For some reason, socialization seems to be the number one concern of parents. It is as if it can only be taught by the school, in school. In fact, socialization in school is quite limited and in many ways, it can be harmful. When you only have friends and social opportunities with one age group, the socialization can become skewed. Additionally, children at school often have no choice other than socializing with children who are bullies and want to harm them physically and mentally. Children who are homeschool have more interactions with a variety of children at different ages. They know how to properly interact with adults, children older than they are and children younger. Isn't this true socialization? As a parent you can better guide your children's social opportunities far greater than any school. It is an area where many homeschool children excel.

How do I remove my doubts and fears? over 20 years ago when Dale and Michelle started, they had no clue where to begin. Neither had any formal education past high school. Michelle felt inadequate because she didn't have a teaching degree and wondered if she would do more harm than good. Their oldest was 13 when they started with the youngest being 3. It's sometimes hard to see the end from the beginning and often you are too scared to take that first step, at least we were. To many, the expectations are as high as the fear of failure but their story turned out amazing in so many ways. In less than 3 years their oldest at age 16, not only was ready for college but received a full 4 year academic scholarship to the University with no GED or high school diploma. Their second son did the same thing at age 15 with the other two entering college at 17. With their children they were able to include over 30 countries to their homeschooling adventure and so much more. ​ When they began, there was far fewer resources and no internet. So how did they do it? They jumped in with both feet and learned to quickly alleviate the fears and ignore the naysayers. ​ In their. book, "Anyone Can Do It.! Homeschool Simplified", Natalie and Michelle walk you through the doubts and fears that most parents have and show you that yes, everyone can do this! ​ The biggest fear is to just make the commitment to start. The action you take will either instill that fear or remove it, depending on what you do. Simplified Homeschooling is designed to help you take the right action to alleviate the fear of starting. Trust us... It gets much easier after that first step.

You know the saying, the first step is the hardest step you'll take. Not when you are following someones proven footsteps. We've walked these steps and we will walk them side by side with you. From changing your mindset of what homeschooling is all about to sending them off to college if that is your goal. Walk me through the steps... At Simplified Homeschooling, we found the formula for success. It come with over 25 years of experience, and a lot of trial and error. The best part is that you get to benefit from all our triumphs and mistakes which will put you on a much faster road to success. ​ Getting off the treadmill - We really can't stress this enough, Homeschool is not school at home. Remember however, you were a product of traditional school and you and your children have been neck deep in it for maybe years. If your child hasn't yet been in the school system, you will actually be a bit ahead if you can not think of homeschool like you were schooled as a child. This process of decompressing is as important to you as it is to your children. They need time to just be free from the structures of school. They need to explore their own abilities, likes, dislikes about learning. This is the time for them to do this. It is also the time for you to look, read, study, watch our instructional videos on how to get things set up in a way that makes sense to you. In these 8 video's we will walk you through the process of "Getting off the Treadmill". Gently raising responsible kids - This is the second course you will watch and it will keep the sanity in your life and home. If your child can't govern their own lives, this will be a nearly impossible journey. They have been taught what to do, how to think, and when to think it for as many years that they have been in school. Even at home with their homework, you have kept to the schedule and maybe even been the overbearing parent you never wanted to become. In this course we teach you how to train your children to take on their own responsibility. For their own lives, their education and more. This is the most important life skill you can teach your children and is very different than how they are taught in school. Creating the right environment - We have talked a lot about this in another section of parent concerns and if you still have doubts, I would recommend you review the points in that section. The learning environment is everything. It is the gravity that keeps everything grounded. From learning how to create your families mission, culture and priorities to creating a true sanctuary of learning along with knowing when to rest are all great videos you will learn from. Understanding your child's learning personality - We have a quiz that will help you get a better picture of the type of learner your child is. This may not surprise you, but it will surprise traditional educators... No one child learns in the same way. Dale as a child had multiple learning disabilities, from dyslexia and ADHD to processing disorders. Teachers would present a problem, that was often understood, but when they got into the details of how it was to be solved he was sure they were speaking a different language. He ended up solving the problem his way, but because it wasn't the way the teacher did it, it was often counted as wrong and his grades suffered. Freedom for your child to learn is often limited to your understanding of how they learn. here is a link to the learning personality quiz Applying the right teaching styles - Once you understand your child's learning personality, it is time to understand the right teaching style that fits. What? You mean there isn't one style of teaching? No. There are many and