With our endless to do lists and wish lists of things we intend on doing someday, I've found it's key to actually schedule for our priorities (first working out what those priorities are!) and making sure a date and time is blocked out to 'do the thing'... Which reminds me so set a task card in my Trello board for next week to resume my classroom coursework in this community! I find if I don't brain dump and then schedule it - it simply doesn't get done.

I’d love to know—how do you homeschool? Do you do schooling at home with you as the teacher? Do you use online tutors, traditional methods, or perhaps wildschooling, worldschooling, or unschooling? Maybe you follow a forest school approach? We all have different methods, and that’s the beauty of homeschooling—there’s no one-size-fits-all! What works best for your family’s unique needs and passions? Share your style and any tips you’ve picked up along the way! 🌱✨ #HomeschoolingJourney #FamilyLearning #DifferentPaths

Alright, everyone, let's give a shoutout to all our new members at Start Homeschooling! 🎉🎊🥳 Give a warm welcome to: @Tiffany Gretillat @Kathy Hernandez @Linda Maria @Lauren Nouvel @Laura Helen @Ellie Gomez @Leslie Gutierrez @Jordan McCollom And @Alexiah Simmons Welcome in everyone!!! Please be sure to check out the resources in the Classroom and introduce yourself so we can learn who we are supporting! My dream ✨ for Start Homeschooling is to create the most engaged, supportive community of homeschoolers on the internet. But I can't do it without you!!! You are always welcome to share this community with your network and give the 🎁 of homeschool support. But, just as important, let's start engaging with one another and supporting each other's homeschool growth! Who's going to break the ice🧊 first 👇???

I was having a homeschool dinner party yesterday with a group of parents actively interested in homeschooling. The point of the meal was to have an open forum and answer questions about homeschooling, encourage one another, and ultimately share a vision for homeschooling that will transform an entire family. One of the biggest challenges I help parents overcome is helping parents gain confidence and feel qualified to homeschool. This dinner party was another picture of how important it is to help parents establish real confidence and qualifications to homeschool. These parents included an engineer, a chef, an esthetician, a flight attendant, a stay-at-home mom, and an educator to name a few. All very intelligent and competent people, who I know personally. But here is what was so fascinating: each of them felt unqualified to teach or that they didn't have any skills they could teach. And yet each of them could name skillsets and strengths in others that they would be amazing at teaching. What does this show? We as parents have a propensity to question our abilities and doubt ourselves more than anyone else. Now just imagine taking that lack of confidence into your child's education and trying to lead from that perspective. How do you think it is going to go? Here is the thing. We all need help. Whether it is in gaining real, tangible skills as home educators to provide a high-quality education to our children, or having accountability and guidance to ensure you are setting clear, achievable goals, or both. I realize that many of you in this community are struggling with some combination of imposter syndrome and genuine deficits in areas where you need to grow. Just like all the parents at dinner last night. I'd like to extend an offer to you, just like I did with these families: Take a step to better qualify yourself and increase your confidence. Commit to giving your children the best education possible, not just good enough. And ensure that you are absolutely on track to long-term success.

30 Minute Reminder If you haven't started homeschooling yet, what is holding you back? The information to take one of the most transformative steps in the life of your family only takes 30 minutes to complete. You'll have a plan of what to do first, action steps to complete, and a clearer picture of forming your program. It's all in my Intro to Homeschooling mini-course I hope you'll set aside 30 minutes today to do something amazing. Or, 10 minutes for the next three days. Or, 5 minutes for the next week... You get the idea. If you've already started, then do you have a clear plan for the next steps? // I've got three action steps you can take today: 1. Mark your calendar for the next Homeschool Coffee Chat (every Wednesday) 2. Inquire about the Homeschool Readiness Assessment (with our 0 - Confidence guarantee) 3. Inquire about the Homeschool Mastery Group and build the exact program you want with guaranteed success.