Tips for Introducing Structure to Your Family

Structure and discipline are two essential ingredients to successful homeschooling. With that in mind, I offer some tips for introducing structure to you homeschooling household:

1. Start school at the same time each morning.
2. Establish for firm bedtime for the children.
3. Limit computer/video game/TV time. Try one hour per day for starters.

When these three habits are well-ingrained into your family life, try a couple more:

4. Require children's household chores to be done before school time (beds made, breakfast cleaned up, house straightened).
5. Reduce the limit for computer/video game/TV time. Shoot for 30 minutes a day on average.