Homeschool Mom Interview - 12 Questions Answered

[@mamatofive1]

I am loving your scarf! I was homeschooled, but didn't want to homeschool my kids initially. After talking and praying about it, we decided that homeschooling was best for our kids. I truly believe it's what they need! I love being with my kids ❤

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching! ;) Like I said, I was totally against it until I ACTUALLY did the research. :)

[@marianmalarkey7037]

I love your answer to the why question. My husband and I are considering homeschooling and, for us, it is definitely a matter of the heart. Thank you for all you do and share to help those of us that are discerning homeschooling or new to the journey.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@acountrylife]

Great video. Oh the pressure we put on ourselves to provide the best for our kids. Some days I just have to take a deep breath and say, "I am enough".

[@aubrieflint2118]

Been watching your videos for 2 days now. I am a mom of 5 and am strongly considering homeschooling my 4 school aged children for many reasons, but feel lost in trying to educate myself on the topic. Your videos are very helpful so thank you :)

[@HeatherTorresTV]

WOW! Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so glad it helped you. :) What are you struggling with when it comes to making the decision?

[@ThinkMediaTV]

Great video Heather!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

THiNK Media TV ✌🏻️😎💥🎥💯

[@jekessa1]

Your so spot on Heather. Live your style and that you list all the information down below. Excellent job!!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching :)

[@juanitaarbelo5409]

Great video! I too was against homeschooling and now I'm homeschooling my kids. Thanx for sharing!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

thanks for watching!

[@juliachari]

Thank you so much. You are helping me so much as a new home schooling mama 💜

[@MyQuaintCottage]

Thanks for participating in such an awesome tag. It's such an amazing way for homeschool families to find each other on KZbin.

[@vernonhuffman2311]

We're still in our researching phase right now, as we have a 4 year old in Pre-K (public) and a 2 year old at home with mom. Your channel will be another arrow in the quiver. Thanks Heather. Subbed.

[@ashleywright385]

Love this! Considering Homeschool for our family and some of the questions when you talk about possibly homeschooling can be overwhelming! Thanks for sharing these!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Glad this video helped you :)

[@GraceandGrit]

Love it! I want all of those 18 years too! ❤️ missed your face on here, so happy to see this!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks LOVE!!! Ya, I had too many plates in the air and KZbin had to be put on hold. But, IM BACK!!! :)

[@valerienitz3240]

Love your video, great answers to your homeschooling journey. There are so many misconceptions about homeschooling and you covered many common questions that people often ask me as well.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching!

[@ksteed1167]

So encouraged by your content, and joyful attitude! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos :)

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thank you for being apart of this community :)

[@ericagoehring1089]

I had the same experience! I was against homeschooling until I started meeting home educating families, and I saw the wonderful things they were doing. Like you said, I was naive and misinformed about homeschooling. My husband, on the other hand, had a heart for home education since our son was a baby.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

I was kind of embarrassed to admit it but I felt it was important for other moms to hear. Thanks for watching!

[@pjoshybfamilee]

What a great resource to be able to share with others also! -Mandy

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching! ;)

[@petagayejolly7577]

great video! would love to see more about your teaching style, how you teach music and curriculum etc.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Melissa Jolly thanks for watching! I'm doing a few day in the life videos.

[@MommaSchmoozeReviews]

we are in the early years too and pretty much homeschool because of the same reason. yes, i definitely had a misconception on homeschooling family's too...now as a parent i've changed that mind-set! tfs! great advice to newbies --> no comparing is key:)

[@HeatherTorresTV]

YES!!!! It is one of the HARDEST things for me because of the easy access to social media and all of the beautiful pictures of homeschooling families. I tell myself ALL THE TIME -- You Do You. :)

[@jaseycourville4432]

Your videos are giving me a huge confidence boost! Thank you 😍

[@HeatherTorresTV]

That’s awesome! Let me know if I can help you out.

[@BastienCarrillo]

Thank you for this video. My biggest concern: how to schedule work and home schooling and private time with my kids in each workday. Unfortunately, we don’t have grandparents around who are willing to help us more than 3-5 hours a week (matching to their retirement lifestyle schedule). I’m continuing watching your videos looking for the answer for this work-homeschooling-playtime-balance question.

[@Sara-jy4cw]

Hey Heather, can you elaborate on how exactly you sync your subjects? Do you just "google it" to find stuff that matches with your history and such? We are in our very first year (5 year old, 3 year old and 11 month old in tow) and I find myself using Pinterest, Google and KZbin a lot for ideas, which has actually worked quite well, but doesn't make me feel like the most organized Mama. I do a lot of decision making and organizing for the next day, late at night after the kids are all in bed.

[@Mmbohn1]

Thank you!

[@robyn4119]

That's right! You do you!

[@OurGraciousDays]

Heather! Just subscribed to your channel today--love how you communicate. Such great content! I'm a fellow homeschool mom of three boys!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hi Becca! Welcome. Thanks for watching :)

[@RaisingdaVinci]

So glad I found your channel! :)

[@HeatherTorresTV]

WOW! Thank you! ;)

[@FoxysDomesticSide]

Thanks for this! I've been thinking about homeschooling my two kids. All of your videos have been helpful. Off to check out Angela's youtube. I'm feeling super overwhelmed, but mostly I feel like this is the right choice, but fear is holding me back, ya know?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Foxy's Domestic Side welcome! Thanks for watching. I know the feeling!!!! Feel free to ask me anything :)

[@sarahc9746]

Thanks! I will, I've saved some of your videos to use later. All of your videos are very informative, I appreciate it!

[@PIF95]

Love this! Our family motto is, "Ride your own race" (my hubby used to ride motocross) :) I'm curious as to what you do for your career? I'm a PT and I'm a little worried that I won't be able to work for 18 years if I homeschool. By then I would lose all of my skills.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

jennag24 great family motto!!! It sounds like a great t shirt 😎 I work in digital marketing and advertising. My husband and I own a company - Torres & Co. specializing in Facebook Advertising for businesses. Homeschooling and working is possible, you just have to get creative with your time. I'm here to support you!

[@littlejoyeveryday8675]

Hi Heather.I am a mum of a three year old boy.I live in Greece and here is forbitten to homeschool.Education is only accesable in private or public schools.Although, i teach my son at home.Until he goes to kindergarden and later in public school I hope to give him some backround of a right education.Because we don't have the best educational system in the world.I would say the opposite.Our children are exhausted from the many exams and other wrong terms and when they are 17-18 years old to give the final exams for the University many kids failure or suicide.ANd is all about that system. Anyway,i wanted to ask you how you teach your little boy if he cannot stay still for 5 minutes?I wanted to know because i have the same problem.Sorry for the long comment.I hope you see this and answer my question.I love your personality and i love watching homeschooling mums.Secretely,i am one of you.Many kisses from Greece.

[@akaMommy]

What a great video, Heather!! I couldn't agree with you more! It's so annoying when people ask me about whether or not my kids are being "socialized". Another one I get a lot is people asking my if I think my kids will be able to get into the college of their choosing.....like because we homeschool, my kids are less qualified than other students. #annoying #peoplehavenoclue

[@HeatherTorresTV]

aka Mommy... yes!!!!! That one is so annoying too!!! I completely agree. 😂😂 thanks for watching and for being apart of his amazing online mama community!

[@Karmacoming101]

I love all of it.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

thanks for watching!

[@ACommonLife]

Great video, Heather! We homeschool our five children and would answer a lot of these questions very similarly; although, I am the only one who teaches the kiddos :) Thanks for sharing!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Thanks for watching! :) Ya, I understand our situation is different. My husband and I both work from home so we know we are already a bit different.

[@ACommonLife]

Heather Torres That's great! I love how every Homeschool Family is so different 😁

[@ellab5113]

hi Heather, thanks for another useful video... Im a new homeschool mom (daughter in kindergarten this fall) and i was wondering what extracurricular activities your kids do? my daughter does gymnastics now, but I'd like to get her involved in other things too. also, do homeschool kids have a transcript too? like in high school, will you have to put together ones for them for college? thanks. God bless Heather!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hi and welcome! We only do one activity per kid per season. We really value family evening time so we don't like our schedule to fill up with outside activities. But they are in day time clubs with other homeschoolers. Running club, lego club, art club - seasonally. For transcripts, it depends on your state so def check out your state standards.

[@annar2754]

You mentioned that there are time that your kiddos dont want to do their work. Can you please make a video on what disciplinary measures look like for this situation. Or how to handle it. Kids are always toughest on their moms I think

[@HeatherTorresTV]

oh great idea! yes - I will for sure.

[@danzliknobdyswchn]

Hi Heather! I am a homeschool mom too and we just did our first year of preschool. We will begin kindergarten soon and sort of have started on it anyways because ya know! We can!! My question for you is.... how do you film these videos with your kids home, or are they home when you film alone? I would love to have a diary vlog of homeschool too! Thanks!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hi Alyssa! Welcome. Yes! Isn't it great that you can start whenever you want?? :) When I film my kiddos are in quiet time or out with dad :) I can't do it when they are home being normal kids. haha.

[@danzliknobdyswchn]

We have lots of commotion at our house all the time! Thanks for the tip!

[@ritalopez3566]

How do you have the time to video, edit and upload your videos. I like them.. Just don't know how it can all get done, something is not getting done (by you) when you're video taping, so.. How does your week schedule look like? Thanks!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hey! :) Thanks for watching. Great question. I video when the kids are in quiet time, edit after bedtime, and upload overnight. I have a video about our simple schedule coming out soon.

[@sharmacms]

You mentioned that initially you were against homeschooling due to some misconceptions. Can you elaborate a bit more on those misconceptions about the homeschooling parents and children? Thanks in advance!

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Chandramouli Sharma hi! Welcome 😍 Sure! To be honest my only interaction with homeschoolers were ultra religious. They had very strict rules, weren't allowed to be in the world, and the moms seemed to only have one focus in life and that was homeschooling. I didn't know any other homeschoolers who worked or even any other young homeschooling moms for that matter. My other ideas of the spectrum were kids who were unschooled and got to do whatever they wanted and it didn't seem healthy for the kids. Boy was I wrong! Once i started researching the pros and cons and found out how common homeschooling is and what the moms and kids were like, I was sold!!! We've been in love with this education choice ever since.

[@jerroddooley374]

Hey Heather, great videos. I'm currently looking into home school with my son, going into 8th grade. My reasoning is due to the safety of schools, and to reduce the amount of control the state has over me and my child, such as thr standardized testing. I'm deciding between public online school and traditional home school. My understanding is traditional home school does not have or is not required to have standardized testing. My main concern is, I'm a single dad, his mother has never been involved in his life. My question is, do you think a single, working father, can be successful in homeschooling a child?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hi Jerrod. Thank you for watching. It would be hard for me to tell you if it will work or not. There are so many variables. I think that if God has laid it on your heart to home educate, then pray for the resources, the time, and the vision to see it through. I think a single parent can homeschool, yes, it just has to be done in your own way.

[@susannahats6358]

Hello , our child is in kindergarten right now,5 years old, and now we are looking into homeschooling, but our child picturing that next year she will get on the yellow bus and go to school with her friends.., how would you explain her that it's not going to be like that and so ... thank you,great video ;)

[@HeatherTorresTV]

+Susanna Hats wow! What a great question. We started out our schooling journey actual with my daughter riding on a school bus so this was a convo we had to have with her. We talked about how School isn’t just about riding the bus and we made a list of all the things she loved about riding the bus (being with friends really) and then came up with ways we could achieve the same thing in a different way. We also made it a point to go and ride he city bus so she could still have the adventure of riding a bus too.

[@Mmbohn1]

I do have one question. All homeschooling mom's mention socialization. But they never say how. How do you find other homeschooling moms or dads and then find activities for the kids to do and meet up with together? Is there a community of homeschoolers in your area? I have one child and that is really important to me his socialization and to be a part of a community with other kids in different situations.

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hey! I did a KZbin LIVE and answered this question for you there :)

[@blanketandjai]

when you say you're cutting it off at 18 does that mean you will not let them live with you after that age?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

No - just meaning we are wanting to raise kids who are independent as adults

[@sela8788]

How is transitioning from mom to teacher? How do you make kids understand?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Great question! I'll make a video about that for you.

[@sela8788]

Heather Torres thank you so much!

[@universestars6212]

How can your kids have friends,and how they'll experience life and socialize.

[@johannaenamorado7524]

I'm not expert my baby is only 6 months but I know there are homeschooling fb groups that provide different events like trips to the museum,aquarium etc.

[@universestars6212]

Johanna Enamorado oh if there is,it's good 😊 .

[@juanitaarbelo5409]

Me Forever My kids socialize more now that they are homeschooling than when they were in public school. This is our second year homeschooling and my kids love it. They are in martial arts and guitar lessons. We belong to 3 FB homeschool groups secular and religious. We also do field trips with other homeschoolers from those FB groups and a co-op we belong to where we meet once a week. Hang outs with their public school friends too. And then there is church.

[@mrschrissyg.5955]

What is a good math curriculum for 3rd grade and 1st grade? I'm thinking of doing My Fathers World.

[@juanitaarbelo5409]

MrsChrissy G. Math U SEE

[@HeatherTorresTV]

We are using horizons math this year and really liking it!

[@TheNoacks]

MrsChrissy G. We've used MFW for 9 years and really enjoy their recommendation of Singapore math. I think my kids have a great grasp of the 'why' behind math problems and know how to figure them out.

[@markcanlas2227]

Hi! Can you homeschool by hiring a teacher to teach your child in your house instead of the parent?

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Hi Mark. Yes you can! :) You want to make sure you are keeping whatever records you need for your state when it comes to homeschooling but other than that you have the freedom to have anyone teach your kiddos :)

[@Anchorhomeschool]

I would love to do a video like this too! Do you mind if I answer the same questions?! I would tag you of course 🤗

[@HeatherTorresTV]

Of course! ;) Go right ahead! Send me link afterwards so I can watch your video too! ;)

[@codyyoung4952]

Why I homeschool? Because public schools are clueless, dangerous and just about money. Don't worry who supports u and who don't. It's not there business. It's your kid and your decesion, not there's. Just understand if they disagree then there bullies there self and they just confirm your choice all the more bc bullies are what you want to avoid