{"id":55852,"date":"2017-10-31T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/?p=55852"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:40:29","slug":"older-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/older-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"The ABCs of homeschooling older kids (and ourselves)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/older-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55856 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsmain.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsmain.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsmain-300x221.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The ABCs of Homeschooling Older Kids ~<br \/>\nWritten by Hannah Vanderpool of <a href=\"https:\/\/prayingwithoneeyeopen.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Praying with One Eye Open<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">I&#8217;<\/span>ve homeschooled my three kids from the beginning of their little lives, and I treasure the memories we share from our years at home together.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t all delight-led learning, of course. I look back with regret on impatient words I\u2019ve spoken; times when my expectations for my kids weren\u2019t reasonable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall, though, homeschooling is one of the best decisions we ever made.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But my kids are teenagers now, and, if I\u2019m honest, I\u2019m not having a lot of fun these days. Oh, we still enjoy one another (most of the time), and we don\u2019t fantasize about going to brick and mortar school (usually).<\/p>\n<p>We eat dinner together and take walks in the park. But <strong>the things that made homeschooling enjoyable for <em>me<\/em> in earlier days have largely fallen by the wayside.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For instance, my teens don\u2019t want me to read to them anymore. They\u2019ll sit patiently if I insist on doing it, but while they used to delight in read-alouds, now they forbear them.<\/p>\n<p>Also? They don\u2019t want me to sit beside them and help solve problems except once-in-a-while. They don\u2019t ask my opinion as often as they used to, and when they do, they sometimes ignore it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Increasingly, they need me in the same way I need a plumber or firefighter&#8211;in case of emergency. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And I don\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s a mom like me to do when my current role looks more like a springboard and less like a teacher? And what if I loved being a teacher? What if it feels like everyone in the house is moving up and moving on except me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve decided what I need most, right now, is to homeschool <em>myself.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>I need to remember my ABCs.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-55861 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids2.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids2-300x285.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>\u2018A\u2019 is for accept<\/h4>\n<p>I have to come to grips with the fact that homeschooling, like parenting, comes with its own built-in seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the beginning of this journey I wanted my kids to become independent learners. And they have. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My kids take classes from a local co-op and music lessons from a fine arts academy.<\/p>\n<p>They organize social events with their friends, work jobs, play sports and complete their homework assignments mostly on their own. And they should.<\/p>\n<p>While this season is bittersweet for me, it\u2019s normal and appropriate. <strong>I want to stop negatively comparing now to the good ol\u2019 days (that, honestly, weren\u2019t always so good).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsvertp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-55865 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsvertp-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsvertp-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsvertp-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsvertp-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkidsvertp.jpg 1003w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\u2018B\u2019 is for believe<\/h4>\n<p>I choose to believe that the training, love, messes and failures of the last decade have prepared my kids \u2014 and me \u2014 for this new season, and that they were all part of our growth.<\/p>\n<p>And, you know, there\u2019s still growth that needs to happen in all of us. <strong>While my guidance might look different with teenagers than it did with littles, it\u2019s still important.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I need to believe I can lead my kids by example, if not always by direct instruction, and that it will be enough.<\/p>\n<h4>\u2018C\u2019 is for cultivate<\/h4>\n<p>I need to cultivate a life of my own as my kids become adults before my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I always needed a life of my own. <strong>But it\u2019s sometimes hard to nurture a sense of self when you aren\u2019t sleeping through the night, or your preschooler wants to watch you go potty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It gets easier and, I\u2019ll argue, more important than ever to have interests, pursuits, and maybe even a \u201croom of one\u2019s own\u201d as my kids need me less.<\/p>\n<p>One reason is that I can\u2019t just sit around biding my time. I need to feel productive.<\/p>\n<p>Another is that the kids are still watching. They\u2019ll benefit from having a mom who chooses to grow no matter what comes her way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m the only one who can cultivate my life, and, ultimately, my kids are the only ones who can cultivate theirs.<\/strong> It\u2019s good for them to see that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-55863\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids3.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/olderkids3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Homeschooling through high school can be a beautiful, if challenging, undertaking. It\u2019s beautiful when I happen to be available for a conversation my son really needs to have. It\u2019s beautiful when I notice my daughter struggling, and I can offer a shoulder to cry on.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we\u2019re spread out all over the house reading our own books now. Yes, we sometimes disagree. But we\u2019re still under one roof, and we love each other.<\/p>\n<p>I want to remember that, and be satisfied with what we have in this moment. <strong>Because soon this will be a memory, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"alert\"><i>Are you homeschooling older kids too? How have you dealt with the transition?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s Your Homeschool Mom Personality? Take Jamie&#8217;s quiz now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and receive a free personality report to help you organize your homeschool based on what your personality type needs most!<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ABCs of Homeschooling Older Kids ~ Written by Hannah Vanderpool of Praying with One Eye Open I&#8217;ve homeschooled my three kids from the beginning of their little lives, and I treasure the memories we share from our years at home together. It wasn\u2019t all delight-led learning, of course. 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