53. Homeschooling An Only Child--How to Keep Them From Feeling Lonely and Isolated

The first thing most homeschool moms want to talk about is curriculum. And a big age range for that question is with preschool and kindergarten.

How should you introduce learning? What resources are best suited for young children? Do you even need a curriculum? And if so, what should it include?

Today, I am sharing with you my top suggestions for preschool and kindergarten homeschool curriculum. You'll want to jot those down.

But I won't just leave you there...I want to give you a few guidelines that will help you determine if one of these or a different curriculum is best for your child.

Also, I often say how I'd love to meet up and have coffee with you. Next month will be that opportunity and I'll share the details of where and when in this episode.

Leigh

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As the homeschool year winds down, you are probably starting to run out of steam. You didn't need much to keep you going at the beginning of the school year, but right now, it feels like an uphill battle.

You want to look back and confidently say that you gave this homeschool year your all, but your emotions want to flake out and call it good enough.

When you began the year, you were determined to finish it out well. This is when that goal...and the rubber...meets the road. What does finishing strong look like in the light of all you've done in the past 8-9 months?

Today's episode aims to help you gain clarity on that, along with giving you practical tips and the motivation to finish strong.Let's link arms and cross the finish line together!

Leigh

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I've been spending more time lately looking back and looking around. I am no longer overwhelmed with homeschooling young children and wondering if what I was doing would help my husband and I to reach our vision and goals. Plus, I have the privilege of seeing so many other homeschool graduates successfully take their place in the world.

So many years of worry and meeting the needs of children can keep a homeschool mom overwhelmed. But what if there were just a few things that when done, could help relieve that burden you feel?

Because at the end of the day, it's not the math curriculum that will lead to a healthy well-rounded young adult. It really is the seemingly little shifts of our focus that has the biggest impact.

Leigh

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Hands down, this is the number one concern among homeschool moms. And it's a valid one at that.

But what if the things you fear have you so focused that you miss out on what is more important during the homeschool years?

After seeing the success of countless homeschool families and having first-hand experience of seeing what post-homeschool can look like, I feel very confident in my list of what I think should be the priority in your homeschool.

Leigh

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This school year is not quite over, but I know that all the shiny new curriculum is catching your eye. And I can see why. There are so many amazing options out there.

Before you start researching and have 150 tabs open at once, give this episode a listen.

We're going to talk about the essential foundation that will make choosing curriculum so much easier, whether this is your first or fifteenth year of homeschooling.

So, put all of those browser tabs on hold, hit play on this, and then, I promise that you can get back to the fun curriculum shopping. But this time, with a renewed perspective and peace.

Leigh

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