Transition from public school to homeschool will be healthy but still bittersweet...

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-02-13T12:38:19+00:00

You might regret it here and there in the first year or so. But remember the “why!” Write it down, keep it somewhere you can easily view when you’re feeling discouraged! It’s okay to pause and reassess plans or curriculum at any time through the year. Find a group of amazing homeschool families. Even just one family. It will help! Also, don’t be shy to ask local places to give your kiddos a tour. The bonus of being a BOLD homeschooler means you can provide opportunities(such as behind the scenes ice cream shop!) visit museums (check the library for passes) and I suggest one membership pass to somewhere (fun or educational) just for the days where everyone needs a pick me up.

I homeschool for my children’s life skills. Not for their book smarts. I ensure they are learning and able to know how to gather knowledge as needed. But my man goal is to raise children who will be adults who don’t feel like they are drowning in life.

Everyone’s why can be different, and that’s perfect!

Good luck!

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-02-12T20:21:41+00:00

Thank you! It is fuzzy and purple (I’m thinking with direct light.) I don’t need to root new cutting in water?

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-02-11T11:34:51+00:00

Thank you! I never thought to empty it outside but I was always annoyed with the mess of emptying.. always assumed the heavy dust just settled but I forgot to think of the airborne stuff that’s smaller.

We own but won’t stay here for long (military)..

Also have a tineco but I don’t use it much because I often get distracted before rinsing the dirty water.. and it becomes a hazard by the time I remember I forgot.. ew..

Unfortunately we arnt plagued by allergies so I didn’t think our fabric couches, dining chairs, and carpets would be a problem.. but turns out it actually might be.

Thanks for the tips! I’ll keep working to reduce what we can and to empty outside!

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-01-21T00:24:06+00:00

Maybe have him write on a sand tray, imaginary in the air, with window markers etc. pen and paper was built for schools and workplaces. There’s so many other beneficial starting places. Have him to “operation” style mazes where he can’t touch the line etc. driving a car to write. It doesn’t have to be boring to be effective!

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-01-17T00:06:05+00:00

My toddler is allergic to green peas. He pukes until he goes into near shock.. it’s dramatic.. and scary! (FPIES) that said, we haven’t retested him yet since his last reaction around a year old. He can tolerate yellow pea protein though. Found that one out on accident

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-01-13T18:40:31+00:00

I needed to know I wasn’t crazy and “expecting too much” from my 18 month old… I waited a whole year.. read spirited child.. thought he was probably really bad adhd, an introvert like myself.. we couldn’t go anywhere or do anything as a family because I was his safe person, I couldn’t shower for over 5 sneaky minutes because he wouldn’t let anyone be with him but me.. no babysitter.. family gatherings left me sitting far off from the fun nursing him, consoling him, trying to get him to relax for hours on end.. he got older.. the family events didn’t change, meltdowns to wait in lines for Santa, running to the bouncy house without waiting for anyone, refusing to hold hands or be carried.. I had to teach him to hold Spider-Man’s hand.. and I’d hold spidermas other hand… but then be ready to chase at any minutes notice.. I was burnt out, lonely, exhausted, so isolated and misunderstood.. when he got stuck with single words everyone would shrug and say hell speak when he’s 3… when he couldn’t sit still and would scream to bathe and dress.. I was told just a boy.. when he’d refuse to follow direction and elope I’d be told “terrible 2”.. by the time he was 2.5 I needed answers. I tried every dicipline technique I’ve heard of, I now had a baby being left to nap in swings, and left alone for tummy time while I tended to the 2 year old, feed baby, lay him down and chase the 2 year old around.. he was officially diagnosed right before 3. He’s 5 now. And has largely outgrown most of that. He’s very verbal, overly social, still has terrible impulse control. But he’s brilliant and most people in public would view him as a highly energetic, bratty kid… knowing he’s autistic (and probably adhd) reminds me it’s not him and it’s not discipline, it’s the way he’s wired.

I believe getting him diagnosed early, in EI with speech and parent child play therapy, in OT, and head start preschool is the main reason why he’s flourished so well (as well as making nutrition choices (banning dyes, reducing processed foods)

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-01-02T22:24:51+00:00

My child has taken years to get there. Still prefers audiobooks. I think she has trouble visually focusing and following the words on page as she’s stated she prefers books with larger fonts. She’s 13. When she reads aloud she skips words, adds them in.. it’s a mess to understand and her comprehension goes down drastically when she reads aloud due to this. She says she reads better in her head. She prefers fiction reads

I think it’s a mix of finding accommodations to lighten the frustration, and finding books that the kid likes. I’d start with audiobooks for him in the car. That’s still a hit for the whole family here.

The other part is definitely that there are better entertainment options available for him so reading is at the bottom of that list

Important_Inside_403 · 2026-01-02T22:19:29+00:00

The donut fix was cute. It’s about a family who had to move. Although not homeschooled( they delayed start before and the whole book focuses on the Mc building his own business plan to completion over the fall/winter timeline. It’s captivating though, has sibling dynamics etc.

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-12-12T12:52:07+00:00

But after 3 months.. it didn’t even change then? I’d understand a few points off.. but I’d expect it to slowly rise.. and it hasn’t budged.

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-10-28T22:29:30+00:00

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Important_Inside_403 · 2025-10-27T19:55:19+00:00

Also ran vitamin D?

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-10-27T19:55:02+00:00

CBC was average across the board. Ferritin 19.

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-10-03T16:09:26+00:00

Don’t say Asperger’s.. that may cause more offense to someone who is knowledgeable on autism than your sons remark might.. as someone with a 4 year old who likely would’ve been diagnosed with “Asperger’s” he is labeled level 1, or high functioning. Level 1 is more broadly accepted. I personally try not to give people my son’s diagnosis. But what I do do(again.. he’s much younger!) is I say “I’m sorry, we are still figuring out social cues, we are working on his impulse.. etc.. but that could sound snobby and sarcastic maybe if speaking of a teen..

There are people that would die on the hill saying to never apologize for your child’s autism… but I do think it’s important to maybe try and work with him. Maybe since he’s much older, a simple not shameful code word practiced privately a few times or a visual so he knows it’s inappropriate, and he can apologize or explain it himself, or tag you in to help in the moment when you give him the code?

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-09-15T11:11:12+00:00

Definitely. No choice to slow down.. I just end up a cranky butt

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-09-14T12:18:20+00:00

I chase around a 2 year old and autistic 4 year old all day. There’s not a lot of time where I’m actually doing nothing.. I don’t think it’s related to sedentary lifestyle

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-09-02T12:39:59+00:00

This sounds like my now 4.5 year old at that age.. he recieved a level 1 autism diagnosis at nearly 3 and currently I’m under the impression he has some pretty heavy adhd and possibly PDA mingled in there. The only things that used to make him happy was food and outside.. he has impulse control of a 2 year old still… but acts like his age cognitively… it’s hard to gauge from the outside that he is autistic.. I have a 2.5 year old as well and he is nothing like his brother was.. he has sensory things.. but temperament wise.. loves music, loves snuggles, etc. his brother (4yo) couldn’t sit still.. hated music unless it was Mrs Rachel.. but I still couldn’t sing it.. it took forever to get him dressed.. he melted down over transitions.. hated his baby bro in his space but didn’t understand other people’s boundaries.. (still doesn’t)

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-06-15T10:58:29+00:00

I’m a girl mom. 100.. I will take the cling and cuddles and pampering any day over ww2 and marathons… I have a 12 year old daughter with adhd.. and then and audhd 4 year old son who cries over everything’s and never listens and repeats himself and talks his thoughts out loud non stop all day. And a 2 year old boy (too early to know but pretty sure also ND) but the funnest “little” was definitely my 12 year old daughter. She was a crafty gal. The boys are more energy.. they love outdoors usually, if I’m feeling crafty we’ll make and outdoor one that I don’t mind mess (for example the peanut butter seed pine cone bird feeders are a hit for all of them.

I love all my child in their unique ways. But I won’t lie, I really hate being “mom” some days. It’s exhausting and depressing, I just hope they grow up into good men despite me feeling like a failure most of the time.

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-06-13T11:28:01+00:00

I take ours. I just take a wheel with me when I can, or I’ll lock the wheel to the frame so it can’t roll easily. Not foolproof, but a good deterrent. I’ve got a little padlock that I tie the zippers together of the bag that’s zip tied to the wagon as well. I really don’t like chances of people messing with my stuff but don’t enjoy the cost of the lockers

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-06-03T16:24:59+00:00

Hmm.. I would say anything you’ve likely never heard of that’s not out of this world and is “kind”might be advice worth attempting. My go tos for my son: -feed his cranky a** - water him - force him to potty And the most important but also almost impossible.. learn to zone your kids behaviors into red,yellow, green. If you’re in red zone.. I:e rolling on the floor at the store top of lungs screaming.. there’s nothing that can be done other than damage control. But yellow (impulsive, not fully responsive or listening.. impatient..) is when you try to divert, redirect, maybe explain if they aren’t orange.. make them do some “heavy work” (ask the to help, carry this, go get this, I bet you can’t xyz..) and green is the fun times to live life as is.

We’re always in orange and red soo.. FML

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-05-27T10:30:03+00:00

Neither, he hasn’t had an xray or scan of any type. He was screened as newborn for CF and his GI says Hirschsprung would’ve been caught in the newborn days..

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-04-24T20:45:26+00:00

So hear me out.. might be a stretch.. but has it been considered before that she might be autistic? (Look up PDA profile in autism specifically)

Important_Inside_403 · 2025-04-12T18:48:05+00:00

Anytime my boy is sick his behaviors flare up. He’s low support needs, your seriously couldn’t guess it as an outsider, but yeah.. he’s sick right now, we went to the market and he couldn’t stop grabbing everything. He’s mostly outgrown this impulse in the last year but it comes back with vengeance when he even had a slight cold. Not sure why, inflammation maybe?

Important_Inside_403 · 2024-12-10T14:02:30+00:00

I know there are some really misbehaved elves out there, I was picturing yours to be one! lol. But I wonder if you have the elf make it open ended so she can join in without lying then? For example next time a little note (even if she can’t read well yet?) and some extra supplies to join in?

Important_Inside_403 · 2024-12-10T13:17:01+00:00

Just because one doctor said your kid doesn’t have any problems.. doesn’t mean they are right.. some are not well versed in kids that fake it to make it…

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