Help for the Harried Homeschooler (Christine Field)

Help for the Harried Homeschooler

A Practical Guide to Balancing Your Child’s Education with the Rest of Your Life

Homeschooling moms and dads can be overwhelmed by the demands on their time. Between their children’s educational needs; their roles as spouse, parent, and more; and their own individual desires and goals, these mothers and fathers struggle to accomplish all that must be done. In Help for the Harried Homeschooler, experienced homeschooler, author, and mother of four Christine Field offers sound advice for parents who want not only to achieve homeschooling success but also to reach a balance in their lives.

Contents

1. Balance: The Key to Homeschool Sanity
2. Chaos Control: Getting and Staying Organized
3. Discipline: Train Up a Child
4. Structure vs. Freedom: The Great Homeschooling Debate
5. Too Much of a Good Thing: Making Curriculum Choices
6. Beyond Academics: Character and Life Skills Training
7. The One-Room Schoolhouse All Over Again: Teaching Multiple Ages
8. Evaluation: Setting and Meeting Standards in Your Home
9. The Family Circus: Quibbling Siblings and Tireless Toddlers
10. What’s a Daddy to Do? The Impact of Homeschooling on Your Marriage
11. Sane Socialization: School Ties vs. Family Ties
12. When Your World Falls Apart: Homeschooling Through Crises
13. “You’re Going to Ruin Those Kids”: Dealing with Disapproval
14. To Walk and Not Grow Weary: Handling Discouragement
15. New Life in the Valley of Dry Bones: Learning from Burnout

Afterword: The Rewards of Homeschooling

About the Author

Christine M. Field and her husband homeschool their four children in the Chicago, Illinois area. Christine is the author of four other books, including Life Skills for Kids. She speaks nationwide, writes columns for Homeschool Digest and Open Arms magazines, and has contributed to such publications as Hearts at Home, Focus on the Family Magazine and Single Parent Family. Christine has appeared in the media on Family News in Focus, on Moody Broadcasting Network, on USA Radio Network, on the Home Education Network, and on “Family Life Today” with Dennis Rainey.