How I Everyday Teach: Don't Stress

I'm going to write several times a month on how I every day teach my boys. I know many mom's that stay home with their kids (and mom's that work) think that they need to do formal preschool with them to prepare them for school whether homeschool or public schools. I know because I use to be one of them.
I started out when Monkey was just over one year old trying to do a formal learning time with him. It never worked out! Try getting a 1 year old to sit still long enough to do some formal learning. Throughout that year I struggled, felt defeated, and like a failure. I felt like I would never be able to do homeschool for Monkey because if I couldn't get him on a schedule now and keep to it how would I ever? And honestly we still have not master the art of a schedule.

Well after working and struggling through that year I realized that Monkey did learn and he learned a lot just by doing everyday things with him. It's amazing how quickly he picked things up and stored them away. By the time he was 2 years old he knew all his letters just from reading letter books from the library and doing letter puzzles. He knew most of the sounds to the letters because he was watching 'Super Why' on PBS in the morning while I cooked breakfast.

So for today my first 'how to everyday teach tip' is...

Don't Stress!

Seriously, don't stress about your child learning things. They will pick things up everyday. Just let the stress of teaching go and trust yourself!

Come back next week to read about more tips! I have plenty more to share with you ;)

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