r/nosurffamilies • u/Live7777 • Mar 06 '22
Part-time Homeschooling
Even if you don't plan on ever homeschooling, kids love to learn. My kid has only ever watched limited TV (no other devices), and hasn't asked to watch any TV in over two months. So screen time has been 0 ever since.
What changed? Besides consistently getting 10-20 library books per week, I started homeschooling. My kid loves doing math problems, reading lessons, and crafts. On the plus side, it's probably a big benefit if your kid ends up thinking schoolwork is fun :)
I will do some one-on-one lessons, as well as giving my kid 5-10 pages in the workbook to do on alone while I get things done. Overall, I'd say my kid spends about 2-3 hours a day doing various math and spelling problems in a workbook and with fun math books from the library... both with me and without me.
I hated schoolwork as a kid, and this could be because my early experiences with schoolwork weren't presented as fun activities. Of course, all kids are different but it wouldn't hurt to try.