This is an email written by my friend, Lisa. It had such great insights, I asked her if I could share it with everyone. Benifits of Homeschooling and Daycare I was at our homeschool group park day yesterday and the subject of keeping our house tidy came up. A year ago I probably would have joined the ranks of the "what? your house can actually be clean?" However, now that I am doing daycare, cleaning has become a top priority and in turn my house is cleaner than it has been before(and staying that way!). We get a lot more visitors now, and I know that parents take note of cleanliness. Another benefit that I noticed that has been a result of doing daycare is that we get outside every single day. I remember those winters where we would feel so cooped up all the time and even the TV was on more than I wanted. Now I have a policy that we go outside every single day (for our sanity along with ensuring a restful nap-time). Our days are much more organized now, which I finally realized needed to be done after so many months of frustration. In order to meet my goals in homeschooling and daycare, I need to have a plan or it won't work. Therefore, I had to enforce some structure (not just a routine, but structure), which wasn't present in our lives before daycare. On the other hand, I feel that our homeschooling lifestyle also benefits our daycare in many ways. My 9yo is here all day and he is a great help with the little ones. We also visit the county library along with our charter school's library (which has games and manipulatives along with books/videos) at least weekly. We get out to park days and have fun field trips already set up for us. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Lisa S KidCare Adventures, CA Where would you like to visit? -------------------------- Home Play Room Preschool Resource Room Study Home Office Library Kitchen Family Room Bathroom Scales Backdoor Mailbox -------------------------- Pamm's House Web Design -------------------------- Site Map -------------------------- Disclaimer & Copyright Make your own slideshow with music at Animoto. View us on YouTube. Remember, you will need Adobe Reader to view and print PDF pages. It's free and you can get it here: Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web pammshouse.com Online Graphics by Debbie's Doodles (now closed) © Copyright Since 2001 ♥ Pamm's House ♥ All Rights Reserved All praise and glory go to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Apart from Him, I could do nothing. (John 15:5)