How can my homeschooled daughter get socialization?

Question

How can my homeschooled daughter get socialization?

Answer 1

go to dance classes, or any kind of sports.

or if you guys have any neighbors her age.

Answer 2

If she's old enough, she could get a job.  Or volunteer work is always an option (check out idealist.org and volunteermatch.org if interested).  Getting involved in sports or other organizations (like book clubs at your local library) would be a good place to interact with others.

Answer 3

classes, girls scouts

Answer 4

neighborhood kids...scouting...sports...church...volu... work

Answer 5

youth group at church

Answer 6

martial arts, dance, gymnastics, church group, play group, school sports (some places in the US allow homeschool kids to play), neighborhood sports, create a parent/teaching group with people (1 day a week is rotated among parents to take/teach all kids in the group...great for fields trips or teaching specialties,etc and it gives the parents a break on 1 day of the week, too)

Answer 7

Well if she is interested in sports or dancing etc. Join a group for that Also join a youth group. Sign her up for a class at your local Y. Really Socialization is the EASIEST part of homeschooling.

Answer 8

socialize with other kids in the neighborhood.  

Answer 9

take her to one of those "home schoolers conventions" my boyfriends little brother is home schooled and goes to them. they have dances, contests, and other activities that your daughter can participate in.

Answer 10

see if she would want to get involved in some sports or something at a park or something like that.....

Answer 11

there are girl scouts, ballet or gymnastics. There are numerous organizations that you can involve your daughter in.

Answer 12

let her have a job. also . . summer camp.. volunteer work and sports teams

also after school activities that other school kids do..

like art class at the local galleria or a music class with a  few kids..

or maybe she can join a choir or a dance team/class.

all fun things where she will DEF meet kids her own age

Answer 13

my mother put me in home-school groups when I was home-schooled. For the majority the kids in my group were pretty bad as far as their behavior goes but I did make one really good friend. She was worth all of the crazy kids. 10 years later we're still best buddies. ^_^

Answer 14

honestly? send her to church that how my neighbors did it and their kids are chill.

Put her in girl scouts maybe thats a good way to have fun and help the community

Answer 15

put iher in a normal school. or have her do a sport or somthin

Answer 16

Any way she wants - unless you chain her to the kitchen table or lock her in her closet, of course.  Let her out of the house, let her be involved in social activities (anything that she does with other people counts), let her run errands with you.  Involve her in activities she enjoys.  Find community classes that she can participate in, church functions, Scouts, volunteer opportunities, etc.  Let her be involved in a local co op for classes and field trips.

The "socialization" thing is blown way out of proportion by people who are led to believe that the classroom is a magical place where children are taught the rules of society.  Funny, there are things that are completely "normal" for kids to do to each other in a school that would be downright illegal for adults to do to each other.

When was the last time you saw an adult threaten another adult with bodily injury over their lunch money?  Or call someone else a rude word (in front of the entire office) because they gave the wrong answer when asked?  When did you last see an adult give another a "swirly"?  How about the time-revered "stand in a group and jeer at the kid who's smaller/weaker/disabled"?  All of those things would land an adult in legal trouble (or at least loss of job or authority), but they're considered a "normal" part of the "socialization process" in school.

Trust me - whenever your daughter is around other people, she's learning and practicing social norms.  As long as you don't isolate her, she'll be just fine.  :)

Answer 17

The possibilities are endless.  The socialization myth is the biggest fear people have when starting home schooling.  What they don't realize is the public school system offers forced socialization.  In real life do we only socialize with 25 people our own age and in our own neighborhood?  I know I don't.  Home schooled children socialize with all types of people in all kinds of situations.  Unless you keep your kids locked inside all the time they will interact with people in parks, grocery stores, libraries, banks, church, and all around the neighborhood.  There are home school sports leagues, scouting, gymnastics, music lessons, church youth groups, boys and girls clubs, and as many possibilities as you can think of.  My son was both public schooled and home schooled, and the only time we ever had issues with socialization was when he was in public school.  Because of my husband's work schedule and my work schedule we just weren't able to have  proper social activities when he was in public school.  Home school gave us the flexibility do participate in all the activities we were unable to be in.  It takes work and a bit of creativity but in the end it was well worth it.

Answer 18

Find  homeschool group in your area.  Google 'your city' and 'homeschool group' and see what you can find.  Through homeschoolr groups I was involved in sports, dances, co op classes, choir, theater, dance, field trips, string quartet, and study groups.  I did volunteer work with my church, as well as choir, preschool sunday school, and youth group activities.  On my own I was involved in violin, piano, and voice lessons, city youth orchestra, string group, volunteer work, and I helped with any political campaign's I could get my mom to drive me to.  Ask your daughter what she wants to do.  Maybe she already has ideas of her own.

Answer 19

Here are some ideas:

-Church. I'm not religious but all my religious friends have said really good stuff about church youth groups.

-Take classes at the Y(MCA, WCA, MHA, WHA...) or similar institution. I made a lot of friends in a Y afterschool program.

-Scouts or 4H. Again, I have no personal experience, but I know some guys who are Boy Scouts who like it a lot.

-Group music or martial arts classes.

-Sports teams. Not all of them are affiliated with schools.

-Find a local homeschooling group and go to stuff they plan. Even if the events are lame you're bound to meet someone eventually.

-Hang out where kids hang out and things will develop.

-Take co-op classes.

A lot of this depends on how old your daughter is.

Answer 20

thats the tough part about homeschooling, I've homeschooled since 5th grade and graduated from high school last month. I'm extremely friendly but I don;t have as many friends as I could have had if I went to school.

Homeschools have occasions bake sales, book sales, testing and similar things you can meet kids who can relate to your homeschooling lifestyle.

Or you can take your daughter to recreation centers, you probably have friends with kids her age, she can mix around with them or look around in your neighborhood for children her age. I guess if you want your child to homeschool you have to let them figure this out,