Originally Posted by Lori H.
My experience in school helped me make the decision to homeschool, but my anxiety keeps me wondering if I am doing the right things to prepare him for life.

I didn't have to teach him to read. He somehow learned to read and spell on his own at two even though his eyes tired quickly because he has always had that incredible desire to learn.

My "hothouse plant" seems to be thriving so I don't care what other people think.


I totally identify with both your confidence that you're doing the right thing and your anxiety that you're not. I think that's just a sign that you're a conscientious parent.

It doesn't sound to me that you're hothousing to get a "genius," nor in the sense that you're raising a fragile child, FWIW...

Kriston