Avoiding Burn Out!!!!!!

 

 

                                             

Key tips: Avoid becoming to over loaded and losing our drive to carry on.

 

1. Make time for everyday bible readings
2. Journal your vision for homeschooling
3. Evaluate your goals
4. Fellowship with like Christians
5. Avoid isolation/ Leads to a loss of objectivity
6. Take care of your self physically
7. Schedule an hour of quiet time
8. Reevaluate your time and your commitments
9. Collect words of encouragement
10. Learn something new
11. Break your routine
12. Change your teaching approach
13. Take needed breaks
14. Have Fun
15. Keep a gratitude Journal
16. Share your appreciation
17. Refocus
18. Concentrate on schedule blocks
19. Tidy in short bursts
20. Have a chore system established
21. Create a meal plan and grocery list
22. Utilize older children
23. Don't over estimate the ability of your older helpers

I love playing 21 pick up with my children when we need to just tidy up a bit, no pressure, just everyone grab something. Of course, everything has to be put in it's specific place but if you are a homeschool mom, you know how fast items gather on one table or the floor after preschoolers ransack the place. LOL

If chores are done on a schedule then they won't back up as much. We break up our day into larger segments. We have found it works well. We use meals as natural breaks between times of morning work and afternoon work. Our kids know what work needs accomplished prior to lunch and then after lunch. I love taking the time in the afternoon to work more one on one with our children. Whatever your schedule, make it work for you. All homeschooling is unique to each home.