This does require the parents to be very aware of what the chld is wanting to learn, is ready to learn and making sure the materials are available or field trips planned or projects encouraged. As parents we make sure the home has books of all types, games that encouarage thinking and learning in areas of history, science,vocabulary and math. Younger students need very little actual academic time and lots of free time. Older kids need more structured time but still need to pursue their individual interests. There may be times when a parent will want to insist on a certain subject being done in a particular way within a given time and that's ok.
Some kids do well with structure, some dont.
Each child is different and it's the parents responsibility to find out what their child needs. If your child is coming out of the public school system, some down time will be needed to adjust to the family and this whole idea of home education. If you feel burned out, stressed, frustrated, look to the curriculum or method of teaching first and the child second. Often we pick instruction methods based on our own learning style but fail to match our child's learning style. Listen to your child, look for another way to learn, be open to other avenues, even ones that seem controversial.