Ep 12: You’ll Want to Quit in Week Three

Somewhere in your first two months you are going to sit down and think: I cannot do this. It is so common it is nearly a scheduled event. This is part of 13 Things We’d Tell a Brand-New Homeschool Mom — thirteen short episodes marking thirteen years of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. In this episode The shape of a first year, and why weeks three through eight are the worst How to tell a hard week from actual burnout Why a real week off beats a week of light school Cutting deeper than feels responsible Why you need a person, not just a plan Go deeper on the network Homeschool Burnout: How to Recover and Keep Going Our Sweet 13 sponsors This show is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — homeschool podcasters who have been doing this on the air for thirteen years. Whatever you are walking through, somebody on this network has an episode about it. This episode is sponsored by Media Angels. We only take sponsors we would point our own families to. It is our 13th birthday all month long. More than $1,500 in prizes across four October drawings, and everyone who enters gets Sweet Treats , a free collection of resources from the hosts across the network. One entry puts you in all four. Enter the Sweet 13 Giveaway