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[quote=Anonymous]I'm kind of surprised at the negative comments on this forum regarding this Mother's desire to homeschool her child. 
Everywhere I go people are urging me to put my child into a preschool situation so I can have a break, or so they can be ready for K.  What other things have I heard? That kids need socialization, they'll like it, they are ready for it, all the kids that age will be in school.....
It seems to me that a lot of parenting ends at 2 or 3 in this area (I do live in MoCo) and people are ready to pawn their kids off on someone else to teach them shapes and colors. 
I agree, it is called parenting, but there are so few resources on how to be a decent parent, that some parents use forums to get tips from others who have figured it out. 
Yes, it is parenting, lets give this mom a hand for wanting to actively parent and educate her child.  
I've loved meeting up with a few other parents every week to teach our kids things.  They have all learned their manners, been potty trained, colors, abcs, counting, about the environment, animals, gardening - all in 2-3 hours of a playmate with a little structure. It has been awesome.  It is awesome, and I'm excited to do it with both of my kids while the other 2 kids in our group go to more formal situations where someone else is paid to ..educate them.  I've got an in home mixed age Montessori, and it's wonderful.  
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