Comments on: 10 ways to adjust your attitude when you’re homeschooling for the long haul https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Krista https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-344278 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-344278 Thank you! We are heading into my 21st year of homeschooling, and I’m missing construction paper. 🙂 This is such an encouraging post!

]]> By: Randa @ Homeschool Roundup https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-80612 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-80612 Amen about our enthusiasm for teaching. Love for learning is infectious! I still remember going into a college literature class that I was rather uninterested in, and the professor just loved the subject and the books so much and it showed! I totally loved that class and so much of that has to do with the professor’s own enthusiasm for the subject.

]]> By: Jackie https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-80606 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-80606 I too miss the days when my daughter was young and we did all the fun hands-on stuff. This is our first year for homeschooling high school. We have changed our routine this year just a bit, so that actually put a little excitement in back to school for us.

I noticed several folks mentioned homeschooling high school this year. I found a new group on FB called Let’s Homeschool High School. They have a site though: http://letshomeschoolhighschool.com/
So far, I’ve been impressed with them.

Best wishes to everyone in their homeschool journey this year!

Joyfully,
Jackie
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]]> By: Annalea https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-80599 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-80599 Hmmmm. Talk about something to think about.

When I read your line about wanting the best for our children, and believing that we can give it, I realized that I had gone from that place to firmly in the “wanting better for my kids than I had to suffer at school, and knowing that while I’m going to mess up a lot of the time, that my own mistakes are ones I think I can handle and fix, as opposed to the destructive and damaging things I’ve had to try to work through for pretty much all of my adult life”.

Hmmmm. From wanting the best to just wanting them to have to endure mistakes and problems of a smaller magnitude. I think I’m feeling chronically overwhelmed, and I’ve dialed my expectations back so many times in order to survive that I’ve ended up somewhere totally different than I wanted. Food for thought . . . definitely.

]]> By: Laurie https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-80574 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-80574 I loved these! Okay, except the “Get Dressed” one. That’s just not realistic. 😉 But a great refocusing post. Perfectly timed.

]]> By: Susan E https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-80571 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-80571 I loved this list and wanted to share what keeps me going. It’s a saying I got from an unschooling conference I went to but I believe it applies to all homeschooling parents:

Today, I will connect with my children,
bring joy into their lives,
Nurture & Encourage what they Love to Do,
And Celebrate them for Being
Exactly Who They Are!

Good luck to all you wonderfully dedicated educators!

]]> By: Jennifer Flanders https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-80563 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-80563 Those are all great reminders. We’ve been at it for 24 years now (with a good 16 years yet to go). I miss those days of reading by the sandbox, too, but think I’ll take your advice and “surprise” my younger kids by schooling at the park a few times this fall, like I used to do with the older ones when they were little. Blessings on your school year!

]]> By: CharityHawkins@TheHomeschoolExperiment.com https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-80532 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-80532 Love the list. That clean the house one is SO true for me too! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

]]> By: home for school https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-79993 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-79993 every success is started with our own self. if we want the kids to be better then we have to be better first. we, the homeschooler, teach the kids. teaching is not only transfering idea or giving instruction but teaching is more, giving sample attitude. this is good to remind all homeschoolers

]]> By: nancypantsgirl https://simplehomeschool.net/adjust-your-attitude/#comment-79966 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=18789#comment-79966 Nodding so much my head almost fell off. Couldn’t homeschool in that condition. Great post!

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