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Maleldil's daughter · 08-31-2018, 07:52 AM

I'm very strongly leaning toward taking my ds out of public school and homeschooling again. He really wanted to try school, but it hasn't been going well.
He has been very inattentive in class and cannot complete the work on time. Also, he's miserable.

The one question holding me back is how to make it work with my 2 yo. She is extremely insistent on being in the center of everything and melts down if she does not have my attention. Ds cannot concentrate with her trying to get my attention. If I put out activities for her ds also gets distracted by them. He also really doesn't work independently - that's a big part of the problem he's having in school. So I'm just trying to figure out how it would work. Last year we did most of the "schooly" part of school during her nap, but she's not napping as much and I think I need more time for academic subjects.

08-31-2018, 07:52 AM	#1
Maleldil's daughter Rose Bouquet Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 831	Homeschooling a child with special needs with a toddler interfering I'm very strongly leaning toward taking my ds out of public school and homeschooling again. He really wanted to try school, but it hasn't been going well. He has been very inattentive in class and cannot complete the work on time. Also, he's miserable. The one question holding me back is how to make it work with my 2 yo. She is extremely insistent on being in the center of everything and melts down if she does not have my attention. Ds cannot concentrate with her trying to get my attention. If I put out activities for her ds also gets distracted by them. He also really doesn't work independently - that's a big part of the problem he's having in school. So I'm just trying to figure out how it would work. Last year we did most of the "schooly" part of school during her nap, but she's not napping as much and I think I need more time for academic subjects. __________________ Karen Wifey to the Husby 9/6/2006 Mama to The Littlest Man in all the Land 5/31/2012 and The Littlest Girl in all the World 1/28/2016 Counseling is like cleaning out your fridge. Mostly it's rearranging things so they make more sense. Now and then you come across some really nasty thing that's been stuck in the back way too long.

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