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| Homeschool System to Get Housework Done | • Organize and prioritize
 Homeschooling is a full time job. If one parent is working all day at a paying job and the other is teaching the children, that doesn’t leave much time for things like housework. In the fact families who homeschool spend much more time in the home than the average family and you have a recipe for messiness. Dishes and dirty laundry can pile up, spills can be ignored and bathroom tiles can be left uncleaned. It’s definitely not uncommon for families who homeschool to have to struggle to keep a clean home, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible. With the right planning, families can learn to balance housework with homeschooling.
• Establish a System
It’s important for families who homeschool to establish a clear and consistent system for getting housework done. Many families achieve it by integrating chores into the daily lesson plan. Parents may still end up doing most of the housework, but children should learn to help out. You’ll be surprised at what they can accomplish. Children usually get pleasure from being given responsibility and the feeling that they have an important role to play in the maintenance of the home.
The key lessons to follow in setting up a system that’ll work are: get organized and prioritize. Children teaching are almost always number one in the eyes of homeschoolers, but that doesn’t mean that there’s never a chance to do some cleaning while children learn. Give your child some independent reading and you can sneak off to sweep the floor or put a load of laundry in. Have the children help you cook, and turn it into a lesson. Turn things like grocery shopping into a fun exercise in math or health.
• Don’t Expect Too Much
It is idealistic to expect that you will be able to homeschool your children and keep an immaculate home. It’s good to accept some level of chaos in your life – just make sure it’s manageable and stable. Take into account, that consistency is the key. Your children can learn best in an environment with some structure.
Some homeschoolers think that keeping a few rooms perfectly tidy (such as the master bedroom) can help them to deal with the messiness in the rest of the home. Once homeschoolers feel overwhelmed, they’re able to escape to a private and, more importantly, clean sanctuary. That’s why, no matter how stressful keeping the rest of the house can be, there will always be a clean and soothing place to go.
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