Episode 5: Homeschooling as a Working Parent

Do you find yourself homeschooling as a working parent? Perhaps you are curious about how parents can both work and homeschool their children. It probably sounds impossible, and if homeschooling looked like traditional schooling, it likely would be. But homeschooling is inherently flexible, thank goodness.

Three of the four hosts of The Relatable Homeschoolers are moms who work (in addition to homeschooling). Harmony works from home full-time in a corporate job. Annie lives on and runs a farm in addition to being a pastor and bakery chef at her local grocery. Lindsay owns a flower farm, and in her non-floral season, she makes and sells elderberry syrup to her local community.

Homeschooling looks different for all of us. There are a variety of ways you can make homeschooling work even as a working parent. In this episode, we show you how it looks for us. If you are pondering homeschooling but unsure you can do it as a working mom, please listen and be encouraged.

If you missed Episode 0: Meet the Relatable Homeschoolers, go back and give it a listen. We provide a peek into all of our lives, and you can learn a little bit more about each of us and our unique homeschools.

In this episode, we’re talking about:

How we juggle working and homeschooling (3:14)
The way farm work and homeschooling mix in one of our homes (8:45)
How training our kids and setting expectations makes a difference (10:49)
Bringing in outside help to make life easier, especially when you have little ones (13:17)
Outsourcing some subject areas to lighten the load (14:09)
Self-disciple and setting priorities for a successful work/homeschool life (18:21)
How to find time for fun and the “extras” (28:50)
How dads can contribute (31:54)
Our best advice/encouragement for homeschooling moms who work (37:20)