…don’t be anxious.
The Bible says “don’t be anxious about anything” (Phil. 4:6), but I am writing particularly about not being anxious about your homeschooling. You can read my general post about not being anxious here, but here are some specific reasons not to be anxious about your homeschooling.
Your kids are going to be okay. In fact, I believe they will thrive.
I believe this, because if you are homeschooling them, it would be a safe assumption to believe that you care about your children. You care about them more than a classroom teacher who is not their mom or dad cares about them – although there are some mighty fine teachers who care about their students a lot, it would be safe to say that you care about them more.
I began homeschooling with the firm belief that if a parent 1) loves their children and 2) knows how to read, they can successfully homeschool them. Why is that?
Well, 1) if we love our children we want the best for them and will seek that. We will do it imperfectly (so would anyone else), but we know them and will seek what is best for them.
And 2) if we know how to read, we can look up how to…how to teach reading, what is a good fit of a math program for this particular child, we can learn along with them (we don’t have to know it all beforehand), we can research how to handle a particular difficulty, etc.
Keep it simple. Less is more, especially for the early years.
There is are so many resources out there (you can always start with my book: Stress Free Homeschooling: Getting It All Done and Enjoying It).
But you can do this. Your children can thrive. And if you begin this journey with God and keep walking it with Him, well, He is trustworthy and will be your strength and your wisdom. You’ve got this, because He’s got this…He’s got you!
So…don’t be anxious, but enjoy!