Homeschool Not Working? Answers to Your Biggest Homeschool Issues
Last Updated on August 26, 2024 by Alicia Michelle
We're about half-way through the homeschool year. How's it going in your home?
Let's face it–sometimes our homeschool is not working. At least not working as well as we'd hoped it would. We run into big homeschool issues (things we never thought we'd deal with!) and we need to make changes in our homeschool. Like now.
Here are 35 areas where you made need help with your homeschool, along with links to Your Vibrant Family posts that give encouragement, tips and ideas on these topics. I pray they encourage you!
Homeschool Mom Issues
When you need peace in your homeschool (also here)
When you need homeschool joy (also here and an online course here)
When you need regular rest in your day
When you have a hard homeschool day
When others are criticizing your homeschool
When you needs your husband's help in your homeschool
When you feel misunderstood or forgotten
When you need to know that you're loved (also here)
When you're not sure if homeschooling is still a good choice (also here)
When you need encouragement that homeschooling works
When you need encouragement that you can teach your child
When you need to see what another “real” homeschool looks like (also here and here)
When you need to be encouraged by another mom's story (and also here in this other book)
Homeschool Organization
When you need a good rhythm for your homeschool day (also here and here, and an online course here)
When you need ideas on how to set up your homeschool for success
When your kids school papers are a mess
When you need help with scheduling
Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family
Back to School Survival Manual: A Girlfriend's Guide to an Organized and Successful Homeschool Year
Homeschool Teaching Styles
How to develop a good learning flow
How to teach during “non teaching times”
How to teach using audio books or audio dramas
Homeschool Resources (by Subject)
40 Top Tools for Homeschool Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum (plus here)
30 Genius Ways to Make Math Fun
Fabulously Fun Science Curriculum Ideas
Best Homeschool History Curriculum and Books
Common Issues for Homeschool Children
When your child needs math help
When you know your child's work is not enough
When your child has to learn a difficult subject
When you're homeschooling a child with special needs
When you need to let your child lead the learning (and here)
Thank you such much, Lacie!
What a great collection of resources! Thank you for sharing at Funtastic Friday!
Thank you, Shirley! I’m glad you enjoyed them and that they encouraged you!
Thank you for sharing these resources with us at Merry Monday. Such a nice collection!
Hi there! Thank you so much for your feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed the post and found it helpful.
This is a great resource. Would love to see your posts in the Practical Mondays Link Up:)
Yay! Thank you, Lisa! I’m so glad it’s helpful, and YES, please share with your homeschool groups on FB! Have a great day!
This is an AWESOME post! Wow. I’m sharing this in some of my homeschool groups on FB!
Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic, Christia! I appreciate the feedback. Thank you for sharing!
This is the round up of all roundups. LOVE all of the valuable information. Thank you for sharing on the Faith Filled Parenting LinkUp.
Hi Marilyn! Thank you so much! I’m glad you found them helpful and I appreciate that you shared!
Awesome! Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
Hi Amanda! I’m so glad you’ve already made the choice to homeschool! Wonderful! Yes, hold on to these as a reference for when you run into some challenges… because we all do at one time or another! Thank you for sharing and I hope to see you around the site again soon!
Hi Jessie! Thank you so much! I am so glad you found it helpful. That post that talks about how to handle it when others are criticizing your homeschool? That post gets the most traffic out of all of my homeschool posts. I share that to tell you that YOU ARE NOT ALONE in having that issue! Many, many others have it as well! Hang in there!
I’m glad you stopped by and hope to “see” you around the site again soon! 🙂
This is a HUGE list of resources you have put together. THANK YOU. I’m pinning it for future reference. Um, “When others are criticizing your homeschool” YES! We’ve homeschooled for 10 years now and STILL WE DEAL WITH THAT. sigh.
I’m happy to have found your blog through faith filled parenting linkup
My daughter is only one, so we are not homeschooling yet. But I’m sure we will run into some of these issues on our journey. I’m saving this for when that time comes. Thanks so much!
Wow! What a roundup of helpful ideas!
This is certainly a great collection of resources! Pinned and shared. Thanks for linking up at #overthemoon! I hope to see you also at #thursdayfavoritethings.
Hi Nicole! Thank you! I agree that it does make a difference to stop and assess our homeschool from time to time, just to make sure everything is running well. Thanks for pinning and sharing!
What a wonderful resource for homeschool moms!! It is such a wonderful thing to stop and access how your homeschool is doing mid way through the year. I am pinning for reference later! Have a blessed week.
This post has so much valuable information. I’ve pinned it to the Thursday Favorite Things Pin Board.
Thank you for sharing with us at Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
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Great! Thank you, Lexi! I’m glad to hear that they are helpful!
What a great collection of answers. I’m saving this post!