When you homeschool one child and also have one in ps do you sometimes feel like your are not connected as well with the ps child? I know I have been so busy getting started in homeschooling that it has added more to my plate and sometimes I feel my older child is not getting enough attention. This also could be an age issue since he is older and is going through changes of his own right now too ( to be his own man lol). Just wondering if anyone else ever felt this and how you dealt with it. Thanks in advance
My PS kids talk mostly at the dinner table. It's actually just the way it has turned out. We sit down, then we ask both of them specifically about their day. Then before I go into my room at night I ask them if they need any help on what they are doing. This week they have mid-terms and with all they have been through the last couple of months I know they are a little stressed about it.
Wow, you are speaking my heart right now. Just yesterday I had the realization that I have somewhat of a disconnect (comparitively) with dd10 who is in public school. She has asked that we pray for her to come home (homeschool) immediately after volleyball season is over next month. We want her home desparately! She had the option this year--many factors entered in to this prayerful decision including her teacher being a godly woman from our church. She chose ps so she could play volleyball. She has been losing sleep with something obviously bothering her. Long story short, she wants to come back home....and we can't wait! I know it might not be a popular way to think of it, but I know in our family, the separation/unbalance of our time has been a huge factor in all our lives. Anxious to all be together again!
I was just thinking this very thing this evening! Wow! My 6 y.o. daughter is in public school kindergarten and I homeschool my 9 y.o. son. Just this evening my daughter was telling me about her gym class and how she climbed up to the top of the rope and received a piece of paper shaped like a banana for going all the way up. I feel so left out of her life lately (disconnected). It just hit me tonight. I know some of what goes on with her during the day because of the teacher's notes on what the kids are learning, but unless my daughter fills me in on some things, I would never know. I did visit my daughter's school for lunch for the very first time last week and that clued me into what her lunch time is like. Maybe I just need to volunteer at her school or visit more. Most of the time I set aside time right after school when my daughter and I can go over her homework and notes, talk and have a snack. My son just goes into his room to play or hang out for awhile while we do this. This helps me connect with her a bit more. It still seems like not enough time though.
