#FINDINGHOPE: Tips and tricks to reduce the stress of homeschooling

#FINDINGHOPE: Tips and tricks to reduce the stress of homeschooling

TO GOOD MORNINGIDAHO, WITH NEWS,TRAFFIC, ANDWEATHER ON THE6S."GOOD MORNINGEVERYONE ... ANDWELCOME TO GOODMORNING IDAHO.I'M MATT SIZEMORE...OVER THE LAST TWOYEARS OUR FINDINGHOPE SERIES HASSHARED STORIESABOUT ADDICTIONAND MENTAL HEALTHHERE IN THE GEMSTATE.OUR GOAL IS TOSHINE LIGHT WHILEOFFERINGRESOURCES ANDHELP TO THOSE WHONEED IT MOST.IN TODAY'SINSTALLMENT, ONELOCAL MOM ISSHARINGRESOURCES SHE'SUSING TO HOMESCHOOL HER KIDSWHILE WORKINGFULL TIME FROMHOME.FRANKIE KATAFIASJOINS US LIVE WITHHOW THAT MOM'SSTRATEGIES COULDHELP YOU.PARENTS ACROSSTHE COUNTRY ARENOW TRYING TOFIGURE OUT HOW TOJUGGLE WORKINGFROM HOME... WHILEALSOHOMESCHOOLINGTHEIR KIDS..AND THAT'S THE NEWNORMAL FOR ATLEAST THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE...BUT THIS LOCAL MOMHAS A SET OF TIPS...SO YOU DON'T GETOVERWHELMED INTHE PROCESS."IT'S REALLY FINDINGTHAT DELICATEBALANCE BUT NOTTAKING THINGS TOOSERIOUSLY."GLORIA MILLERWORKS FULL TIMEFROM HOME HERHUSBAND A FIRSTRESPONDER WORKSDURING THE DAY.OVER THE LAST TWOWEEKS GLORIA HASSPENT TIMEADAPTING TO HERNEW NORMAL, WHICHINCLUDESHOMESCHOOLINGHER TWODAUGHTERS.."IF THEY'RE UP ATSEVEN, WE'LL STARTAT 8; IF THEY'RE UP AT9, WE'LL START AT 10."THE SCHEDULEHELPS KEEP THEFAMILY ORGANIZED,BUT FLEXIBILITYKEEPS EVERYONEFUNCTIONING."SO WE'VE SET ASCHEDULE WHEREYOU KNOW IT'SREADING, MATH,WORKBOOKS, BUTNOT THAT WE'RE SOSTRINGENTLY ONTHAT SCHEDULE SOTHAT SCHEDULETHERE'S A LOT OFWIGGLE ROOM."VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS,ONLINE DOODLINGCLASSES, BAKINGPROJECTS, ANDRECESS ON THETRAMPOLINE ARESOME OF GLORIA'SGO TO'S FORKEEPING HER GIRLSENGAGED ANDENTERTAINED WHILESHE GETS HER OWNWORK DONE."HONESTLY, JUSTMAKING DO WITHWHAT WE HAVE ATHOME."AS OF NOW, GLORIA'SGIRLS ARE OUT OFSCHOOL UNTIL APRIL20TH.

SHE, LIKE SOMANY OTHERS, ISHOPING THATDOESN'T CHANGE."WE'RE DEFINITELYNOT PREPARED TOFINISH OUT THESCHOOL YEAR, ANDYOU KNOW I'M GOINGTO TEACH THEM ALLTHE THINGS."BUT IF IT DOES..."I MEAN, WE'LL GETTHROUGH IT, ANDYEAH, IT'S JUSTABOUT SEEING THEPOSITIVE ON CERTAINSIDES OF THINGSTHAT YOU KNOW ITCOULD BE WORSE."GLORIA EMPHASIZESTHE IMPORTANCE OFFINDING WHATWORKS FOR YOU INYOUR NEW ROLE ASTEACHER... AND NOTCOMPARINGYOURSELF TOOTHERS... OR TRYINGTO FILL THE HOLE OFYOUR CHILD'STEACHER."DO WHAT WORKSBEST FOR YOU, ANDYOU KNOW IF ONEDAY YOU DON'T GETAROUND TO IT,THAT'S OKAY.

GIVEYOURSELF SOMEGRACE."GLORIA SENT US THELINKS TO SOME OFTHE EDUCATIONALWEBSITES SHE USESFOR HER KIDS.

WE'LLHAVE ALL OF THEMON OUR WEBSITEJUST VISIT SIX ONYOUR SIDE DOT COMAND CLICK ON OURFINDING HOPE TAB.MATT, BACK TO YOU.THANKSFRANKIE...BOISE