Posts Tagged ‘Adhd’

Deciding to homeschool is not an easy decision for parents to make.  I often find myself at a loss for words, specifics, and examples of why I homeschool when I’m in the middle of a discussion (or as sometimes it feels with family members, and intervention).  Of course every day I hear about more stories about what’s happening in our public schools that make me go “THATS another reason I homeschool!”  Here are a few of those such articles!

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As homeschool parents, there are many options for teaching our children. I have found the variety out there to actually be overwhelming, but few resources actually meet my needs. My son is gifted, but has ADHD. As a clinician and a professor, I hated seeing him struggle in school. Each day he would tell me he had “Carnitors” (T-Rex’s for the rest of us) in his tummy. After meeting with his teacher several times, it became clear that the school was unable/unwilling to meet his needs to my satisfaction. Kids with ADD/ADHD need a place with few distractions, short bursts of learning followed by physical activity, structure and learning materials tailored to how they learn and learning times scheduled around when they learn best.
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