| Homeschooling, a sleeping giant of the American | | | | family vacation. By checking prices with no credit |
| Education system, increases leadership ability in | | | | card in hand, they have to check with you and |
| children. Using critical thinking options missing in | | | | you will have to actually make reservations, but |
| public school arenas, home schoolers have | | | | the price checking is done for you. It's better than |
| succeeded in bringing leadership to the front in | | | | a personal travel agent. This can apply to any |
| educational options. | | | | event. |
| 1 - Students perform all tasks possible for self | | | | 4 - Education can be child's choice. |
| care from an early age. | | | | Is your child interested in the structure and |
| As young as 9 months, babies begin moving | | | | building of dams across America? Why not |
| around enough to start doing their own thing. | | | | encourage your child to study them in depth. |
| Once they begin to move, moms encourage | | | | Building charts, graphs, reports and ultimately if |
| them to pick up their toys. By making this | | | | possible a visit to one of the many dams across |
| process a game and showing them how it's done, | | | | the continent would be beneficial. Incorporate |
| children begin to learn that picking up is just as | | | | history, sociology, math, English, science and many |
| much fun as playing and the process becomes a | | | | other incremental studies. By finding an |
| part of their actions. As soon as a child is old | | | | organization where your child might be welcome |
| enough to perform a task, they begin performing | | | | to present his findings (Corp. of Engineers might |
| that task regularly. Even a toddler can help with | | | | be able to help with this topic), your child gains |
| laundry by folding wash cloths. | | | | leadership experience firsthand. Any topic can |
| 2 - Reading to children is the first step to | | | | have diverse learning opportunity, just look for |
| education. | | | | the options. |
| Reading all kinds of books to children from the | | | | 5 - Become active and involved in community |
| womb to teenagers, improves their interest in | | | | activities. |
| reading. Instead of movie night, what about a | | | | City Council? Your teen may have remarkable |
| book night, where the family sits around the living | | | | ideas for learning and education. Some teens run |
| room or dining room table and reads a good book. | | | | for office. Your teen may improve your |
| After children have learned to read, encourage | | | | community. Church and youth interests can be |
| them to read a paragraph or a chapter. The ability | | | | more than fun. A missions trip planned by teens |
| to read out loud improves the desire to read. | | | | with appropriate leadership can be a skill builder as |
| Promote reading by actively participating in it as a | | | | well as a leadership experience. No matter what |
| family. | | | | your teen is interested in, there is a group or |
| 3 - Give up the control issues and encourage your | | | | organization somewhere that would welcome his |
| children to take responsibility for an activity. | | | | interest and involvement. |
| On long trips, hand over the map to a child. Better | | | | Making the right choices for your family may |
| yet, set a budget and hand over the planning to | | | | mean home schooling and balancing child centered |
| your child. Require a written budget and details | | | | interests as well as adult influence. Bring the |
| you can check over before you leave, but | | | | educational system to life by incorporating a |
| encourage your children to plan and confirm your | | | | learning lifestyle in your home. |