Dear Parents, Your role is valuable

As a homeschooling parent, you can take on all the teaching responsibilities, or you can blend a combination of tutors and other parents into your child’s learning. Parents are role models for their children. Parent role is very valuable in the development of children, even if they are learning in traditional schooling, In homeschooling - Only the parents are playing a valuable role as a teacher. The following are the pillar roles of the parents in the Home-Schooling of their child. 

Academic Teacher

The main role of a homeschooling parent is to act as an academic teacher, teaching children a range of different topics. It can be hard teaching your children, as sometimes they act up and refuse to listen. As children get older, however, there’s also the issue of being able to understand the level of work that needs to be taught. You can opt to pass over any complex work, such as mathematics at the high school level, to an online tutor. As your child’s teacher, it’s up to you to ensure that they are getting enough lesson time, understanding their lessons, and are on track with their learning.  

Sports Instructor

The second role that a homeschooling parent has to take on is the role of a sports teacher. Sports education is on the national curriculum, which means that it’s vital that you make an effort to fit sports lessons into your children’s schooling time. The upside to doing sports lessons yourself is that you get to pick how you do them. You could opt to teach your children pilates or yoga; you could go for a bike ride, play tag in the park, go on a hike, or take them rock climbing. The beauty of homeschooling is that it’s up to you!

Guidance Counselor

All schools have guidance counselors as part of their staff. If your kids have a problem with their friends, or they are worried about their futures, it may help to have an understanding of how a school guidance counselor would deal with the situation. You might even want to look into doing a school online counseling course so that you have the knowledge and skills that you need to deal with any issues effectively. Plus, when your kids grow up and leave home, having a qualification in counseling could open doors for you.

Friend

Children who are homeschooled have plenty of opportunities to make friends! To prevent your children from becoming lonely, it’s vital that you find ways to connect them to their peers. Sign them up to clubs and activities and encourage them to make friends. 

There you have it, your guide to some of the many roles of a homeschooling parent