How To Homeschool With A Baby, Toddler, Or Other Little Ones Underfoot
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Show Notes
How do you homeschool during a school year when you're pregnant or have babies or toddlers who aren’t school-age yet? Krystal Evensen, mom of 13, shares some tips and tricks that have worked from personal experience!
-Naptimes for the win [0:45]
-Activities at the table, educational movies, learning games, etc. [1:15]
-How to set realistic expectations? [5:17]
-Knowing when to have a change of scenery and take care of mom’s needs as well as the children’s needs [6:30]
-Communicating with your spouse or friends to “divide and conquer” by separating the school-age kids from the smaller ones [7:15]
-Coping with unexpected life challenges such as the fridge breaking down, etc. [8:50]
-Focusing not on what you didn’t do, but what you DID do [10:00]
-Consider having older children helping with younger ones [11:02]
-Curriculum and cycles: how you will cover the same material in different years, just in more detail [13:20]
-Enjoying our families as part of an invitation of “making it about us” [16:15]
-The beauty of accepting and loving little ones unconditionally [17:20]
Resource #1: https://midwesthomeschoolers.org/homeschooling-with-babies-toddlers-tips/ {Homeschooling with babies and toddlers: 9 Activities & Tips)
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