How to Maintain Discipline in Homeschooling

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: If your child is too little to take an active part in the decision

   When there is no outside agency to supervise and no exams to answer, it is easy to get sidetracked.
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   Step 2: chart out a few hours of the day for the various activities

   Apply your parental discretion and come up with a timetable. , What this means is that once lessons have been taught, the child should be asked to do some part of the course work by himself without your guidance.
   
   You will need to make sure that your child sits willingly and finishes his or her work. ,, The child should be expected to reach his desk at the appointed time, in proper attire with all the necessary material.
   
   It is easy to allow the school to become an extension of play if these ground rules are not laid out and followed.
   
   As the teacher, supervisor, principal and janitor rolled into one, you should also approach the study area with a cool professionalism. , In spite of all the precautions and steps one takes, it is easy for a child to get familiar at homeschool.
   
   At such times, it may be difficult to discipline the child and get him to listen to you attentively. , Allow the child to take a breather and enjoy a break yourself.
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   Step 3: and stick to it.

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   Step 4: If your child is old enough

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   Step 5: consult him and find out when he wants to learn.

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   Step 6: Homework is also a part of homeschooling.

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   Step 7: At homeschool

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   Step 8: the child should be taught the importance of speaking and behaving in a proper manner and appropriate corrections need to be meted out if behaviour is unsatisfactory.

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   Step 9: Consider keeping aside a particular room or a part of the room for your homeschool.

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    Step 10: Homeschooling is doomed to fail without patience.

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    Step 11: When this happens

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    Step 12: switch to something new.

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