This will be long but I hope someone can help.
I have been home educating my 4 children for 3 years.
My DH and I have tried to follow an autonomous approach, I have suggested and tried lots of different activities with the kids hoping that something would stick,from drama to martial arts. Only my dd plays a sport and an instrument, my boys do nothing outside the home.
I took them to the local home ed meet ups for 2 years and they haven't made any friends, everyone is an idiot apparently, and now they wont go at all.
My DD is the eldest at 15 and I am trying to encourage academic study, at one point she was keen now she says she doesn't want to do GCSE's at all
They do seem mostly happy though. They play a lot of minecraft and play games over the internet with a few other homeschoolers, I think my dd would like more friends but doesn't seem to meet anyone that she has a real affinity with.
They seem to lack passion for anything besides computer games and don't want to go out, and I am finding it difficult to inspire them.
Do I need to restrict computer time completely, or do I just go with it and hope that the autonomous approach will work, I am really worried about the future.
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cowbelle · 09/01/2014 14:50
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