| Life is hectic, and running a household full of kids | | | | on academic subjects with her 9th grader. Maybe |
| can be a real challenge. Add the responsibilities of | | | | you are simply trying to do too much! So |
| educating your children at home and you might | | | | prioritize, and make sure you aren't biting off |
| feel overwhelmed. To some extent, | | | | more than you can chew. |
| homeschoolers will ALWAYS feel like there aren't | | | | When we were homeschooling, it always felt like |
| enough hours in the day! It's part of parenting, | | | | we were being asked to do "more." It became a |
| and even more a part of homeschooling. There | | | | struggle to keep a balance between what was |
| are some things that can help. I read the book | | | | important and what was "urgent". Sometimes it |
| "Managers of Their Homes" and it really helped | | | | became necessary to cut back on some of the |
| me. It is a book about scheduling your | | | | activities we did outside the home. You might also |
| homeschool, so that you do the most important | | | | consider eliminating things like co-op classes, |
| things FIRST. Determine what your priorities are, | | | | sports teams, music lessons, volunteering, |
| and then start with priority #1. The less important | | | | employments, Boy Scouts, and even church |
| things may need to be less frequent. A schedule | | | | activities. Sometimes it's all just too much! Again, |
| will sometimes tell you what is going wrong. | | | | try to decide what you really need and what's |
| Sometimes parents will tell me what they are | | | | important to you. Scale back your activities if you |
| "trying" to do each day. When I add it up, they | | | | can. I encourage you to have your teen be part |
| are doing too much! I remember one mother I | | | | of the conversation, though. Their interests should |
| met had scheduled nine and a half hours a DAY | | | | carry a LOT of weight. |