Ok – so you have decided definitely about home schooling your child but then all your friends carry on about the social skills they will miss out on developing. What a load of ballony tell them!!

Most parents who are researching and beginning the process of home schooling are concerned with younger children. Once the teenage years arrive and we are talking about high school, the preference is to head them off to school. But why should this be? The child is still the same person – simply a bit older. Well, maybe a slight bit more different – especially being a teenager – but you get the idea.

Having decided to embark on the home schooling pathway there are a myriad of decisions you must make. You have equipped a suitable learning area, purchased necessary equipment, invested in a good efficient computer system, installed a fast internet connection and things are running quite smoothly.  Your child then asks about the up and coming school vacation – “hey mum – Johnny has school vacation next month - can I too ”  ?  Well – a very sensible logic question to be asked!

There are many, many questions on a parents mind when they undertake to home school their child. Has the study area been set up properly, do I have enough equipment and the necessary tool available. Am I competent enough to tackle this enormous task? Will my child socialize enough since they are not in a formal classroom?

All of these questions and a myriad of other ones will plague the parents minds.

There are many children for which a traditional classroom is not suitable for their education. As many as there are children – there are reasons. Maybe there are medical reasons such as mobility issues, behaviour problems and even social issues which prevent a child from attending traditional schools. The reason may simply be one of choice, parents and the child may decide a usual classroom is not for them.