Homeschooling for the Rest of Us: How Your OneofaKind Family Can Make Homeschooling and Real Life Work

Home schooling parents are under great pressure. Besides trying to balance teaching responsibilities and family life, they often face unrealistic expectations from relatives, churches, other home schoolers, and society at large. Even parents considering homes chooling sense the need to be perfect. Sonya Haskins doesn't want any more families to give up on home schooling. In this book she shares affirming stories and practical ideas from dozens of everyday families who successfully deal with cluttered schedules, academic struggles, sibling squabbles, and other reallife issues. Instead of learning a onesizefitsall approach, readers will discover how to evaluate their own family's strengths and weaknesses and set their own goals for success.

Sonya Haskins is a veteran homeschooling mom of five children and an active homeschooling consultant and advocate. She is the author of several books, including The Homeschooler's Book of Lists, and her articles have appeared in Homeschooling Today, Educational Dealer, and other magazines. She lives in the Tri-Cities region of northeastern Tennessee with her husband, Chris, and their children.