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Personality Matters In Homeschooling

Regardless of your personality as a 4. uninvolved - neither demanding nor
paretn, you can homeschool and succeed responsive
with it. Homeschooling your childis a Studies show that the authoritative style
journey of a lifetime and many parents - which balances high expectations with
have the right authoritative personality recognition of children's autonomy - is
to do it well. If you don't, you can associated with self-confidence,
learn some of the skills and still apply persistence, academic success, and social
them to successful homeschooling, competence. Authoritative parents provide
especially in teaching your child. guidance and support for education and
Do you know someone, perhaps a friend or development of personal interests, set
neighbor, who seems to live life as a expectation standards, and encourage
full-time explorer, always trying new responsible independence - a style that
activities, taking classes, traveling, results in children's broader and more
cooking up exotic recipes with active exploration of career choices
ingredients you've never even heard of? I later in life.
do. I think of him as a person who has While an authoritarian parenting style is
never lost the love of learning...who often associated with success in school,
never tires of taking on new challenges. the pressure to live up to their parents'
(Yes, he's more of a starter than a expectations can eventually produce
finisher, but I think that's what keeps emotionally unhealthy children.
the kick in his step.) Conversely, indulgent and uninvolved
It's certainly not an ideal lifestyle for parental styles - marked by a lack of
everyone. In fact, many of us would guidance or encouragement - are likely to
probably welcome a day or two with a few lead to children who have few well
less challenges to overcome, especially developed personal interests and find it
if you have a young child at home! On the difficult to identify a personally
other hand, consider those satisfying area of study.
characteristics described above not as an So what can you do to adopt more of an
adult's approach to life, but as a authoritative style and encourage your
child's approach to learning. Isn't that child to explore, discover, and learn?
joy of discovery exactly what we want to Here are some tips on how to help your
encourage; to start our children on a child begin the journey of a lifetime.
lifelong journey of exploring and facing Tell your child stories about your work.
challenges? Discuss the importance of finding work
Numerous research studies have examined that is personally rewarding. For younger
the influence of parents and the family children, choose a colorful example of
on children's willingness to explore and your job and describe it in concrete
take risks. When young children terms. Turn events into simple plotlines,
experience close, trusting relationships, focusing on the "characters" and
that security encourages them to try out different ways to handle problems. Is
new behaviors, to risk faltering or even there a bad guy/girl? How about a hero?
failing. Researchers are now Help your child understand why you think
investigating the possibility that these so.
feelings carry over into young adulthood Read with your child and keep good
and similarly encourage or inhibit literature in your home. Great stories
risk-taking in education and job choices. teach and inspire, and your child's
Parenting style also have been shown to questions and comments about the stories
have a significant influence on provide opportunities to share thoughts,
children's feelings of self-confidence beliefs, and concerns about values and
and personal responsibility. Researchers behavior.
have identified four types of parenting Encourage learning, taking on challenges,
styles: and developing new skills. Give your
1. authoritarian - very demanding but not child opportunities to recognize natural
responsive 2. indulgent - very responsive talents, explore interests, and identify
but not demanding academic strengths and weaknesses. Follow
3. authoritative - both demanding and up by suggesting related activities and
responsive finding additional information together.




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