Ten must read posts for new homeschoolers are a home educator training course that will help prepare you for your first year of homeschooling along with some episodes of The Happy Homeschooler Podcast, all from the comfort of your own home.

Homeschooling doesn’t have to break your budget as we show in our post, 4 Steps to Save Money on Homeschool Curriculum. You can literally start homeschooling with a library card and resources that you already have in your house. Spending a lot on curriculum isn’t necessary to give your children a good education.

To be an effective homeschooler, you do need to set up some good habits. Our post, 4 Habits for Homeschool Success, offers tips for creating a schedule, meal planning, getting your kids to help around the house, and making time to rest and refresh so you can thrive instead of just survive each day.

No matter when you begin homeschooling our post, Getting Ready for a New Homeschool Year, will help you to be able to hit the ground running on the first day of homeschooling.

If you’re a working parent, we’ve got six time management tips to help you combine working and homeschooling more effectively. Creativity and good planning are key when combining work and homeschooling.

Will you be homeschooling a high school student? Homeschooling a high schooler causes more than a little worry for most families, particularly if they have no prior experience with homeschooling. We’ve got 5 tips for Transitioning from Public High School to Homeschooling and the good news is that it’s easier than you might think! And if you’re pulling a kid from public school, our post When Should You Pull a Kid from Public School?, will offer some considerations about the best time to do it.

As wonderful as homeschooling is, you’re going to encounter some struggles along the way. We’ve got six tips for Handling Homeschooling Struggles that will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need when those challenges arise.

Another struggle homeschooling parents encounter is getting burned out. Preventing Homeschool Parent Burnout is of paramount importance if you want to homeschool successfully. Homeschooling parents are more prone to burning out due to the many hats we wear- parent, educator, partner, employer, employee, household manager, chief cook and bottle washer, and so on. We can often find ourselves stretched so thin that we break. It’s much easier to prevent this situation than address it once it happens.

If you’re curious about what a homeschool co-op is and if you should join one, our post What is a Homeschool Co-op? is a must read.

Do you have toddlers and school-age children? Then our post, Homeschooling with Toddlers Around, will give you practical tips on how to juggle the needs of your youngest children while teaching their older siblings.

And finally, we want to recommend a few episodes of The Happy Homeschooler Podcast to help you as you learn how to  homeschool. I love using podcasts as an efficient way to get valuable information while I’m doing other things.

Join our podcast hosts as they discuss the information and steps you need to take to begin educating your kids at home in How to Start Homeschooling. One of their recommendations is knowing the homeschooling law for your state.

There’s a lot of information out there on homeschooling. As a busy parent your time is at a premium, so check out the episode titled Our Favorite Homeschooling Books and see what books are worth taking the time to read.

Once you know how to get started homeschooling, you may find some doubts about your choice to homeschool creeping in. In their episode, Handling Doubts About Homeschooling, the hosts of The Happy Homeschooler podcast discuss common doubts that homeschoolers experience and how to address them.

And finally, if you’re not ready to start homeschooling right away, but you already pulled the kids out of public school, use that time to deschool. What’s deschooling? Listen to The Importance of Deschooling and learn why everyone should take the time to deschool kids who have been in public school and why.

So, there you have it- Ten Must Read Posts for New Homeschoolers. We wish you all the best! Happy Homeschooling!