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• Former HSLDA Intern Helps Solve Georgia Truancy Case
  May 14, 2012 -- “It was a pleasure to serve the homeschool community,” wrote attorney Emily J. Matson, Read More

• My Voice: Less bylaws key in home-school success
  May 14, 2012 -- The Argus Leader article titled “Few Rules on Homeschools” from its May 6 issue advocates for more regulation of South Dakota homeschools Read More

• Home-school standards need more regulation to succeed
  May 14, 2012 -- Any parent can teach their children at home, no matter their personal education level. Read More

• Home-school Happenings: The changing face of home-schooling
  May 13, 2012 -- Several months back, I wrote an article about my desire to change the name “home-schooling” to “new-schooling.” Read More

• Homeschooling Mom Feels Blessed
  May 12, 2012 -- While trying to rearrange her schedule to make time for an interview, Lynn Enevoldsen pulls what her children say is one of her signature moves. Read More

• The Gellmans: Raising happy, healthy children
  May 10, 2012 -- Claire Gellman, 44, and husband Gary, owner of Gellman Images Photography, homeschool their children Moira, 10, Kerianne, 9, Aileen, 7, and Grace, 4, in their Plumsted home. Read More

• Home-schooled
  May 10, 2012 -- When we homeschool, we take real life experiences and make them learning moments. Read More

• The Rices: A history of home-schooling
  May 10, 2012 -- Daniel Rice, 57, Mary Rice, 53, have a relatively long homeschooling history. They homeschool their 18-year-old daughter, Read More

• The Jacksons: Home-schooling a balancing act
  May 10, 2012 -- Linda, 41, and Derrick Jackson, 42, pastor at Life Covenant Church in Marlboro, are homeschooling their four children, Read More

• New eBook Released Helps Parents Homeschool a Child with Dyslexia
  May 10, 2012 -- Writer and homeschooling mother Kerry Jones, in collaboration with Time4Learning.com, has released a new eBook aimed at parents who are homeschooling a child with dyslexia. Read More

• Parents Must be Free to Homeschool, Says Papal Delegation
  May 9, 2012 -- Delegation responds to "disconcerting trend" to downplay parental rights in favor of the State; HSLDA welcomes Vatican involvement. Read More

• Class of 2012: Best of both worlds
  May 8, 2012 -- Radigan uses homeschool, MHS to propel himself to the next level. Read More

• Legislature Improves Homeschool Law
  May 7, 2012 -- With the signature of Governor Nathan Deal on House Bill 39 on May 1, 2012, Georgia enacted significant improvements to its homeschool law. Read More

• Education panel: Let teachers focus on teaching
  May 4, 2012 -- Dr. Terry Stoops, education director for the John Locke Foundation, a free-market think tank in Raleigh, Read More

• Bringing school home
  May 4, 2012 -- BRATTLEBORO -- The new executive director of Oak Meadow Curriculum & School is excited to be part of a fast growing trend around the nation Read More

• Troy district to launch program for homeschooled students
  May 4, 2012 -- The Troy School District will launch a program in September targeted at homeschooled students that will allow them to take high school courses, Read More

• Vatican Tells UN to Respect Parental Rights and Homeschooling
  May 3, 2012 -- As some totalitarian-minded governments escalate their attacks on parental rights and homeschooling, Read More

• A home away from home, Weekly event unites homeschooled kids
  May 3, 2012 -- If you think homeschooled children aren't getting socialised, think again. Read More

• History comes alive at Sutter's Fort, Homeschool groups experience 19th-century life
  May 2, 2012 -- A trip to Sutter's Fort is somewhat standard fare for schoolchildren studying fourth-grade history, Read More

• New Rule Ends College Admission Controversy
  May 1, 2012 -- Last week the Idaho State Board of Education (ISBE) adopted a new rule that should quell the recent controversy about whether homeschoolers need a GED for college admission. Read More

• Learning in the living room
  May 1, 2012 -- It's 2 p.m. on Monday and Aisha Manzoor is sitting on the floor of her Cumberland living room, simultaneously helping 5-year-old son Ammar, Read More

• I am a Homeschool Parent
  April 30, 2012 -- Last week, we started homeschooling out ten-year-old daughter. Our reasons are social and emotional, not necessarily academic. Read More

• Students go back in time
  April 30, 2012 -- Civil War history came to life before the eyes of area school children on Friday during Student Day at the 25th annual Civil War Re-enactment in Keokuk. Read More

• Class work at Home
  April 27, 2012 -- Homeschooling is regarded as unconventional wisdom, so why do certain parents insist on imparting an education to their kids without an organised school set-up? Read More

• Homeschooling as an alternative to sending kids to school.
  April 25, 2012 -- Mainstream education in the Philippines has been around for more than a hundred years. Read More

• Home-schoolers don't miss out on prom.
  April 24, 2012 -- The day Michelle Zeledon's parents informed her they would begin home schooling, she thought her life was over. Read More

• Attorney General: “I am not Lobbying for Change!”
  April 24, 2012 -- Staff Attorney Mike Donnelly answers questions and assists members with legal issues in Ohio. Read More

• Senate Steers Clear of Freedom
  April 24, 2012 -- Staff Attorney Mike Donnelly answers questions and assists members with legal issues in New Hampshire. He and his wife homeschool their children. Read More

• Make Room for Homeschoolers
  April 23, 2012 -- Children educated at home can help make a library more fantastic. Read More

• Family denied residency due to 'medical burden' son
  April 23, 2012 -- A South African couple seeking to stay in New Zealand are upset at what they perceive as discrimination towards their terminally ill son. Read More

• Behind the Mascot: PIONEERS
  April 18, 2012 -- At 8:30 on Wednesday mornings, Ganson Church fills with students meeting for class. Read More

"What in the world were you thinking!" I'm sure you've probably heard this from others or told yourself this same statement. The thought of homeschooling your children may have seemed like a great idea at first. Especially if you have only boys! What father wouldn't want to teach their sons about science by going fishing? Fishing is a science right? But then reality hits you. Yes you may be good in math or science, but you're not knowledgeable in everything (although we pretend like it, right guys?). Then there are so many questions that start going through your head. Where do I get curriculum, what curriculum should I use, can I really do this, and of course what about socialization? Let me put your mind at ease. It's not as difficult as it looks.

Relax and have fun. The main objective to parenting is to teach children how to become adults. The reason you are homeschooling is to enjoy the time spent with your children and to learn together. You want to help your children learn how to learn, teach them how to figure things out, to work through problems. Once they understand the basic principles of math, language, or life they can accomplish much. Here is something you might want to think about. In the typical school, one teacher spends 6-7 hours teaching 20 children. This is equivalent to one on one tutoring for 1-2 hours a day. Learning is a lot easier in a relaxed atmosphere with this type of one on one attention. And when it is all said and done, you will have taught your children something more valuable than what is written in a schoolbook. You will have shown them how much you loved them.

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Start talking to people you know who already homeschool their children. They will have plenty of good advice to get you started. If you don't know any homeschoolers then try to find a homeschool support group in your area. Many churches also have organized homeschool support groups. Check around and see what you can find.

Next you should find out about the homeschooling laws in your state. Different states have different requirements. Some states have testing requirements. Some have specific curriculum requirements. State support groups generally have a summary of their state laws. Check the listings on our State Homeschool Support Information page or ask a local support group.