Why I Chose To Homeschool as a Single Mom
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2021
- Are you curious about homeschooling for next year? Are you a single mom or busy mom that wonders if you could actually handle homeschooling? Than this video is for you! I talk all about my reasoning for homeschooling and how I do it as a working, single mom.
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Hey friends! I want to know what kind of schooling you have chosen for your kids and if you are thinking about doing something different for next year? 😄
@@randya2308 I’m so sorry for your loss! I think that’s a great goal to keep homeschooling your kids. I hope that goes well for you!
I’m a single mama experiencing the call to homeschool my 3 children next school year and I just want to tell you that this was so encouraging. Thank you!!!!
Hey Sebastine! I am excited for you and for your homeschooling journey. God will give you the strength. Let me know if you have any other questions I can help with. 😀
This is the hardest season of my life as a single mom. I pulled my daughter out of school last year for kindergarten, two weeks after school started because I didn’t like that I didn’t see her. We did virtual last year and we’re homeschooling this year. I work from home full time, and most days have to do overtime. We’re making it work but I am exhausted and still trusting to God to provide so I don’t have to work like a dog anymore. I’m being stretched extremely thin
Elecia thank you for sharing your story of homeschooling with me! I’m going to pray that God provides some relief for you with your crazy, full schedule. I know that when we bring him our overwhelm and exhaustion, He will either give us the strength to carry on or lead is in a different direction. I think my next video this week will encourage you. My friend Rondelle is sharing her single mom story (she’s a homeschool mom too) and one of things we talk about is finding creative ways to make an income as a single mom.
That sounds amazing, thank you! Thank you for the encouraging words and the prayers! I can NEVER get enough prayer! ♥️
Single dad faced with homeschooling here! THANK YOU!
Blessings on your homeschooling journey! 🙏❤️
This video blessed me. I am a single mom of two toddlers. I have been praying on this topic.
Thank you for sharing that! I pray that you experience God’s peace and strength as you follow his leading with future schooling for your babies!
I am a single mom of a 3 year old little girl. I really want to homeschool! Thank you for this video.
It’s going great! I only do the topics that are necessary for real life such as math, reading, and writing which I use a children’s Bible for, geography, vocabulary, and science. Apart from that, it’s awesome. I just randomly selected books from Amazon that had really good ratings and reviews from other homeschooling parents and so far, both me and my son are very happy with everything. Thank you for asking :-)
Single christian dad here. Totally done with the public and Christian school systems because my son spends seven hours a day doing work and learning subjects that he will never use throughout his life, plus coming home with another 1 hour worth of homework.
This is my first year of doing homeschooling, and I still haven’t settled on a curriculum, but I’m looking at Abeka. In my situation, I work 8 hours a day, 5 days weekly, and I have his two half-brothers on weekends, so I stay busy.
My plan is to work on my sons 3rd grade homeschooling, each day I get home from work. My plan is to only teach him what he needs to “be smart” as he moves through life rather than learning completely unnecessary subjects that he will never touch or use throughout his lifetime. If you look back over your school years and think about all of the things that you’ve learned and then look at your life, you will see that you may have only used 25% of what you learned in school within the real world working your job unless of course your job is in an area of specialties, such as law or the medical field. Of course, there are exceptions, but in most cases, this stands true.
I have never touched algebra, or geometry. I believe that most of what we’re taught about history is a lie, so I don’t put too much focus on history as we all know in 2023 that “recorded history is determined by the victors.” I have never used literature and will be replacing literature with biblical stories and biblical knowledge. Personally, I believe language skills, comprehension, basic math, and basic science is ultimately all a person truly needs to be successful in life. From there, you can branch off and get into mechanics, home economics, business economics, etc. But even those skills are based on the basics that I just mentioned.
Maybe someday I’ll get the time and the motivation to start my own CZcams channel talking about what is really needed for a child’s education, with regard to what is actually going to be used in their lifetimes by them to be successful. I could talk forever but really like your video and subscribed to your channel. Wish you the best :-)
I hope you have a wonderful first year of homeschooling with your son! It's a crazy, fun adventure. Wishing you the best!
I have just seen this video and your comment. How has it been going for you?
@@christinerouth8695I wanna know too. What's the update? It's summer time right now so are home schooled kids in a break too?
Christian home educating single mum here in the uk. So good to find someone else that is in this situation. God bless you!
So great to connect with you across the pond. I hope you have a wonderful school year with your kids. You awesome to be single momming and homeschool! 💕❤️
I feel this way as a single mom of 3. I tried homeschooling my oldest last year but I did not achieve it because I wasn't able to balance homeschooling him and working at the same time. I wish I could homeschool and I've even joined some groups but it's even harder when you have no family support at all. Now my oldest is in school with a bunch of behavioral problems and being bullied every day and he's also special needs. I hate this for him.
I’m so sorry to hear this. I will pray you can find the right situation for you and your kid’s schooling. 🙏❤️ I totally understand it not working out to homeschool with your work schedule. I’m only able to do it because my parents help when I’m working and I work part-time. Every single mom’s situation is different, but I know God will give you the grace to walk the road he has for you if you ask Him’
I’m on the same boat…. I want to homeschool but I don’t know what job I could do… and I don’t want it to be technology driven either.
I am also a single mother and I will be HS my 8 year old this upcoming year and on (Lord Willing). I appreciate your Video so much as I also feel the Lord calling me to do this. Thank you for sharing your story with us 🤍
What a beautiful background to your video, what a blessing ❤️
I 100% agree with everything you have said and so much of that I relate to so much as well. Thank you so much for sharing. It’s so true, just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s not right or worth it. Xxx
I’m always blown away by my view! Such a gift from the Lord.
And so glad you understand the homeschooling journey and it’s ups and downs. It’s truly an amazing ride though!
I needed to hear every word you said. Thank you! 🙏
I’m so glad it encouraged you! Blessings on your new school year!
I have been homeschooling since 2009 (since my oldest was three years old). When I started, my main reason for choosing homeschooling was time with my babies and flexibility. Now that I’ve been homeschooling for many years and as I’ve grown closer to the Lord, I am so thankful for the opportunity to be giving them a Christian education. That’s my main reason for homeschooling now (even though I still really cherish the time we get to spend together!)
We do year-round homeschooling four days a week. We just started this a couple of years ago, and it’s really working for us!
Have a blessed week! I’ve been praying for you!
Thank you so so much for your prayers! 🙏🙌 That means a lot.
I love that you do year round homeschooling. That is something I have considered. Only doing school 4 days a week would be really nice, but it’s also fun to take summers off. Definitely something for me to consider! And I so agree, giving our children a Christian education is such a gift!
Wonderful video! I hope you all get relief from that heat wave soon! I live in florida and our fear here is no a/c :)
Thank you! We finally have had it cool down today. Back to the 70’s! 🙌 I bet you are so used to the hot weather but yes a/c is a huge plus 😂
Wow your words blessed me.
I’m so glad to hear that. Thank you for your kind words.
I’m a single mom with 2 under 2, preparing my life so that in a few years i can homeschool my daughters. The lord called me to educate them when i was pregnant with my first. My relationship ended a month before my second was born and I am determined even as a single mother to still homeschool and give my babies the life that I planned. I encourage other moms to talk to their friends and community about how they can get support. We already found a small school that does homeschooling for children whose parents work. It’s an interesting system but it’s helpful for someone like me who will need care for my children sometimes. So talk to other mommas at the park, church, etc, you never know what resources are out there.
Thank you for sharing Kia! I am glad you found a program that will help you homeschool your kids! I agree that it’s so helpful to talk to friends and find ways to get support as a homeschooling mom. Blessings to you on your journey!
Thank you for sharing. This is such a relief. I have a baby and have known that I want to homeschool but as a single parent I didn't know how to get started when I may need to work.
Thank you for this video a single mom with a 2 1/2 year old. I haven’t worked from the time him being born managing my savings and I know the lord has had to have multiplied it and really provided. One day the I felt like the lord put it on my heart to look up single mom homeschooling and I can learn about even working from home because that has to be apart of it. He got accepted in a early headstart program im going to see how it goes. But you saying you can’t get time back really struck my heart. I’m praying that if it not for him that the door will be closed, we meet the teachers today. Curious of what Christian curriculum you use for your little one and if you can keep me in your prayers 🙏🏽
I’ve been looking into the gentle classical preschool and the good the beautiful but I get confused with the catechisms it throws me for my Catholic upbringing but now being a Christian, definitely something to pray about. God bless and hope you have a blessed day’
Hi Miranda! I will definitely pray for the Lord’s leading for you in regards to your son’s schooling. I know He will direct your steps as you seek Him. I love hearing how God has provided for you financially these last few years!
I use Abeka curriculum and really like it. It is advanced but it does a great job at reaching concepts. I don’t do the video curriculum just the books.
Thank you so much for your response and encouragement. I will definitely looking into that one, and I appreciate your prayers!
I am on disability for a kidney issue. I am a single mama, I have 2 boys (3yrs & almost 18🤯) I am devastated (but for grace I can get through) that I didn’t realize how fleeting my oldest childhood would be. I was saved by Jesus out of addiction & domestic abuse 🙌🏼 about 5 yrs ago. I too grew up homeschooled in high school, public school until then. As an almost 40 yr old woman I am learning how to do life again, most days it feels like I’m in an alternate universe because I have a toddler &a senior in high school, potty training, &buying senior class rings wasn’t exactly in my plan. but God is so good and he knows what we need and his plan is bigger than we could ever imagine. I am a Christian and I am feeling convicted about school and I’m wondering if you have any advice on how to get over the inadequacy feelings.
Thank you for sharing your testimony of what God has brought you through. That is amazing! I love your desire to trust God and His plan for you, even if it's different than what you originally imagined. In regards to your question, if you are feeling inadequate about potentially homeschooling (let me know if I misunderstand your question), then I would just encourage you in this way. If God is calling you to homeschool, He will equip you with the strength to be able to do it. It doesn't meant that it won't be challenging, but God is faithful to what He calls us to do. I would just say, keep praying about it, until you have a clear answer. Blessings on your single motherhood journey! I will pray for you right now.
Our children will be attending public school as both my husband and I have to work. I am trusting God that I may find work so that I can pick them up everyday and spend that time with them. I really really do not want to put them into Outside School Hours Childcare. I have worked in OSHC and it is not something I want for my children. I currently run toddler childcare in my home and the hours are long so that arrangement will not work once they go to school.
I will pray that you can find a job that allows you to be with your kids after school. I love your heart for your kids and wanting to be with them as much as you can. ❤️
Hi there, you may have mentioned the answer to this question somewhere else in another video, but what do you do as work??
Hi Summer! I have a house cleaning business that I do two times a week. I have made a whole video on my cleaning business. I will link it here: czcams.com/video/HKVcw3pBSCk/video.html
You were ahead of your time
Thank you!
How do you make it work to work only two days a week? I am a single foster mama and am thinking of homeschooling after adoption but am thinking about how I could do it.
That’s amazing you are fostering kids! There are a number of factors to how I’m able to work just two days, the main thing is God’s miraculous provision and care in all the little details. I clean houses for a living so I have a good hourly pay. I do receive state support for food and health insurance. I live simply and have no debt or car payment. But God has many times provided for me through unexpected financial gifts from others. It’s really quite amazing how He has taken care of me. I would just say, if God leads you to do something, He will take care of the details! I will pray for you!
@@MollysStory what state do you live in?
@@aprilteachout6693 washington state
What do you do for work?
I cleaning houses for a living. I have my own business. I’ve made a video on it if you want to learn more about it. 😊
I would love to homeschool but where I live nobody does it. Almost every child goes to school!
That does make it harder! It’s a trend that needs to be started by someone! 😉😀
What is a child's viewpoint on being raised by a single mother?
the 'not-God' voice is too funny