| It is certainly a big day for any family to pack off the | | | | one is off to school. It could even effect the change in |
| little one for his first day at school. But the tantrums | | | | the overall routine of your entire household.c. Home |
| thrown around, may mar the occasion. This is mainly | | | | Schooling requires a lot of energy and nerves of steel. |
| due to the child psychology. The little one may be | | | | Certainly a lot more than simply packing off your child |
| resistant to the change in environment from the cozy | | | | to school. Apart from the regular school curriculum, you |
| environs of home to the unknown world outside. It is | | | | will also need to engage him in other creative activities |
| here where Home Schooling plays a vital role in | | | | such as painting, model-building etc. You may also need |
| comforting the impressionable mind of the little one. | | | | to stay abreast with the Home Schooling Legislation.d. |
| If you are prepared for it, Home Schooling can be a | | | | Schooling your kids at home, could also result in your |
| great experience for you, but most of the parents give | | | | spic-and-span house becoming a mess. You should be |
| up even before the first year is over. This could be | | | | mentally prepared for this too. It could become a back |
| due to the unability to control the over pampered child, | | | | breaking exercise for you to constantly clean the |
| and make him/her lead a disciplined routine followed in | | | | clutter created by school books and science projects |
| the Traditional Schools. | | | | strewn all over the house. It could be more draining |
| There are certain points to be kept in mind, while | | | | than you could expect.e. You should also be prepared |
| deciding on pros and cons of Home School vs | | | | to handle the glare, sneers and criticisms of your family, |
| Tradional School:a. You should be able to take the | | | | friends and the neighborhood.. You should also be |
| single minded and full responsibility of your child's | | | | prepared to reply back and justify your decision of not |
| education. You can utilize other resources, such as | | | | sending your child to a traditional school, but to home |
| private tuitions, or a part-time maid to tend to your | | | | school. Home Schooling would certainly not be your |
| child's needs. But overall it will depend on your | | | | cup of tea if you have a tendency of valuing other's |
| supervisory skills to see that your child is not neglected, | | | | decisions over your own, and you try to please |
| and is being taken care of in a proper manner.b. Your | | | | everyone. |
| entire family should be ready to chip in some great | | | | Do weigh your decisions very carefully, before deciding |
| sacrifices on matters like social outings, and the guests | | | | on the type of education you wish to impart to your |
| visiting you, while its study time for your child,so that his | | | | little one. It could after all have an impact on his entire |
| mind is not diverted. You should be prepared to be | | | | life and career. |
| deprived of some private moments, while your little | | | | |