What to do when Homeschooling is Hard | Homeschool Pep Talk

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A few action steps you can do now to make those hard days easy. I'm talking to myself, obviously.
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@mandy-maltz Год назад

What do you do on hard days?

@Solidgen92 Год назад

I mostly check the weather if is warm we will go to the military museum which is super close from Us or we will go to the zoo and just have fun outdoor. But if weather is bad or just cold, we will have a movie day and video game day with My kids. I would cook what they love the most or we would just order a take out and eat it at home.

@thehomesmith Год назад

On hard days, we have a pajama day and read, draw, build Lego, play board games. Sometimes I’ll take them to a museum or the zoo. When it’s been multiple hard days in a row, we just watch a movie and hang out. As a mom, some days I need the break more than they do. 😅 Breaks are needed-the Lord commanded us to rest and praise God He did! 🙌🏻

@thriftyminia Год назад

Yes, it’s hard but I usually think about not having to endure the typical public school “morning rush”. That alone makes it worth it. We’re still on a semi break, hubby & got sick for 3 days. I’m not even worried about it, we’ll pick right back up

@Desertmomof2 Год назад

Isn't that the truth?!! That carpool line was enough to convince anyone to homeschool! We were all sick recently and took a week off...I told myself if missing one week was going to make a difference, I was already doing it wrong. It puts things in perspective.

@mariceladominguez84 Год назад

Yes it is! I feel that most people put only their best on RU-vid, and not the hard things or the struggles of it. Thank you for you being honest. ❤️

@mandy-maltz Год назад

Thank you ❤️

@noahsmilkshake Год назад

I totally remember the tv being wheeled into our classroom! I think about that all the time when I feel like we need a break! Or all time we spent reading silently while the teacher read a magazine!

@GracefullyUnraveled Год назад

Coming to watch this as I was having a hard day & was about to make us all sit down for school. Now I’m thinking educational tv & write about it as school today.

@lindseydicken7921 Год назад

Thank you! I am getting ready to start another "year" (our last "year" was like a year and a half) of school. New grades, new curriculum, adding another kid. I have been feeling like giving up. I needed some practical tips and just simple encouragement. I need to remind myself why I started homeschooling in the first place. We have two and half more weeks until we start school back up and I will enjoy every second of it and pray that I am refreshed when we start.

@christinashelton1391 Год назад

We do homeschool Pop videos and discussing videos or movies on TV my kids are nine and five

@mandy-maltz Год назад

Good idea!

@leghornlife Год назад

I love homeschool pop!

@dywilkins521 Год назад

I'm actually doing this today. My daughter is watching "Earthstorm" on Netflix and she is writing facts about what she learned about "Tornadoes " so it's a break from book work and she is having FUN doing it. Homeschool is hard but the reward at the end of the day is very rewarding!! Keep up the great work everyone!!!

@amyb.9580 Год назад

Oh my gosh, thank you. I was on the struggle bus today. My favorite part was when you went into all all the "don't worry abouts" at the end. Literally. Every. Single. One. Those were all my worries. Please make more videos like this in the future because it will feel like checking in. I was tearing up after watching your video because someone understood. I have only one other friend that does homeschool but she unschools so our curriculums are completely different. Family and friends told me not to do it in the beginning. It would be too hard but they see the difference in my kids now so you are right, it is so worth it! Stay the course!

@mandy-maltz Год назад

You're awesome, Amy! ❤️

@melissafroese5835 Год назад

Thank you!!!! I felt for a long time that I was doing it wrong because it’s hard!! We just took a week break because of other things going on and the added stress, was much needed! Thanks for being real 😊

@mandy-maltz Год назад

Thank YOU ❤️❤️

@ashleighmcwethy6747 Год назад

You are such an encouragement. Thank you for you!

@mandy-maltz Год назад

Thank you, Ashleigh! ❤️

@kimberlypope7837 Год назад

Yeeeesssss! Homeschool have some hard days! If we have a hard week, the next week will be light. This is the week before Thanksgiving and our days are going to be light! We are just doing two subjects the rest of this week. However, I will NOT change homeschooling because my child is in a better place. We are much happier. We will be off from homeschooling next week. Happy Thanksgiving and happy homeschooling!

@jesscampbell87 Год назад

Anything worth doing is going to be hard sometimes. I’m so thankful we don’t have to keep up the pace with the world. We can stop and take a breather.

@amandab.6815 Год назад

Totally remember that TV being wheeled into the room and even popping in a VHS 📼!

@BustlingHome Год назад

Yes, homeschooling is so hard! I had one great week this fall and I've been struggling to get back on track since then. I'm hoping I can do that once our livestock fence is done.

@grizmoosemama6499 Год назад

Perfect timing...Today was hard! Thank you so much for your honesty...

@chris22043 Год назад

When I was in fourth grade, way back in the early 70's, our teacher, Mr. Dowery, would come to school hungover (I think) sometimes, and he would let us have indoor recess all day. We'd play jacks, checkers, play music on a record player, whatever we wanted. Trouble is, he came in hung over one too many times and got in trouble with the principal, so that was the end of our "unschooling."

@mandy-maltz Год назад

Wow! That is crazy!

@hartleyfamily5451 Год назад

Thank you so much for making this video 🤗 This is my 9th year of homeschooling our 3 children and it took me a solid 7 years before I finally starting admitting that homeschooling is HARD and it is WORK. You hit the nail on the head when speaking of our passion for homeschooling and desire to encourage/influence others whose children are schooled at home. So many times I have sung the praises of homeschooling; focusing on all the benefits and advantages yet leaving out the part about challenging days. THANK YOU for validating what has taken me so long to admit to myself: homeschool is hard. But, just like you I'll take the lumps because the benefits are so worth all the hard work and the challenging days.

@Gemini0110 Год назад

Today was one of those days. My granddaughter was up most of the night not feeling well and was fussy most of the day. We didn't get anything done until after my daughter got off work this afternoon

@dywilkins521 Год назад

You're such an inspiration. My daughter and I take mental days off 😁 it's really needed. No one is a robot...I know for myself, I have to take a step back and be like let's have FUN today!!!! During those times my daughter is still learning and it's FUN!!!

@morganrich5708 Год назад

Thank you for being real!! It would be so great if you hosted a collaboration of videos for what to do on the hard days, I know we could all use fresh ideas!

@homeschoollifemom Год назад

I loved your last point a lot!! 👌🏼 it is hard but I wouldn’t trade it for anything either!

@danyelldurham4188 Год назад

Yes! I agree 100% ❤️ It is not easy but it is a blessing to homeschool. Our schedule is Monday to Thursday. We have holiday breaks too. It is more year around learning for us.

@annabelii2785 Год назад

Thank you sooo much this video just in time. I'm just having a hard day today and God send me this encouraging message 🙏 🙌

@sadie6586 Год назад

I needed this today! The reading program I chose hasn't been working and my daughter and I just keep getting frustrated! This is the start of our homeschool journey so I don't want it to be miserable off the bat. Chose a different curriculum that I think will work better for us and hopefully, we can mesh better

@12358hi 7 месяцев назад

How'd it go?

@kwilliams2729 Год назад

Thank you! I need to hear this today - we’ve decided to rest today😊

@julievdw6748 Год назад

Thank you Mandy. Beautiful short video ⚘

@emiliehammerquist6372 Год назад

I always find it helpful during harder weeks to remember that 1) there will be a week coming up that I will LOVE - I love teaching, engaging, spending time with my kids, all of it. That doesn't erase hard days, but it helps if I can remember the harder stretch won't last forever, and I'll soon have an enjoyable stretch when I feel reinvigorated. And 2) there is good growth and character-shaping happening in my heart as I choose to remain faithful to my commitments even when I don't 100% feel like it (with needed, kind-to-oneself modifications of course!)

@Desertmomof2 Год назад

On our hardest days when I'm feeling sick, but well enough, we do school in my bedroom. We do our family subjects together and then the kids do their individual classes later on their own. We might just read and/or watch videos some days. There are times we take the day off and make it up later. We school year round, so I have flexibility built-in to our schedule. I do fight feeling guilty. Then I remind myself that I'm far better on my worst days than what they were getting in public school! These years of us being together are priceless.

@queenpeach7865 Год назад

I had had a hard year, my daughter we think had what they called long covid and the drs couldn't figure out. It threw our "schedule" out the window so this year we have a lot to make up, sometimes every day feels like a battle, but with prayer i keep on going. And yes ps teachers do take brakes, few of my teachers will put on the tv at least 3 time a week, lol.

@lifewithabria5054 Год назад

Yes!! So much yes! I'm so happy to hear you're homeschooling older kids. Most people I see are homeschooling younger kiddos and I felt so alone!

@heidibarker2120 Год назад

Today is one of those days at our house. We are doing reading and math only today. This is a rare occasion in our home.

@mandy-maltz Год назад

I hope today gets better for you ❤️

@GardenMinistry. Год назад

We've had a whole sick week and It knocked us off course so it's been tough to get back. While we try to get back in the grove, it's just been 1 math page and practice reading. I feel like if all else fails, at least those two things have been covered! Game schooling and Magic School Bus show is also great! 😂

@professor.persuade Год назад

My kids are little and we take 'mental health days' bc sometimes it's not worth the fight and the weather is too pretty to stay inside :) we do year round schooling which means we need to do active learning 15 days a month :)

@stephanieautry2861 Год назад

Well, the Lord's providence today! My eldest kiddo has been sick through the night vomiting...so yeah...this was encouraging for it being okay to switch things up on tough days. Thank you 😊

@SummerMeyers Год назад

Having a plan for hard days is a great idea! Takes the guilt out of it. We've recently dropped our morning basket because it was taking so long and I didn't realize how much stress it was bringing into our day. ❤️

@Mishwelly Год назад

You nailed it friend!!

@lindseybuhl762 Год назад

I needed this today! I said “some days I wonder if it’s worth it” to my husband today. We are in our 5th year and for some reason, this year has just been disjointed. Lots of sickness. Husband had a huge job schedule change right after I signed kids up for activities so now I’m solo managing all of that. Blah. I’m just feeling tired. But this was so helpful! I’m also going to read Teaching From Rest again over thanksgiving break!

@allheartandsong Год назад

You are such a caring person. Thank you for sharing this really true wisdom! I agree 100%

@mandy-maltz Год назад

Thanks so much!

@bethart1985 Год назад

Amen sister!!!! The hardest days I have are trying to teach my first grader while trying to keep my 2 year old busy. It's so so incredibly difficult juggling between multiple children. Especially the littles who want Mama's full attention!!

@sarahkassa7749 Год назад

Thank you for saying this. I needed this reminder lately.

@bu2ful119 Год назад

When I have a hard day I lean on God to see me through it. 🙏

@mrs.jaywojo5426 Год назад

We pushed back our start time to 10 AM, from 8 AM (basically because my oldest was finishing her first few subjects in an hour (Bible, handwriting, writing, & LA). It had made a huge difference in stress levels, because we all have some time in the morning to putter around doing are own things.

@jvee7471 Год назад

Very helpful!! Thank you for your videos.

@daisyzaldivar246 Год назад

For our hard days we watch learning videos, I assign art projects, music practice, independent work (i e. a math page or a reading comprehension page), reading, and in the past, online programs. If she's the one that is sick, I may just let her be. In public school, she would not attend class anyways.

@mandy-maltz Год назад

Great list, Daisy!

@jenniferoliver164 Год назад

Coming from a family of 6 every morning is hard my oldest is adhd & have a realitive take care of that is mentally disable their up way before anyone else but im working on it lol 😊

@tonjaduncan0315 Год назад

Thank you. Much needed!

@terramoore8761 Год назад

Thanks! I needed a pep talk today!

@michellediaz9450 10 месяцев назад

Needed this today. Thank you

@nmurillo85nm Год назад

I needed this !!!! Thank you 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@moments_peace Год назад

Yes!!! Thanks for sharing!!

@jenniferhumphries5794 Год назад

Thank you for this video ❤️

@ogcherchenko Год назад

Hehe thanks :) i needed this. ❤️

@karolinamajewska5995 Год назад

If you think that homeschooling in America is hard: here in Poland government does things to make homeschooling even harder. After each schoolyear all homeschooled kids have to pass end-of-the-year exam from every subject except arts, sports etc. If they don't pass, they have to repeat the schoolyear AT SCHOOL.

@donnar.snyder9204 Год назад

i m not excited about homeschooling, but she doesn't want to get her GED, so here we are. I am tired of trying to convince someone to get up and do the work, especially since this is your 3rd in repeating the same grade