I'm wanting to HS this coming year with my 8.5 and 10.5 y/o. I currently have a home daycare. I did cut my numbers back to two families. The two will be 21 months and 15 months old when I plan to start HS. Is there anyone else who still does this and what type of experience was it for you?
Bumping this up for you. I'm not in that situation, but it seems to me that it would be the same as anyone here who has 4+ children of their own, except that you wouldn't have toddlers in your hair when you're trying to work on your curriculum at night (or whenever). You could plan on having the bulk of the one-on-one work done while the toddlers are napping, and then have your kids do their independent work at any point during the day. Very do-able.
I homeschool my boys and I own a daycare. My boys are 2 1/2 and 17 months though. I have two families I watch also. I try to include the other children as much as possible. Since you have older ones that would be pretty hard! lol. Try and separate your time out. Example: When the kids are down for a nap, I will teach you "this", and when the kids wake up and I have to take care of them, then you can try it on your own. Give them the independance to try it on their own. If they are having some serious problems then they might have to wait until after the daycare kids go to get your full attention. Mine leave at 4:30 or 5 in the evening so I still have time to work with my son. Don't be worried about flip flopping schedules around to get where you need to be. Kids will fall into the rhythm easily. Another thing you can do is ask your kids. "What do you think you can do by yourself?" Explain that they are becoming big kids and they can do somethings by themselves and it's their turn to show you their full potential. Ask them to take their education to where they want it to go. If they want to be super smart then they have to super study, you know? Don't scare them, but ease them into it and have them sort of shoulder the responsibility of their education. I hope I have helped you with this!
daycare/HS Megan~yes you have! Thank you, if I keep the same two families then I blieve I can make it work. Both are very good nappers..lol
You most likely can, I am not good at that type of thing, but I think it is because I get overwhelmed plus I work outside the home full-time. But, I know a mom who watches several kids all day and some after school and she has to transport them at least one way every day, she seems to love it. That way she is home to assist her son and she earns some needed money. If you have the type of personality it takes--go for it. I wish I could. I tried just watching my niece a couple of days a week last year and I always felt guilty. Either I wasn't spending enough time with her or not enough time with my son. Plus, my son works better in quiet, which is hard to do with a two year old around.
I do! I have one child and at some point itn the past have had 3. It is not easy, but it is easier if you have a scedule. Some days are harder than others , but on those days i do a lot during nap time with the girls.
I am babysitting right now and am going to start homeschooling my daughter this fall and I am still trying to decide if I want to keep on babysitting or just give it up. Good luck, bc I am sure you will be able to do it!
You wanna know what's hard, I'll tell you what's hard: Teaching 4 OPK's with a 4yo running around full tilt! All the 4 OPKs are below their age/grade at SOME if not most things, and the 4yo states, "I don't wanna be smart, because when you're smart people make you do things." (meaning people have high expectations of you). Of the four others: the 7yo first grade girl can't even follow along in her book while I read, and stay on the same page I'm reading on, has no idea why you would tell a horse to "get up" (out of our reading story for today) unless he's lying down sleeping on the road (which he wasn't), and was making As and Bs in public school but Cs for me. The 10 yo 5th grader is failing reading in 4th grade Spectrum because his oral and reading vocabulary are both woefully lacking, he lost his glasses after two weeks of having them months ago, and he's so adhd he spent all day today doing just one subject. The 12 yo 6th grader failed a test in second grade social studies because he sees no reason to have anybody at home help him study, and I had to send him back to do the same second grade English assignment for the fifth time because he can't follow instructions. The 14 yo 8th grader is failing state history because her reading and oral vocabularies are woefully lacking, she's not going to get out of 8th grade reading this year because I just can't make her move any faster than two lessons a week, she may not finish 7th grade English for the same reason, and MAY finish 6th grade math for the same reason. That's what's hard! Teaching your own while littles nap? Pfft! Piece of cake! (with tongue firmly planted in cheek!)
HS and daycare Linda~Im sorry you're having a rough time. Why are you HS OPK's? If they seem to struggle more, then why don't they go back to school or look at other curriculum? I think your issues are different then what I'm asking.
