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Homeschooling is often challenging but homeschooling older children can be especially frustrating when you are juggling homeschooling with a 2 year at home! Almost every homeschool mum has been through this, you are not alone! So how can we try and balance the needs of everyone and ensure learning does happen even with toddlers wandering around grappling for your attention?
In Episode 64 of the Raising Mums podcast, I share ways to face the challenge of homeschooling with a toddler at home.
Homeschooling with a 2 year old, without losing your mind!
- Consider what motivates your 2 year old to behave that way? Does he want to join in? Is he curious? Is he lonely or bored?
- Create a consistent routine that your toddler will become used to.
- Set up the house for success: toddler proof the common areas, special toys for school hours, collect old workbooks for your toddler to reuse, and hide anything that can makes noise or a mess.
- Children can take turns to entertain their little brother or sister.
- Plan independent work for the older children.
- Learn to surrender to the chaos. Admit that this stage of homeschooling is hard, but it does come to an end. You can only do what you were meant to do. Submit to that.
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Sarah Nasr
01/06/2022 at 3:19 pm (1 year ago)I wish I heard this when my toddler was 2 years old. I usually gave her the ipad when I am done doing activities with her. Now she is 4 and too attached to the ipad. We take long holidays as a family and we dont take the ipad with us. But this holiday she is always asking about it. Alyhough there is so much to be done. I am more worried about the academic year as it rolls and I start to get busy with her sisters. They tale roles playing with her after they are done with their i dependent study. When we do family time education she is always involved with us. I need advice on how to slowly limit the screen time for her. And wean her off it.