How to Start Homeschooling Without Getting Overwhelmed (Podcast 131)
b'Parents who are considering homeschooling can easily become overwhelmed by all the information out there and that is why I thought it was essential to offer this resource to help parents prioritize their steps as they consider homeschooling.\\xa0\\nSome of you haven\\u2019t done school at home until the quarantine and this is another reason I wanted to offer this conversation. You need to understand that distance learning is NOT the same thing as homeschooling. Actually, I think it\\u2019s often far more stressful in so many ways than choosing to homeschool. When we homeschool, we get to fine-tune our kids\\u2019 learning to what works best for THEM (and us). We can arrange their days to give them an opportunity to be kids, to experience a healthy childhood, to learn things in a way that works for them and AS THEY ARE READY.\\nYou don\\u2019t have to be an expert in education or other people\\u2019s kids, you simply need to be an expert in YOUR kids.\\nIt\\u2019s a commonly accepted fact that if someone spends 10,000 hours on something, they are considered an \\u201cexpert\\u201d in that field.\\xa0\\nGuess what? By the time your child is 6 years old, you will have spent an average of 16,000 hours with your child. That makes YOU an expert on your child!\\xa0\\nWith that in mind, listen in to my conversation with Vicki Bentley, another veteran homeschooling mom, and find encouragement along with simple, doable action steps you can take to start homeschooling your kids!\\nMy simple, mercifully short book on homeschooling: The Unhurried Homeschooler\\n(To see more resources mentioned in the podcast go to\\xa0https://durendawilson.com/how-to-start-homeschooling-without-getting-overwhelmed-podcast-131/)'