Review: Some good tips, but not a "how-to homeschool" book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2012
This is not a "how-to homeschool" book as the title seems to indicate. Instead, it is the journey of a mom and her son and the positive influences she purposely chose to practice with her son when they were together at home. Filling a child's mind with positive thoughts and providing resources that teach and build confidence are worthy goals of any parents and can benefit their child greatly. While not every child will turn out to be a prodigy, positive messages and encouragement from parents to their children can definitely reap some impressive results.Dr. DuCloux shares different ways she encouraged and influenced her child throughout her book. While many of her ideas are attainable--going to the library, watching a movie together, supplying learning games for the computer--others may not be, such as taking your child to different parts of the world as part of their learning as she was able to do.Dr. DuCloux's book is a good read and you can pick up some good points of action to incorporate into your lifestyle with your children; just don't feel defeated if you can't do them in the same way. Spending time and teaching one child is very different from schooling several of different ages at the same time.At our house, we say "one good tip is worth the price of the book" and this one provides several good ones!