{"id":58287,"date":"2018-04-12T07:04:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T11:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/?p=58287"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:23:36","slug":"mentalhealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/mentalhealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeschooling for mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/mentalhealth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StockSnap_3RWIOL09QM-1.jpg\" alt=\"Homeschooling for mental health\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StockSnap_3RWIOL09QM-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StockSnap_3RWIOL09QM-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Homeschooling for Mental Health ~<br \/>\nWritten by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">I<\/span> was 12-years-old when I first began to starve myself.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know why exactly. Just that it made me feel in control, and being thin brought positive attention my way.\u00a0That subconscious choice launched a decades-long struggle with food, eventually morphing into bulimia, depression, anxiety.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prefer to listen instead?<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19596260\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3ebdc0\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A deep love for my own kids finally helped me turn the corner in my relationship to food and begin to make peace with it.\u00a0I spent the first half of my life hating my body, and there&#8217;s zero chance I\u2019m going to do so in the second half. I choose to honor each laugh line and wrinkle, celebrate every silver hair I\u2019ve earned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But I think my struggles back then pale when compared to the load modern day tweens and teens are asked to carry. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t imagine shouldering social media and cyberbullying on top of homework, active shooter drills on top of exams, peer pressure on top of a lack of ownership. Of course it\u2019s not this way for every traditionally-schooled teen, thank God, but it is for many.<\/p>\n<p>Something has been stolen from our kids, and it\u2019s a tragedy.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Homeschooling for Mental Health<\/h2>\n<p>Kim John Payne, educator, counselor, and author of the book\u00a0<i>Simplicity Parenting<\/i>, often talks about the fact that all kids have quirks. Quirks are normal.\u00a0<strong>However, he goes on to suggest a formula he&#8217;s noticed, that \u201cA Quirk + Ongoing, Cumulative Stress = A Disorder.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The truth of this equation and its results are currently on societal display in record numbers. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A healthy homeschool, on the other hand, frees adolescents from carrying these extra loads. It gives them back their childhood, gives them back their lives and educations. <strong>A loving homeschool is good for kids&#8217; mental health.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Homeschooling-for-mental-health.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58408\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Homeschooling-for-mental-health-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Homeschooling for mental health\" width=\"447\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Homeschooling-for-mental-health-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Homeschooling-for-mental-health-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Homeschooling-for-mental-health-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Homeschooling-for-mental-health.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It offers margin, time for cultivating passions, a safe space where differences are respected.\u00a0<strong>Kim John Payne often shares another equation with parents and educators: &#8220;A Quirk &#8211; Ongoing, Cumulative Stress = A Child\u2019s Genius.&#8221; <\/strong>Yes!<\/p>\n<p>If you brushed aside every other potential benefit of homeschooling, this is reason enough. I look at my three teens and see plenty of typical issues, but not the deep fears I dealt with at their age.<\/p>\n<p>I see adolescents with struggles to overcome, but not individuals about to crumble under the weight of meaningless societal pressures. I see young people given the chance to thrive by developing strengths instead of being forced to dwell on weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>And mamas and papas <a href=\"https:\/\/nottheformerthings.com\/parents-of-children-with-mental-illness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">homeschooling kids with mental illness<\/a>? You are my heroes. You give beyond what I can even begin to comprehend, all for the love of your babes. Some of your children were at one point in the system, and you witnessed firsthand the horrors it brought your family.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Because how dare we suggest that dealing with bully torments and teenage cliques are necessary \u201csocialization\u201d required to raise whole human beings?\u00a0<\/strong>That is like saying that being cooked in an oven is necessary in order to know how to heat up a lasagna.<\/p>\n<p>Regular life is full of challenges, and yes, we need challenges. We need to learn how to handle difficult people in the real world. <strong>But fake challenges that arise when we put groups of precious kids in a fake environment, strip them of freedom and then ask them to shoulder the emotional fallout is <em>not<\/em> the real world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m in awe of every reader out there who is, in many ways, taking an extra load onto yourself in order to keep your kids from bearing burdens that children were never meant to carry. And that leads me to the second part of this post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Because we cannot talk about mental health without talking about our own.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StockSnap_ZCCQN87EQI-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58405\" src=\"http:\/\/simplehomeschl.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StockSnap_ZCCQN87EQI-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StockSnap_ZCCQN87EQI-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/StockSnap_ZCCQN87EQI-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A healthy homeschool is good for our kids\u2019 mental health and in many ways, it&#8217;s also good for ours. We don&#8217;t have the morning out-the-door rush or the evening homework rush, both of which lead to stress. We\u2019re not being hounded to join the PTA or sell wrapping paper that nobody wants.<\/p>\n<p>But in other ways, whew, this responsibility is intense. It is easy to feel inadequate, to give in to fears and worries, to wonder if we\u2019re doing it right, to lose sleep over a child\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n<p>We can never give to our kids what we ourselves lack. <strong>May I encourage you to do whatever it takes to model the hard work of protecting your mental health? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t have to be idyllic examples of perfection, not at all. We simply need to be real about our issues and address them. That could mean counseling, medication, nutrition, or exercise. And yes, it could even mean putting your children back into a traditional school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is NO one size fits all here.<\/strong> There is simply discovering what\u2019s right for you and yours in this season of life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I see you, moms and dads. Your tears and concerns. Your sacrifices. I see, also, your laughter and joy at the lifestyle you\u2019ve chosen. We are beautiful messes, held together by grace, grace that restores.<\/p>\n<p>Your work is valid, urgent, important.\u00a0<strong>It matters\u2014not just for your kids\u2019 academics but for every part of them: body, spirit, and mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m in awe of you. Keep going.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Are you also homeschooling for mental health? We&#8217;d love to hear your experience!<\/em><\/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>Homeschooling for Mental Health ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool I was 12-years-old when I first began to starve myself. I don\u2019t know why exactly. 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