Hi,
Just wondering if any of you have had experience home schooling there senior children. My daughter struggles with school so I am considering it.
She has just started year 10. Socially she is fine, actually very well liked with a strong friend group. She just struggles with it for some reason. Today she asked to go to the toilet and rang me up crying asking if I could come pick her up. She couldn’t tell me what’s wrong.She knows what she wants to do when she leaves (phycology) and is very motivated and makes good choices, eats well exercises , doesn’t vape, drink or hasn’t even had a boyfriend yet. She is emotionally mature for her age. And I know she would be motivated to learn in her own way.Would love to hear from any mums or dads that have experience with the home schooling system and academically has it served its purpose. What’s the pros and cons. Much appreciated.
Home schooling teenage daughter
Home schooling teenage daughter
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If there's no real reason then persist with school. Home schooling is really hard and unless you're a teacher you will struggle to teach her year 10, 11 and 12, she will fall behind her peers and she won't get into uni. That's the reality of that. It sounds as though her mental health may be suffering so focus on that and resilience rather than home schooling.
If you haven’t already, I would look into booking in with your paediatrician. It could be anxiety, ADHD, autism that hasn’t been diagnosed yet. I was in my 30s when I was diagnosed adhd (currently going through an autism assessment) and it only made sense to me when my 14yo was struggling and diagnosed. These things present very differently in females and are often missed because we struggle internally and can’t explain why. Your daughter sounds very similar to both mine and my daughter’s story.
I am looking at the same option as school has become an unsafe space for my teen. She is unhappy and does not feel safe. That's enough for me.
My neices have been home-schooled right through and are now doing pathways to University, so it definitely can be done. They also linked up with other families for sporting/social activities.
There are also online schools where you can still have the curriculum set for you and access to teachers. I am not sure about the costs though.
I am currently considering skillset in my area as they also offer Year 10 and will consider Yr 11 and 12 where she can join some friends.
Let's face it, high school is tough and it is not preparing them for their adult lives. No where since being an adult have I felt intimidated or afraid like I did in school. If someone made us feel afraid, we would ring the police but apparently our kids just have to put up with it. I am not sure of your daughters reasons but she sounds scared.
There is absolutely no harm in having a look around and I know there are online home schooling groups who could offer you more advice 🥰