What do you want most for your kids?

One of the reasons many parents don’t want to send their kids to public school is because it doesn’t align with their parenting goals. Some families want to teach their children ethics much more closely, which is easier when you’re with your kids all day. Some know their children, and from experience they know their kids either wouldn’t flourish in a cookie cutter setting or that much of the studies they would have to complete in public school wouldn’t really serve them in their lifetime. Instead, they’d like to allow their kids to follow their passions and learn about what interests them.

Whatever the reason, most homeschoolers will tell you that when they homeschool, they can adhere to their parenting goals much better than they could while working around a school’s schedule. Today I’d like for you to share your parenting goals in the comments section below. If you need help identifying goals, I recommend Dr. Laura Markham’s Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids book. I borrowed it from the library and was only able to work through some of it, but what I did was just wonderful and I can’t wait to get my own copy.

My overall parenting goals can be summed up in this statement: I want to peacefully, non-coercively raise a happy, autonomous daughter who is a mindful, critical thinker, pursues her own interests, loves herself and her body, and lives a life that is fulfilling and meaningful to her. From there, there are plenty of smaller goals but that pretty much sums it up. I look forward to reading your goals!

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