u/Greedy-Possession367

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some examples of how your co-ops are structured. We are starting one but don’t really know what to do. Obviously every co-op is unique, but I’m just looking to see how yours are run. How long are they? How often do you meet weekly? What kind of things do you teach? Are you doing academics or mostly electives? Are you doing just studies or one topic per week? Just curious so we can start thinking of ideas! Thanks so much!

Curious - Would you let a 4yo (f) and 7yo (m) cousins share a bedroom in a hotel condo on vacation? 7yo has history of lying and has significantly upset 4yo previously by not listening when she says no. 3yo (f) may also share room.

Hey! New home school mom here. Joining one in the fall that will be brand new but I have no idea what to expect. Can someone divulge their experiences? Who teaches? Who decided the subjects? We are having a meeting soon but I’m curious. Thank you!

Hey everyone! My daughter is 4.5 and misses the cut off for kindergarten, so she won’t start until 2027 (maybe!). Anywho, we LOVE read aloud chapter books. I just discovered this interest of hers, so we read the first 2 Wild Robot books and plan on grabbing the 3rd. What other books can we read aloud? I don’t want to do Magic Tree house or Sophie mouse because I’d like her to read those on her own when she can. I don’t want to do all the good books now so there aren’t any staples for us later when she starts school or can read solo, if that makes sense.

Good books will be good forever but I don’t want her to have to re read stuff for her age if that makes sense. I was thinking the One and Only Ivan and maybe Pocket Bear? Any other suggestions?

We have been having some behavioral issues with my toddler that’s been stressful. My husband has openly mocked me in front of her once and shook his head at me and stomped away in contempt after I overparented him and immediately apologized. My kiddo looked at me nervously when this happened. I brought this up privately after and said it has to stop and she is noticing and it’s unhealthy. Anything I can do further? All I got were like 6 “okay’s”. My husband has very unhealthy parents and this behavior is norm for them.

I’m having tremendous guilt over how I handled a mega tantrum today. I had my baby in a baby carrier when my other kiddo went ballistic and became out of control. I had to move him to a safer location which required going upstairs. Since I couldn’t carry him in that moment (bc my directions weren’t being followed) because I was baby wearing I kept guiding to the stairs but I really was pulling a lot since there was flopping and trying to get away from my grip and trying to spin and hit me. Things got worse on the stairs by trying to kick me backwards - since I had baby in the carrier still I really shoved the toddler up the stairs so we could all get to a safer location. I am just going over and over in my head and the whole thing feels so physical even though I was trying to keep both of them safe, and me. Will they feel unsafe around me? Will they remember this as they grow? Are they going to cut me off as adults?! It was truly awful paired with so much screaming from kiddo. Am I human? We repaired later…