HOMESCHOOL BAD HABITS ~ How NOT to Homeschool | Homeschool Tips & Learning from My Mistakes!

[@tabithakelley]

I get distracted when they are working on their work too. So I started coloring while I'm waiting for them to finish. It's fun, relaxing and doesn't distract too much so that when they ask a question I can easily answer

[@aplacetonest]

That's a great idea!

[@americaneden3090]

A Place to Nest YES IT IS THANK U🤗💙❄

[@hopemullen9451]

I find letting my son sleep in makes for a smoother day. We may not get our school work done until two or three, but it is a pleasant and productive day. I think what might be a “bad habit” for one family, might be the joy of homeschooling for another family. I also have to be careful watching too many curriculum videos😂. I laughed when you talked about days off school. We almost never take days off, however we have many half days. Even in the summer we school three days a week. We enjoy both the routine and the process of learning new things. I love watching videos to see how other people homeschool. The best part of homeschooling is that we can do what works for our family and that can look different each year.

[@danielleavila110]

It takes a humble heart to be that brave! Thank you for doing that. I struggle with everything you just talked about. You are not alone! We are all works in progress 🙏😄

[@aplacetonest]

Thanks! I'm so glad you liked the video and related to my issues. :)

[@FLORIDA_BARBALES]

danielle Avila so true! Just do your best

[@hannkg7715]

Guilty of all, except the days off. I'm flexible when it comes to illness, over-tiredness etc as I believe health comes first.

[@aplacetonest]

I'm pretty flexible with sickness but most everything else...we push through. 😬

[@hannkg7715]

I do (just about every day) get the 'can we take the day off' question tho! lol

[@lisachristinaconfirmed5067]

THANK YOU!! I REALLY needed to hear NOT to let them sleep in. I honestly felt like I was the only one who struggled with that !

[@aplacetonest]

We go back-and-forth about the sleeping in thing. lol I'll be talking about that in a "homeschool fails" video I'm posting next month. :)

[@GraceandGrit]

Fun video! Totally get a tiny bit distracted when they start working independently! It’s usually writing in my planner for me!

[@americaneden3090]

Grace and Grit 💙 ur channel too!🤗

[@aplacetonest]

It's so easy to do! I need to put blinders on so I can't see, or get involved, in anything else! lol

[@GraceandGrit]

andria blue 😘❤️

[@HomeschoolontheHill]

Becky, I loved getting to join you in this collaboration! I can totally relate to getting distracted and then getting frustrated when I'm interrupted. Also, I'm also a stickler about days off. When I first started homeschooling, I'd make my kids do some of their work when they were sick just so we wouldn't get behind. I've relaxed a bit now, but we still don't take all of the little one day holidays that you mentioned. Thanks so much for inviting me to be a part of this collab! Now I'm going to check out Christy's video!!! :)

[@aplacetonest]

Thanks so much for doing this collab with me Candice! I love your "unhealthy" obsession with your robe! You crack me up! :)

[@MommaSchmoozeReviews]

yes, i am just like you as far as correcting when my daughter is reading! yes, i gotta lighten up a little! so much fun watching this collab!

[@aplacetonest]

Isn't that the hardest thing? It seems so simple but it's so hard not to correct them right away! I'm glad you enjoyed the collab!

[@Ava-wb2yd]

I'd love to homeschool myself because I find that I need to spend more time on some subjects and less on others, but in regular school I spend a lot of time waiting when I'm already finished, and it would be nice to have a flexible schedule since I play clarinet in a youth symphony.

[@aplacetonest]

I think that's the trouble with public school. So many kids have that same problem! I hope you can find a way to make homeschooling work if your parents will agree to it. :)

[@christinasetzer2880]

I'm a little late to the video and comments, my husband works second shift, so it works for us to be more on his schedule and stay up later and sleep in. Of course this does cause issues when we do need to get up early. I struggle with the curriculum thing too. Thankfully I did find the good and the beautiful and love it but am often tempted by people's videos of other curriculums. We are sticking with the good and the beautiful but I may try a gather round unit sometime to see what we think.

[@acountrylife]

My biggest distractions are technology and cooking. Great video.

[@gigimargal9234]

I stopped watching your channel months ago i gues life got too busy w to babies under 2... And also started working part time... 3-5days a week... But ive been getting reeeeeeeally lazy its horrible and i feel super bad and you channel always inspires me so much on having that extra quality time w the kiddos so i just started watching again also because my son was seeing a speech therapist but due to not being able to afford all thr sessions im considering doing it at home amd this is very inspiring to put some time apart throughout my day to actually focus on my son, it would be awesome if you made a video of what activities you did with your kids when they were very young... Thanks for all that you do!!! Loved this video 💞💞💞

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad you're back! I'm sure that must be challenging but I know you're doing a great job with your son!

[@inquiringmind6258]

Oh my gosh!! Yes! Haha the late mornings and getting a bit irritated when I start focusing on other things and then they need me. Completely relate.

[@aplacetonest]

Good to know I'm not alone! Lol

[@ZeFreakLizard]

I love that you admit to being a control freak! So funny. Also, I love that you share these home schooling videos, that was the main reason I became interested in your channel.

[@aplacetonest]

Oh, I'm a definite control freak! :)

[@hopebates4940]

Thank you for being up front and honest about your struggles! We all can fall into one or more of these issues when homeschooling. Great encouragment and ideas.

[@aplacetonest]

I'm so glad to learn that I'm not the only homeschooling mom that does some of these things! :) Thanks for watching and your encouragement!

[@FieldsFullHouse]

🙋‍♀️ me!! Lol! I tend to get distracted too! And interruptions during reading lessons really aggravates me. We also school on the single day holidays. Thanks for sharing this!

[@aplacetonest]

Getting distracted is a BIG ONE for me because I hate just sitting and waiting so I try to be productive and do other things but that backfires. I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that!

[@workingmommyhomeschool5799]

I do reading correction too. I need to start letting my daughter finish the sentence and see if she recognizes her mistake.

[@aplacetonest]

It's so hard not to do, isn't it? :)

[@antoinetteclark4089]

Woow!!! I feel you so much with everything your saying. I feel like I have those same homeschooling bad habits

[@aplacetonest]

I'm glad you can relate! Just know that you aren't alone in any homeschooling struggles you might have. :)

[@petagayejolly7577]

Great video❤ I am guilty of letting my kids sleep in too.

[@aplacetonest]

I'm glad I'm not alone in that! :)

[@ACommonLife]

It is so much fun to see some of my fav KZbinrs join together for this collab! What a fun idea. I am totally guilty of working on something during the downtime. That is why I taught myself to crochet. I can sit there and still feel like I am accomplishing something. I've also switched curriculum- it is hard to stick with something when you see another curriculum that looks so much better. But, yes, just writing it down is a better alternative. :)

[@aplacetonest]

Aren't Candice and Christy great! I love both of their personalities so much and I trust what they say! I'm glad I'm not the only one that keeps switching curriculum. :)

[@lmmbchampion]

I’m very similar to you...meaning that I’m guilty of almost all of these same homeschool bad habits! The only one I don’t struggle with is curriculum. We are in our 9th year using the ABeka DVD program. Now that both our kids are in high school-we use the accredited program so ABeka sends the report cards. Before that, I did the record keeping. Our daughter graduates this year so we are going to fly to Florida so she can walk across stage with the other ABEKA academy graduates and meet her dvd teachers. Should be a fun experience:)

[@aplacetonest]

That's awesome that she will be able to graduate!

[@FLORIDA_BARBALES]

Love this video! I feel like I start the year strong and then some of this creeps in

[@aplacetonest]

That definitely happens to me, too!

[@kias7791]

Sorry if you’ve answered this already since this video was 2 years ago, but why do you want to be done by April? Is your summer vacation 4 months? Is it due to vacations scheduled?

[@aplacetonest]

Yes, we like to be done by the end of April so we can take our big annual vacation at the beginning of May. We usually start school back again mid-August.

[@kimmerrou]

Get distracted✔...time off✔(most times we skip any spring break because we're so close to finishing up we figure why take a break when we can be done even sooner?!? Although, we do take birthdays off) our schedules are naturally late, so yes my kids sleep in. Our worst is cramming. Instead of giving it 110% we have been known to cram all we can to get the work accomplished so we can (whatever it may be) we usually only do this if we have an upcoming special day and we want the work accomplished so we can take the day off, instead of just taking the day off and "making up" the time.

[@aplacetonest]

We skip Spring Break, too but we do take off for birthdays. My youngest wants to go to the aquarium for her bday so hey...field trip! lol

[@kimmerrou]

😀

[@ProjectHappyHome]

I love all your videos and I’m the biggest Candice fan ever! It was such a great collab - thanks and Happy New Year!

[@aplacetonest]

Isn't Candice great? I love her personality and she's so down-to-earth! Happy New Year to you, too!

[@glitterngloss13]

I totally struggle to not correct my kindergartener right away while reading too. It’s so hard! I’m also guilty of letting everyone sleep in from time to time too. 😬. Great video!!!

[@aplacetonest]

Thanks so much! It's so hard not to do, isn't it?

[@homeschoolbeautiful3374]

I can definitely relate to all your bad habits!!! LOL Trying to balance it all is a daily effort!

[@aplacetonest]

It really is! I feel like a circus performer with all of the juggling and balancing! :)

[@pridemore2302]

Unfortunately where I don't have children I don't homeschool as of yet. But I do have a niece I have met her and I will watch one of my bad habits I had one trying to help my brother's learn things and it is the same as you correcting them as soon as they make the mistake. I'll let her finish this sentence I will let her try to solve it for yourself and if she doesn't I will then bring it to her attention. I appreciate all the advice I can't wait to take the tour of your homeschooling room. Till the next time you post take care of a pleasant day God bless.

[@aplacetonest]

I know..it's so hard not to correct them, isn't it? Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a very happy New Year!

[@pridemore2302]

A Place to Nest You as well. Have a very ☺ and blessed New Year.

[@hkittycrzy2933]

How long is your summer break? You said you finish before you go on vacation in May.

[@aplacetonest]

We are off May trough mid-August.

[@hkittycrzy2933]

A Place to Nest ok good to know! This is our first year homeschooling (2nd grade and preschool) and we started mid August as well. I think we should be done by may as well.

[@Rachel-pr4yo]

SHARE THAT LIST! SHARE THAT LIST! LOL Thank you for sharing.

[@aplacetonest]

That might be an idea for an upcoming video....homeschool curriculum I want to try. :)

[@HomeschoolHoney]

Thank you for the great tips! New homeschooling family here!

[@aplacetonest]

So glad you liked it! I hope you're enjoying the beginning of your homeschooling journey! :)

[@TheCustardceem]

Love your channel! I am a teacher of 16 years and have just started a Homeschooling channel... any feedback welcome! Good luck! xx

[@aplacetonest]

Thanks so much! The hardest part of KZbin is not getting demotivated when it takes a long time to grow. Just keep being consistent, make good thumbnails and use "smart" tags that are very searchable. : )

[@TheCustardceem]

@@aplacetonest thanks so much for this! I will and thank you xx

[@launchingarrows]

This could be me word for word lol!!!