HE siblings

[podsquash]

Hi,

Am new to all this and just exploring the idea of home educating my children. My 3.4 year old son is clearly quite bright (am pretty sure I'm not just being biased) and is very energetic and spirited. He is sometimes quite a handful - I'm sure that is largely to do with being 3 - but it gets much worse when his sister (1.4) is around and I am looking after them on my own. He really thrives on one-to-on attention but it isn't available in large quantities!

So, what I am wondering is, how do people overcome these sorts of issues between siblings when home educating? Presumably all siblings have some friction at times but how do you ensure each child gets the focus they need and the time and space to work at their level?

Thanks.

Hello again - I have just read a thread from April on this
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/2406/513545

• very useful! But if anyone has anything else to add, please do.

Thanks again!

oh you use naptimes, partner being home, etc etc

you don't have to have 1-1 time or HE during "school hours"

during times when you have both alone either do stuff they can do together or just let them play

podsquash- I am very much learning to go with the flow. When I first started he-ing I had a very structured approach and got stressed out easily when my little one got too demanding.

Now me and my girls are just running with it. It can be hard at times to juggle being a mother, a wife and a teacher. But I knew from the start that I would make mistakes. My first mistake was trying to hard. Life is so much nicer and easier when you learn through playing and experiencing life.

I never thought i'd be an advocate to the unschooled approach but I can see why so many people like it.

I dont suppose that really answers your question, but I hope it helps in some round about sort of way.

I just keep thinking that whatever time and attention I can give to my 3 children it has to be more then they would get in a class of 30 children.