Posts Tagged ‘children’

I’m a mom of two boys, one is 14 the other is 12.  They both have been going through puberty for a while now.  A long time ago, when my oldest was starting to ask questions, I got him a couple of books that helped both him and I with the whole “TALK”.  My oldest has always been a little more shy about talking about his feelings, and certainly more so about sex.  But the books that I bought helped quite a bit.  My youngest has never been shy about anything though.  His way of talking to me about things like sex has always been by confessional.  No we’re not Catholic, he’s just weird.  One of the things he confessed to me about was some of his sexuality.  That is what has prompted me to write an article for Secular Homeschooling Magazine about Sex Education and the Homeschooler.  If they don’t accept the article, then I’ll post it here.  However, just in case someone is interested in some of the books that I bought for my sons, you can see them below.  I’ll let you all know one way or another if my article is in Secular Homeschooling Magazine and when the issue comes out with it.

Single parents are already faced with many challenges, but when they wish to homeschool their child, those challenges increase dramatically. Without a partner, the parent may feel that they are barely able to support their child alone, much less be home and educate their child and devote that necessary time to education. Private school is also often out of the question because it is simply not economically feasible for the single parent.
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