What It’s Like? The Homeschool to High School Transition
About this episode
The episode discusses the emotional and logistical aspects of transitioning from homeschooling to high school.
The homeschool to high school transition is, well, different from what I expected. There’s a bracing moment in every homeschool mama’s world where she realizes her homeschooled kiddos aren’t staying kiddos forever. And though in theory she knew this, she also finds the transition unexpected in its emotional weight. In this article, I share my honest experience of what the homeschool to high school transition actually looks like — the emotional side, the logistical side, and everything in between. If you’re in the thick of this season and feeling the ground shift beneath you, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure it out from scratch. The free mini-course below is a good place to start. Get your free mini-course to Reimagine your Homeschool Life Our Homeschool Kids Are Growing Up Our homeschool kids are moving on, moving up, growing into their own persons, and deciding to approach their lives independently — just as they should be. Despite fully acknowledging that I knew I wasn’t going to be “mommy” forever, it always comes as a surprise when every single child shifts how they engage with me differently — yet at about…
People in this episode
Host: Teresa Wiedrick
Topics covered
- homeschooling
- high school transition
- emotional development
- parenting
- independence
Keywords
- homeschool
- high school
- transition
- emotional weight
- parenting
- developmental phase
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