerned about what may be going on at school that has your dd so upset. If you cannot convince your dh to let you try hsling I would consider volunteering in her class or something to get a better idea of what is going on there.
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I would agree with the rest that you might want to find out what it is that's giving your daughter so much stress. If you know of a reliable teacher in school, you could ask her to observe your daughter or talk to her and find out what's wrong. Volunteering in her class sounds like a good step to take.
My husband wasn't hot about homeschooling too at first! I didn't want that to be a point of friction between us; besides it would be futile to force my conviction on him! Plus, I wanted it to be a joint decision.
These were some of the things that I did in order to help him be more open to the idea:
1. Shared articles about homeschooling with him.
2. Attended talks about homeschooling/.
3. Attended events organized by homeschoolers
4. Met up with homeschooling families whom I felt, were doing it well.
5. I prayed
I hope things work out for you :)
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I think the trial idea is a great one. Ask him if he
would mind a one year trial. I was opposed to
homeschooling at first, but my husband really wanted the
girls to be homeschooled. So, we tried it for one year
with our oldest child, loved it and brought home the
younger two.
If his concern is her playing with others her age, be
proactive and find a local homeschooling group in your
area. Ask them what kinds of activities they do on a
regular basis so you can share with him all of the things
she has available to her to do with other children. I
know, in our area, we would never have time to "do
school" if we attended all of the activities that are
available to us.
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I agree with everyone here, there has to be a reason that your daughter does not like school so much. Find out why.
Once you know why then you can make a clear decision with your husband on whether to give home school a trial period or not.
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hi i too have husband who is reluctant. i keep givinghim input and praying hard. i am going to homeschool only hwen he says yes coz we don't have the privilege here in India of getting readmissions inot the school of our choice once we remove them. please pray for my hubby and i too will pray for you.
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Auriel Ribeiro wrote:
| hi i too have husband who is reluctant. i keep givinghim input and praying hard. i am going to homeschool only hwen he says yes coz we don't have the privilege here in India of getting readmissions inot the school of our choice once we remove them. please pray for my hubby and i too will pray for you.
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That would be scary not being able to put them back in school. I can see
where that would make the decision to homeschool a lot harder. I have noticed that i am seeing more people in India popping up on forums, though. It must be growing there.
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thanks KAren for your input
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