63. (S4E21) Are you one big happy family? Homeschool advice for the frazzled!
Are you a happy family\u2026 or are you not? Today, we hope to solve that dilemma!
There\u2019s a temptation to only consider the family identity when we think about our families, and that can be a wonderful identity to share!
But a family is a collection of individuals and we can\u2019t forget that. The friction of human beings living in a family space together is always going to feel a little bit like controlled chaos \u2013 and it\u2019s totally okay if that\u2019s the way that it is!
However, making space for everyone in your family to have some of your focused attention and some alone time or downtime is the challenge, particularly for big families. So how can we leverage the unique benefits of homeschooling to do that \u2013 and what should we avoid?
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