Homeschool

This week I started homeschooling Andrew. It's something that I've been considering doing for years. Mostly I just haven't been brave enough to try. Andrew has had some behavioral issues both at school and at home, that I just don't feel like I have had time to address in the way that he needs. Pulling him out of school will give me more time to teach him these things that he really needs. He is so smart, I'm not really concerned at all about his reading and math skills. It's character building that he really needs. I've decided to pick a topic each week to focus on. This week I chose respect. We have read books about it, conference talks about it, read scriptures about it, watched movies about it, did role-play about it, did an art project about it, and every day he has been writing about it. The goal is that by the end of the week he will have a good understanding of what respect is, how to show it, and why it is important. I know that this isn't going to change his behavior right away, but at least now he will understand what I mean and why I am asking him to be respectful. It has been pretty discouraging today, because even after a week of focusing on this, he has been even more disrespectful than ever, refusing to do what I have asked, and talking back to me. I wish I knew how to respond to him in a loving way that will help him to change his behavior. Anyways, I just thought I ought to dive into writing again. I have been having Andrew write every day, I suppose I ought to write occasionally too.

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