do you require kids to get dressed for hs or do you let them

No pjs around here either. We get dressed too. I know the night before whether we are going anywhere or not. If not, then no makeup for me either. But we have to have our *day clothes* :wink:

However, I do let the boys wear warm up bottoms or shorts with white t shirts for just around the house if we don't go anywhere. If we are to *run* that day after school then everyone is dressed in the morning...

 

We had breakfast, brushed teeth, and dressed all before 7 and then we do chores and start school at 8 sharp. We end our day at 2.
I am from the old school of we don't do work in our pj's they are for sleeping not for school. We also have a clean house before school. My children have a check list of things they are to do each day.
Because if you don't teach them right they will be slackers all their lives.

 

More like Kris in TX

I am more like Kris. We do pjs and sometimes dress too. I do what I want to do. I don't think it makes a difference here. Also like someone else had said sometimes husband is on 3rd so we would wake him up moving around too much. Makeup is seldom seen at my house. It breaks my face out.

 

Guest said, " Because if you don't teach them right they will be slackers all their lives."

My dh have had some discussions about that. He thinks the kids should be up and adam at 6am "in order to be good, productive citizens." He thinks it teaches them responsibility to be up at 6am. I don't. In real life you might work weird hours and not just the normal 9 to 5 job. I think as long as you teach them to be responsible in their actions and do their very best at whatever they do then you've taught them well. You can teach a child to be responsible and on time without making them get up early or wear certain clothes.

 

mom2ampm I have to agree with you, not everyone is lucky enough to work the 9 to 5 shift and I don't think waking a child up at a special time will help them. It's how you teach a child or show the child manners that is right not the time of the day they get up.

 

During the school year, we are up at six, so we can have breakfast with Daddy. Now that he's on Summer Break, we were SUPPOSE to be up by 7:00, but life seems to have interfered !

Getting up at six works best for us. Before we didn't seem to get started until at least 9:00. Now things seem to go much more smoother, and I'm able to get a lot done before the normal stuff interferes. If we have piano lessons, or need to go shopping, or whatever, I feel I've at least accomplished something first.

But there is nothing "right" about doing it that way. I have a friend that HS's in the evenings after dinner. They start about 7:00 PM and do school until after midnight. They then go to bed, and sleep until around noon. Not the way I would do it, but it works for them! I'm thinking the father is also one with a second-shift job, which is part of the reason it works well for them. We all have to try different ways until we come up with the system that will work best for our family.

 

Yes Jackie that is true what ever works for the family is the best for everyone.
I have friend who homeschool from 3 till 11 as her hubby works the 2nd shift and they love it. Works out good said the kids are more into and sleep late and she gets all her chores done and errors run when everyone is sleep or laying around.
Sounds kind of good to me but I am a morning person.
:lol:

 

same goal

It is funny how different we all can be but we all have the same goal in mind. To teach our children at home!!! Different ways are how we all make it in life. It seems to work for everyone.
It is funny to think how different some husbands and wives think about stuff.

 

Interesting thread! We all take showers/bathe at night, so in the a.m., we just brush our hair and teeth, make our beds, and change into comfy clothes. We wear comfy clothes like sweats and T-shirts around the house. If we are going out, we change into something appropriate for our destination. Once in a while ds will ask if we can have a "jammie" day... but it's rare. Just like at bedtime, ds thrives on a routine, it prepares him for what's coming next.

Makeup...only when I'm going out! I enjoy not wearing it at home, but feel more put together when I wear it.

 

I feel like one of the big advantages to hsing is the ability to be flexible. You get to do whatever works for your family. Last school year we babysat at least 3 days per week for a school teacher friend. Baby was only 5 months old when we started out, so we all learned flexibility. And you know what, it was good for us!

 

Kids get up around 7:30 and are allowed to sit around till 7:45. We usually start somewhere around 9 and go till 1 my ds gets to tired or to restless to go on. Then we eat lunch and they can do whatever they want. Schools out for the day. 4 hours is about all they can handle.

My dd thinks if she stays in her pj's past breakfast she is a baby. My ds could stay in them all day and never change. I have to have a shower and wash my face before I can even think stright.
Its really up to you. My mom loves to stay in her gown. My bf usually does stay in hers until after lunch.