I plan on home schooling my daughter, i'd like a local group!?

Question

my daughter is 2. i have 3 elder kids who attend school. my health visior was gobsmacked that she knew her shapes, letters, colours and numbers. i'm not 1 of those pushy moms, i only do the norm with my daughter but she fetches her cards out and asks to go on the comp. if anything she pushes me! i felt that school held me back as i had to fit in with the group, i had done the work and got bored so i was naughty. i am fearful my daughter will have the same trouble as she is amongst some 4 and 5yr old levels. i want her to develop socially, and with her peers through dance, karate clubs etc but i really want to meet up with home schooling parents and take the kids on trips, for history, geography, maths etc... any parents in the midlands care to advise me????

Answer 1

i get home schooled but she might get bullied for it but ya get a better eduction than at school but  you will have to pay for her exams so good luck i hope she dose well

Answer 2

We do all of this without a group whatsoever.

Answer 3

I'm not from the Midlands, (Norfolk), so I don't know any local groups but there are lots of local yahoo groups for all over. If you get on one of the larger ones i.e., AEUK or HEUK or Education Otherwise, I'm sure if you ask the same question you'll get someone near you. Good Luck. In the 8yrs I've been home ed'ing I've never come across ANY negative things about it.

Answer 4

you could try birmingham library they have the centre for the child meeting room.  home educators meet there once a month. also try other yahoo groups I know there is HELM_home_ed which is a west midlands home school group who organise get together and such.  I have 3 children, 2 children were fine with the school system but 3rd child she struggled to fit in socially as she is gifted academic wise, and looked into home education for her -  but she herself wanted to stay in mainstream school.

Answer 5

I have been home schooling my 9 yr old daughter for a couple of years now and have found it to be so worthwhile as she is getting one to one education she is coming on in leaps and bounds, when she was in school  the class was so overcrowded she was being forgotten and left behind , as she goes to Tae Kwon Do ,Music School ,Violin ,Drama and dance she makes so many friends and is so confident and happy and chats a mile a minute to everyone ,she has friends stay over and she goes to friends houses ,she interacts with large groups all the time and has never had a problem,i think some people think that when you do home school that you close the door and never see anybody ever again like some kinda hermits or that you are trying to hide the child away from the world , which could not be further from the truth, everyone is different ,school works for some and it's great when it does ,you know your daughter better than anyone ,just get used to people looking at you like you have lost your mind when you tell them you are home schooling and always have smelling salts at the ready,ha ha ,I'm not in the U.K so i have no advice on trips i just wanted to say good luck with it all ,i have a well rounded ,confident but best of all ,HAPPY child and that's all anyone can ask for ,Take care

Answer 6

It is extremely hard work to educate your children at home.

I think you need to take advice from the Social Services and from the schools before you do it.

I sort of agree with what has been said by Cutie.

You must not allow your own bad experiences to affect your childrens lives.

Baz

Answer 7

try to get her skipped a grade or two in school. homeschooling isnt often good for social skills, and no matter how well she does in homeschool, it is possible that she wont be able to get higher positions in careers.

Answer 8

I think home schooling is very unfair

you may love, nurture and educate her better but you can never teach her the social skills she must learn from her peers

Clubs will not do this for her because 9 times out of 10 everyone who attends these clubs are friends from school

Don't hold your daughter back because of your bad

experiences

I apologise if I have offended you, this was not my intention

I suppose you could talk to your local council or education board who could put you in touch with other parents who home school

Answer 9

Search online for a local homeschool group.   Check yahoo chat sites as there are a lot of local chat groups on there as well.

Kids can move as fast as they want when you hs so it's a great way to go!

Answer 10

Hey, I don't know about group in you area.  I just wanted to chime in to let you know that all these nay-sayers are full of garbage.  Just do what you believe is best for your daughter.  To find homeschool groups in your area just Google the word homeschool and the name of your town, county, country, etc.

Answer 11

I completely agree with cutie.  It's clear you want the best for your daughter and if she is such a bright child you could think about sending her to a prep school where she could get a scholarship.  Unfortunately there are some things as mothers we simply cannot give our children and one of those is how to interact in large group situations with their peers on a daily basis and only school can do that.  She will draw on those experiences in her adult life, when she goes to university, gets a job etc.  She'll learn how to deal with others when there are conflicts as well as form friendships that may last a lifetime.  Whatever you decide, you sound like a great Mum!

* If you are only interested in gaining advice form parents with experience in home schooling, you should have clarified that in your question.  Your question asked for advice but it seems you have already made your mind up.

I wish your daughter a happy and complete learning experience.