What social skills do children recieve from?

Question

public schols that they dont recieve from homeschooling?

I ask this as a homeschooling mom who is told my children will not be properly socialized

my children are involved in scouts, sports and other activities, as are many homeschooled children.. My children interact with the community..

But I went to public school.. when is this socialization?.. 5 min between classes? I cant tell you how many times I or a classmate got in trouble for "socializing" .. my niece was 6 when she was sent to the office and her mother called for "socializing" in class..

Answer 1

they can receive socialization skills when they are homeschooled, if you take the time to get them involved in community activities or leagues. But if they only see their own family day in and day out, they don't get to experience the many complex social behaviors displayed by other children. They need to see different types of families dynamics and the effects it has on other children. They need to experience friendships, heartbreak, teasing, etc.Home school and public school each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but if you can homeschool and let your children interact with other children in the community, that would be the ideal.

Answer 2

I have nothing against home schooling, but make sure your kids are involved in other activities where they can socialize with other children their ages. Some options are team sports, dance classes, arts and crafts classes, music (like a local orchestra or band for kids). Make sure they associate with neighborhood children (play dates). You obviously want to provide your children with the best education possible and probably keep them from picking up bad habits some kids at school might have. But they still have to learn how to deal with the real world and develop social skills. Otherwise, they'll suffer in the long run.
The types of social skills they should learn would be how to get along with people outside the family, how to deal with peer pressure, how to make and keep friends, and ultimately, how to know which kids would be the most suitable friends for them.

Answer 3

Children have to learn how to interact with their peer group. They have to learn skills such as how to make friends, how to share, how group dynamics work .....If you are planning on homeschooling, children still need to have time to interact with their peers. You can accomplish this by involving your children in sports, dance, gymnastics, theater groups, or any activities involving other children. Some areas with good homeshooling networks even have monthly get together days for the kids and do hands on science activities and other things. Just keep them involved!

Answer 4

The obvious answer is continuous interaction with their peers and adults. Also, when you're in a public school, children will be interacting with other children and teachers of different social, economic and racial backgrounds. It's truly difficult to duplicate that kind of diversity while home schooling.

Answer 5

How to play well with others, social skills are very important.
Maybe you could still home school...but take them on outing.
The Children's Museum here is really nice.
To the park and let them play with other kids after school.
Put them in an after school program. Sports is always good to build skills with people.
When my child came home and told me she had to turn in one of her classmates because he had a gun in his car and was going to use it ...that is when I took them out of High School and they finished in a home school program.
Better a home school program than dead from a school shooting.
I think about what if she did not see that gun that day?

Answer 6

Making friends, working as a group, communicating with your own age group?