Sometimes, it seems like the moms who get to send their kids away to school have the better end of the deal.
At least they get a break for part of the day. Your brood is home, all day every day, while you’re trying to work on a business.
But let’s change the narrative. (We’re allowed.)
Homeschooling doesn’t have to drain you.
- Yes, I know you’re an introvert. (I am too.)
- Yes, the kids are loud. (Preschool boys, cough cough.)
- Yes, you’ve got a lot of kids. (Noise compounds. I know.)
But you chose homeschooling for a reason. On top of your business.
And your personality type is NOT a handicap.
Let me say that again – your personality type, your introversion, is not a handicap. It does not stand between your kids and their education.
It is NOT hampering their learning efforts. It does NOT hold them back.
You just have to structure your day differently.
Stop the comparisons
Your extroverted, homeschooling friend – she can deal with the noise of three kids talking at once. Heck, she thrives on it!
You? You need to run your in-home school in ways that reflect your introverted tendencies.
- Build in lots of times for quiet.
- Teach people to ask their questions one at a time.
- Show them how to take breaks or shift to another subject when their energy gets low. (Hey, that’s a useful life skill, right?)
You CAN be a successful, satisfied, introverted homeschool mom.
Your homeschool just isn’t going to look like anybody else’s. (Especially when you layer the business on top of that – you’ve got a few other things going on that shift your priorities!)
And if this has you nodding your head, but you want that extra level of support and hand-holding as you walk through this customization and personalization process, I’m right here – all you need to do enroll in #Momlife Made Easy, and you’re on the way to a totally transformed homeschool day as a work from home mom!
‘Cause I’ve got 5 kids, and I’ve homeschooled all of them from the get-go – before I started my business. So I know what you’re dealing with, and how to get you to the other side. Let’s do this.
Your personality type is not a handicap.
Time to problem solve
So let’s problem solve a bit.
What’s your biggest pain point right now?
(Actually, what are the 3 top pain points? You probably have multiple.)
Brainstorm 2 ways you could mitigate each one.
Then pick one way and commit to trying it for a full week. That’s 3 total new changes, one per pain point.
(If you get ambitious, go for all 6 new suggestions. But starting small is probably better.)
Reflection time, coming right up
At the end of the week, reflect.
What wins have you seen, right off the bat, because of those changes?
What could have gone better?
Now tweak your new habits to reflect your feedback, and start again. Maybe even add your next 3 anti-pain point suggestions.
Rinse, repeat.
And if you’re thinking that tiny bits of progress won’t work – waiting for the big spurt of New Year’s let’s-do-this motivation to tackle making life changes – well, you’re never going to get around to them. (The life changes, that is.)
You need to fully own your story, your season, and your success to date (because you ARE doing something right).
And then you need to walk forward, try something new, and let it be an experiment.
And now, the big reveal
You’re making incremental (but valuable!) progress. Soon, you won’t even recognize your homeschool – in a good way.
It’ll be so much better. Tailored to you, and what your family needs. Finally fitting in with your rhythms, rather than fighting them.
Peace.
And that’s how you stick with homeschooling for the long haul – even when you’re a work at home mother.
We can’t just power through this – it’s decades of our lives.
So make homeschooling work for you, not you for it.
You’ve got this.
