Are you home-schooler?How many friends do you have?

Question

What kind of friend do you have?

How did you make friends with them?

If you are not home-schooled, do you think you can have friends as now?

Who is your best friend?

P.S. The reason I asked these questions is that I want to know more socialization about home-schoolers.

Answer 1

i was homeschool 4 like half a year. LOl.

But no if your homeschooled you should like join groups.

Like at the Y.

Or Some kinda social thing.

Or go to the mall and get out and meet new ppl

-Church? :]

Answer 2

I have three kids.  We homeschool.  My kids are still pretty small but I wanted to put in my two cents worth about socialization.  There are numerous homeschool families in my area.   There are large networks of families who keep in touch and plan all kinds of events, field trips, recreation events, sports days, art days, workshops and unstructured play days.  Pretty much any day of the week, there are opportunities to get together with other people.  My kids have all hit it off well with other kids.  When that happens, you make it possible for your kids to get together with the friends they've made.  I don't believe in the stereotypical "socialization" argument against homeschooling.  The family is the original social unit, anyway.  Just a word of advice, don't take advice about homeschooling and socialization from anyone who has never been involved in it.  People have their opinions but they are mostly based on hearsay and stereotype.  I hope this helps.

Answer 3

I have been home schooled on and off for years, and i have plenty of friends. i don't see why people always think home schoolers are socially retarded, extremely Christiam, backwards learning people.

Answer 4

My teen has a core group of 4 girls she is good friends with-- you know with teens, the kind the friends they can't go more than 4 hours without text messaging? Then there are a number of other "lesser" friends/aquaintences she met through some of her classes and volunteer work and theater/writing activities. She met her "best buds" at a writers group about 4 years ago-- they are all into writing/theater and that bohemian spirit, so they just clicked. She went to school until 3rd grade and was pretty lonely there, never had any friends at school, it was too difficult an environment for such a shy, artsy, sensitive child to handle. Once she started homeschooling and was more secure in her environments she came out of her shell more.  

My younger boys (ages 6 and 9) likewise have those few friends they're always going back and forth to each other's houses or meeting up with at the park, and a bunch of other kids in many of their other activities-- co-op classes, karate classes, sunday school, the park, library reading group, yu-gi-oh tournaments, etc... but basically my 2 boys are very social creatures and will make an aquaintence with someone where ever they end up, be it Chuck E. Cheese or the neighborhood pool, if they don't find someone they already know. They're always bringing new kids over to me telling me, "this is my new friend-- can we give his mom our phone number?"

Answer 5

3 years I have been home schooled.  I have a bunch actually I am a very social person lol. I just start talking to people lol. there are also home school conventions and things that people can go to.  their are many ways to meet new friends, you just have to look lol.

Answer 6

I don't have friends... and I've been home schooled for 7 years.

Answer 7

I home schooled my son, and friends have never been a problem.  He has many friends from his church youth group, and many friends in the neighborhood.  Most nights there are at least 5 kids in my house hanging out.  He is the only one who was home schooled, the rest are from public schools or Christian schools.  We encourage all types of social activities, and even though some of his friends are not the type of kids I would have hung out with when I was a teen, I still encourage the friendships so he can be exposed to all types of people.  He is a very well adjusted non judgmental peoson..

Answer 8

I'm home schooled, I have 4 close friends, and I also have some friends at the barn I ride at.

My close friends don't belong in the same genre. Ha ha!:-D One is very outgoing and social, another is very shy, another is naturally caffeinated {;)} and the last is sometimes hyper and sometimes calm.

Most I've met at the stables I ride at. Though two are from the town we moved away from. We still keep in contact, though. :-D One I met at a swim club five years ago: it was a home school team, but, unfortunately, it dispersed after awhile. Our moms are really good friends though, so we have no trouble keeping in contact. *Lol*

And my newest friend (the coffee bean) is from the new stables. She is very welcoming and helpful, because I'm leasing my first horse, and there's a lot I don't know about that she does (her family has three horses.) She's in public school, but we have so much in common (we're both very hyper and both love horses) that neither of us note the difference.

I would suggest you join a co-op, if there's one in your area; a club; or a barn (if you are interested in horses). And I wouldn't worry too much about the public school- home school kid difference. A lot of kids are shocked when I tell them that I'm home schooled, because I guess the stereotype contradicts me or something. But mostly, just get yourself out there, and you should have no trouble making friends. :-D

-Ali ^.^

Answer 9

~ I am a senior in college but I was homeschooled K-12

~ Friends from ballet, friends from church, friends from taking classes at the community college/homeschool coop, friends from violin group lessons, friends from orchestra, friends from campaigning, friends from work, friends from my neighborhood, friends of my friends, friends of my parents, friends from camps, friends from workshops, friends from sports, need I go on?  I really don't think you want me to count everyone.   I seriously think the average homeschooler has more true friends than a public schooler becuase homeschoolers have to choose their friends.  They don't have to be friends with people just becuase they are in the same grade from the same neighborhood.  Also, most public schoolers are not involved in the number of activities that homeschoolers are.

~ I have old friends, young friends, family friends, a best friend, my fiance, goofy friends, shy friends, dorky friends, smart firends... I am not really sure what you mean so I am just giving you what I think you are asking for.

~ I talked to them.  It's really not that hard of a concept.  How did you make your friends?  You talked to them.

~ It's nice that you are asking questions about homeschoolers instead of just assuming you know how it is.  Thanks for the questions!