Comments on: Who is the truly “peer-dependent” one? http://www.hippiemommy.com/2007/03/20/who-is-the-truly-peer-dependent-one/ The life and thoughts of spunky, funky, little punkie Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:49:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Snakes, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails: Are we as homeschool parents too peer dependant? http://www.hippiemommy.com/2007/03/20/who-is-the-truly-peer-dependent-one/#comment-5864 Snakes, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails: Are we as homeschool parents too peer dependant? Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:35:26 +0000 http://www.hippiemommy.com/2007/03/20/who-is-the-truly-peer-dependent-one/#comment-5864 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] online friend of mind blogged about this on her blog. It really struck home for me. I like to think that I am independant but I do worry a lot about [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] online friend of mind blogged about this on her blog. It really struck home for me. I like to think that I am independant but I do worry a lot about [...]

]]> By: Alison http://www.hippiemommy.com/2007/03/20/who-is-the-truly-peer-dependent-one/#comment-5513 Alison Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:40:15 +0000 http://www.hippiemommy.com/2007/03/20/who-is-the-truly-peer-dependent-one/#comment-5513 Wonderful topic once again! For several years, I tried to keep up with an online support group for our curriculum of choice, but I found the group as a whole waaaay too competitive. If you read the emails in a vacuum without engaging your brain, you would feel like a total failure as a parent. Your two points (consistency and love of learning) are the key. I felt pressured to add in all these extras (everyone else was doing it) but I soon discovered that I had a collection of workbooks that my daughter HATED. The one thing she loved (100 EZ Lessons) everyone else had panned. We stepped off the beaten path to give our daughters a different kind of learning experience, tailored to their needs. I have to keep reminding myself not to trade one beaten path for another! Wonderful topic once again!

For several years, I tried to keep up with an online support group for our curriculum of choice, but I found the group as a whole waaaay too competitive. If you read the emails in a vacuum without engaging your brain, you would feel like a total failure as a parent.

Your two points (consistency and love of learning) are the key. I felt pressured to add in all these extras (everyone else was doing it) but I soon discovered that I had a collection of workbooks that my daughter HATED. The one thing she loved (100 EZ Lessons) everyone else had panned.

We stepped off the beaten path to give our daughters a different kind of learning experience, tailored to their needs. I have to keep reminding myself not to trade one beaten path for another!

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