Is it lonely being homeschooled?
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Is it lonely being homeschooled?
A homeschooled child is not lonely if they meet regularly with other children and adults in a variety of settings both inside and outside their peer group. Most parents want their kids to be happy and surrounded by loving friends and family, no matter where your child goes to school.
Our Favorite Social Activities for Homeschoolers
- Join a local homeschool support group.
- Take dance lessons.
- Join gymnastics.
- Participate in a basketball team.
- Become part of a homeschool co-op.
- Talk with your local public school about homeschoolers joining extracurricular activities.
- Take music lessons.
How do homeschooled students make friends?
While most kids are at school, visit kid-friendly places. Head to your local playground, library, indoor play area, children’s museums, or other places where kids congregate. If there are school-aged children there during regular school hours, there’s a pretty good chance that they’re homeschoolers.
Are homeschool kids social?
Homeschooling families don’t conform to social norms by virtue of not attending formalised schooling. Compared to children attending conventional schools, research also suggests homeschooled children often have higher quality friendships and better relationships with their parents and other adults.
What are the cons to homeschooling?
Cons of Homeschooling
- Income – Homeschool requires one parent to stay home and teach their child.
- The Fear of “Falling Behind” – Parents have a fear that if they homeschool their child, the custom-academic curriculum may cause their child to fall behind from peers.
- All Day Affair – Homeschooling is a time crunch.
Most of this research finds that being homeschooled does not harm children’s development of social skills, as measured in these studies. In fact, some research finds that homeschooled children score more highly than children who attend school on measurements of socialization.