Benefits of Home School
Support Groups

Home school support groups offer many benefits for families from homeschool activities for the children to informed discussions about the pros and cons of homeschooling. Some organizations even offer parents' meetings, enrichment classes, and teams to enhance the homeschool lessons you're teaching.

Places to Look

• check with the local churches which may have introductory home school meetings as well as provide information to new families
• see if your state has a name of a homeschool group meeting at a location near you
• always ask others for a recommendation of where they meet with other homeschoolers
• you just might have to start a group if none exists in your area

Advantages of Membership

• great social interaction for your children and yourself with like-minded friends
• interaction with adults who share your homeschooling interests and will encourage and support your decision to home educate
• homeschool encouragement from fellow home schoolers
• field trips and activities provide opportunities to meet new friends beyond the normal sphere of home, church or sports activities
• best homeschool curriculum suggestions from others who have used them and opportunities to swap resources
• relevant homeschooling information

There is a lot of variety so select wisely. Spend time with the members and get to know the leadership before you finally decide.

Features of Groups

Some things I have learned to look for include:

• how well your children enjoy the other children in the group
• whether the others in the group are close in age with your children
• how well you will enjoy the adult relationships and benefit from them
• types of field trips or activities and how often they are regularly offered
• religious or political viewpoints expressed by the adults
• travel time required to participate in group events

These groups can provide great relationships for your children and yourself. However, make sure they do not interfere with your primary objective which is to instruct your children at home and instill YOUR core values within their hearts.

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