Some of us operate cottage industries from home, allowing the children to learn by doing, whereas others arrange to work from home while employed. Some homeschooling families have only one parent, and some live in extended or blended families. Local support group members might hold regular park days and organize field trips, classes, or other activities. Some families have special interests and thus enjoy support groups that help them grow in a particular area. Today, homeschooling support groups exist for people of various ethnic and religious groups.
Families make the decision to homeschool out of a strong commitment to their children.
We may have removed our children from schools, unhappy that our children's needs and interests were not adequately met. Some of us make the decision to homeschool based on our desire to nurture strong family relationships. Some homeschooling parents are themselves educators or former PTA leaders, but many successful homeschooling parents have no special credentials at all, other than a concern that their children be allowed to develop to their fullest potential, in whatever form that potential might take. Once they decide to homeschool, most families find that they have embarked upon a truly exciting and ultimately rewarding adventure. Like many other homeschooling parents, you yourself might have the sensation that life has slowed down, and that all of you in your family have more time to spend with one another.