Guest guest Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Wanted to thank the women who responded to me about feeding my toddler. Guess I will try steaming the veggies a tiny bit first, just to start--not really soft, as I had been doing, but still a bit crispy. And then I'm going to take a deep breath and get brave and let her try things! I have no idea how I became such a wimpy mom the last 10 years! LOL! As to your question about homeschooling, Jacqueline, I have homeschooled on and off for over 20 years. Everyone's reasons are different. For us, it started out because my oldest child was gifted and I didn't want him stifled. I didn't want his uniqueness or creativity to be dulled out of him. Then I had a child with learning differences and ADD, and she needed the one on one I could provide. Then I had a child with serious health concerns, and I kept him home to be sure he was properly watched and cared for. Then I had a child with more serious special needs, and I didn't want her bused over an hour away to the only special school available in our area at that time. Then I realized I LOVED having my family home, and the idea of an empty house all day every day left me with chills. No way could I see sending my kids off for strangers to raise and enjoy! The other considerations for us were that: My husband worked weird hours, and our kids would never see him if they were in school all day, and came home in time to see him leave for work (and he worked weekends as well). Plus he slept late, and getting up very early to an alarm clock was disruptive to our family's lifestyle and schedule. Our oldest child went to military school at a young age (his choice, and a good one for him), and we needed to be free to travel to be with him frequently. We went on some AWESOME field trips because of him! I didn't want to live my life by someone else's schedule, or have my kids still " doing school " after school was over for the day (I DESPISE homework--it's a family killer, IMO). Shlepping kids back and forth, fund raisers, cliques and bullies, peer pressure and poor values, " gotta wear a red shirt day " , junky snacks, meals, and " rewards " . *SHUDDER* Ummmm......no thanks. We took vacations when WE wanted to, went to parks and other attractions in the off season when they were less crowded, and the kids went EVERYWHERE with us--REAL LIFE every day. We can teach our kids OUR values without conflict by outsider " experts " and " authority figures " . Our kids learn skills they can really use, not just the school's set agenda. My 9yo is getting really proficient in home repairs and maintenance! My oldest daughter learned to cook and bake like a pro, by the age of 12. Not that they might not have developed these skills otherwise, but they had the luxury of TIME at the time they had the INTEREST. I could go on, but I think you get the idea! Marilyn **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Marilyn, I don't think I have ever posted to this list, but we are a homeschooling 'veg' family and I would just like to give you an AMEN for your thoughts on homeschooling and the public school scene. Right on Mama! Jesse " sahmomof8 " <sahmomof8 Friday, April 18, 2008 9:27:15 AM Homeschooling and toddler feeding Wanted to thank the women who responded to me about feeding my toddler. Guess I will try steaming the veggies a tiny bit first, just to start--not really soft, as I had been doing, but still a bit crispy. And then I'm going to take a deep breath and get brave and let her try things! I have no idea how I became such a wimpy mom the last 10 years! LOL! As to your question about homeschooling, Jacqueline, I have homeschooled on and off for over 20 years. Everyone's reasons are different. For us, it started out because my oldest child was gifted and I didn't want him stifled. I didn't want his uniqueness or creativity to be dulled out of him. Then I had a child with learning differences and ADD, and she needed the one on one I could provide. Then I had a child with serious health concerns, and I kept him home to be sure he was properly watched and cared for. Then I had a child with more serious special needs, and I didn't want her bused over an hour away to the only special school available in our area at that time. Then I realized I LOVED having my family home, and the idea of an empty house all day every day left me with chills. No way could I see sending my kids off for strangers to raise and enjoy! The other considerations for us were that: My husband worked weird hours, and our kids would never see him if they were in school all day, and came home in time to see him leave for work (and he worked weekends as well). Plus he slept late, and getting up very early to an alarm clock was disruptive to our family's lifestyle and schedule. Our oldest child went to military school at a young age (his choice, and a good one for him), and we needed to be free to travel to be with him frequently. We went on some AWESOME field trips because of him! I didn't want to live my life by someone else's schedule, or have my kids still " doing school " after school was over for the day (I DESPISE homework--it' s a family killer, IMO). Shlepping kids back and forth, fund raisers, cliques and bullies, peer pressure and poor values, " gotta wear a red shirt day " , junky snacks, meals, and " rewards " . *SHUDDER* Ummmm......no thanks. We took vacations when WE wanted to, went to parks and other attractions in the off season when they were less crowded, and the kids went EVERYWHERE with us--REAL LIFE every day. We can teach our kids OUR values without conflict by outsider " experts " and " authority figures " . Our kids learn skills they can really use, not just the school's set agenda. My 9yo is getting really proficient in home repairs and maintenance! My oldest daughter learned to cook and bake like a pro, by the age of 12. Not that they might not have developed these skills otherwise, but they had the luxury of TIME at the time they had the INTEREST. I could go on, but I think you get the idea! Marilyn ************ **Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos. aol.com/used? NCID=aolcmp00300 000002851) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 , Jesse Hyde <earthmamahyde wrote: > > Marilyn, > > I don't think I have ever posted to this list, but we are a homeschooling 'veg' family and I would just like to give you an AMEN for your thoughts on homeschooling and the public school scene. Right on Mama! > LOL! Thanks, Jesse! I have occasionally done the school scene with some of my kids, and every time, we return to homeschooling, more convicted of the rightness of the choice for us. Maybe I'm just too much of a rebel to go along with the established program. My mother would probably say that. Oh well--I'm a HAPPY rebel. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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