Relationship most important job for parents

Celestia Shumway and daughter

“Thank you, thank you! I feel some inspiration and motivation to be better at structured family learning time this year. Your webinar has been just the thing to help me. I’ve been homeschooling for 12 years now and sometimes at the beginning of the school year it’s so easy to feel like, oh, another year, am I really ready for this.

The Shumways

With two children in scholar phase, one transition, one love of learning, and three in core, things get very hectic around here! Your words of encouragement remind me that it’s not really the materials that I provide for my children, but the focused attention, caring, and engagement that I can dedicate to them during this time.

When I use the five rules of engagement I feel like I am the Mary Poppins of our homeschool.”  Celestia Shumway.

I wanted to share this letter for a couple of reasons. First, homeschooling is a long term commitment and not every day is great. It is what it is and it is OK.

Second, I loved Celestia’s last line, “Your words of encouragement remind me that it’s not really the materials that I provide for my children, but the focused attention, caring, and engagement that I can dedicate to them during this time.”

Relationship is Job 1 for parents. Being present, caring, focusing on children’s needs, and engaging with them as they do the job of learning is what is most important. I encourage everyone to listen to the FREE class at leadershipeducationfamilybuilder.com – Relationship Job 1. You’ll be glad you did!

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