Has anyone Home educated just one of their children?

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I am totally new to this part of the site but I have read alot of your threads and you seem very friendly :)

I have three DC's. DS1 is doing well in MS school and I am confident my DD will be fine when she starts next year.

My worry is DS2. He has ASD and with all the talk of funding cuts within our local council for disabled children I am very, very worried.

Has anyone else not Home educated all of thier children. Its not that I wouldnt, but I know DS1 is happy at school and doing very well.

My DS2 is nearly 4 BTW and due to start in reception in September.

we home educaated all three of our children-all of whom had SEN, but I know of quite a number of home educators who have one or more children in school.
It really isn't that uncommon.

Have you found the Home Education Special Needs website?
There is an email support list there, full of paents who are the real experts in home educating children like yours and mine.

Hello,
I have DS1 at home and DS2 in school. DS1 was not happy in school from the age of 6yrs. He went into yr 1 in a state school and found the pace very slow and asked to stay at home. We tried very hard to make school work for him. He is now very happy studying at home.

DS2 is very young for his age but has excellent social skills, loves the noise and the hubble bubble of school. He is a creative and sensitive type,very independent nature and loves to ask questions!(not always compatible with school) so we are watching and waiting. He has asked to be educated at home but at the moment doesn't quite understand that it doesn't mean pleasing himself all day!

Other people on MN have said that HomeEd suited children with ASD. I would 2nd that.DS1 is more of a loner with very mild aspergers traits, no diagnosis, we prefer to consider he is quirky. It has suited him very well as he disliked spending time in class with what he considered irritating less able children couldn't concentrate with the noise level and prefers to speak to adults and work on his own. However be prepared that your other DCs may ask to stay home too!

This is interesting as DS1 may have Aspergers and whilst the school are doing all they can to try to help him settle in, his disruptive behaviour isn't improving. I've thought several times that HE would suit him perfectly as he's way ahead of his peers academically but can't cope socially or understand/interpret social cues. He only ever has one friend at school.

In fact, the only reason I'm hesitant is because quite frankly, he drives me up the wall and I need DS1-free time to recover. I wish I were more patient.

I had just one out of school for a year. My younger daughter came out of school at 8. At the time my eldest, then 11, was happy in her new secondary school and had no inclination to be at home.

It worked very well, and was a really lovely year, one I will always be glad I had. Over the course of her life I'd had much less time on my own with DD2 than with DD1, and it really strengthened our bond. DD2 was quite happy with DD1 being the centre of attention when she came home from school because she'd had me to herself all day. The education side was great because there was only her to worry about. I had time to answer all her questions and go with her curiosity in a way I've never had since.

The only real downside was I didn't have the freedom of otherhome educators because I was still tied to school hours.

After a year, DD1 decided that DD2 was getting a decidedly cushy deal out of life and came out of school herself.

They're now 14 and 11. I love having them both at home but I will always look back on the year I spent with DD2 alone and be glad I got that chance. I think it will work for you fine. Just be prepared for your blissfully happy at school children to change their minds!

My son was home educated for 3 yrs ( he,s 16 now and at college ) but my daughter has stayed at school.

She had the option of HE but is happy at school and has chosen to stay there.

It worked very well for us and i really do think that every child is different and has different needs and choices . :)

DS1 has always been at school, he is currently in yr 11. DS2 came out in yr 5 and is still home educated 3 years later, he would be starting yr 8 now.

DS1 has been my greatest support in Home Educating DS2. Right from the start he said that DS2 was happier. His childhood has improved hugely due to this change! It was hell beforehand.

I am home ed. my son 6 (ASD) due to lack of support he received when he joined school (he went for 2-3 weeks) i had to take him out as he became a nervous wreck.
My eldest went to school but took one of my daughters out at 14 due to problems the school werent dealing with.My other 2 enjoyed school,until my eldest dd (who had stayed on )had severe bullying problems and she chose to leave ..again the school refused to help.

my eldest 3 *

I have been home tutoring my son who is 15 since february. He is the 2nd child of 4, and has had many problems around school since yr 7. he was in a school provision for anxious and vunerable children, although this did not help, so i withdrew him altogether. my eldest went through school, with a few hiccups, but is now doing really well in college (19yrs. my third eldest is 13 and has been a school refusal for 2 yrs and is now at a provisional school, although is being intergrated back into ms school 2morrow. my youngest has been on a little roller coaster over the last year with all that has gone on with the others, thankfully, we have turned a corner and he is back enjoying school. as for the 15 yr old I am still battling at home teaching him what i can.
As for only teaching one at home the others have coped very well, and have not stated that this is what they want.