As many of you are ramping up to start a new homeschool year or, like me, are a few weeks in, I thought it best to share this post with you. Starting a new school year is very exciting but at times can be overwhelming. This is especially true when you find yourself comparing your homeschool and things that you do with others around you or on social media. You can easily fall into the trap of wanting to do all the things when you know that you may not have time for them. You may find yourself trying to gameplan a way to fit in extras that you didn’t do the previous year just because you saw someone else doing it on Instagram. Don’t get me wrong, it is good to reevaluate each year and see what may be adjusted. But so many homeschoolers, including myself, can wonder if they are doing enough for their kids. Let me help ease your mind and help you feel at ease about the things you are doing. In today’s post, I share 5 things I DON’T do in my homeschool and some of them may surprise you.

As we have entered our first week of homeschooling for this new year, I thought it would be encouraging and helpful to share my heart on a commonly asked question that homeschoolers may get. {spoiler: it never stops} I’m sure you have heard this question or some variation of it from a “well-meaning” individual. When that someone learns that you homeschool, the words just roll off their tongue:

“Do you feel like your kids are missing out?” or “Do your kids feel like they’re missing out?”

Friends. This is my MOST hated question as a homeschooler and for the rest of this post will be referred to as my MHQ for short. After homeschooling for as long as I have and doing it in the public for as long as I have, I’m just a little tired of hearing this question. So buckle up mom friends as I discuss why I hate this question and share some encouragement for you.

As we approach the upcoming homeschool year, many new and veteran homeschoolers have questions for me regarding the way I homeschool. I have a lot of videos on how I homeschool and have shared a few posts here on my website as well.

However, for this post, I thought it would be fun to share a few questions I’ve answered in the Q&A videos from my channel. I’ve linked the videos below in case you are more of an auditory learner, but for those of you who are visual or like to read, here are 20 questions I’ve answered regarding homeschooling. 

As many of you know, my two oldest children are in high school and my third child is about to enter high school. As you approach those homeschool years, it can bring back some nostalgia. You can sometimes wonder if there is something your child is missing out on different school activities or events. Read this post for more on how I planned my kid’s high school formal.