Becoming Homeschoolers: Give Your Kids a Great Education, a Strong Family, and a Life They’ll Thank You for Later

Becoming Homeschoolers: Give Your Kids a Great Education, a Strong Family, and a Life They’ll Thank You for Later by Monica Swanson is a helpful guide to the homeschooling process. It offers many tips and strategies for getting started with homeschooling and how to navigate the often-uncertain waters at various ages and stages. It is comprised of short, easy-to-read sections, with easily applicable take-aways at the end of each chapter and actionable steps to further any family in their homeschooling. This book is part how-to guide and part cheerleader.

Potential downsides of this book are as follows. The author references her faith liberally, both in her parenting and educational theory, as well as with Bible verses, so this may put off some readers. Also, I found the author’s treatment of homeschooling for single parent families or families where both parents work to be flippant and condescending.

That being said, I found this book to be incredibly thorough in its explanations of homeschooling, presenting an array of options and ideas for almost any family. This is the book to recommend to any family starting on their homeschooling journey, or a shot in the arm for a family that is struggling in theirs.