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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]op here - yes we are putting her in school next year.

what about the rest of this year? its too late to put her in school now -  socially at least.[/quote]

Here are some suggestions.  None of them are ideal but some combination of them should get you through the year.

Get the tutor and take the younger one out of the house to make the most of that time.

Instead of or in addition to the tutor, hire a babysitter or mother's helper to keep the little one occupied in another area of the house or take him for a walk or to the playground.  If you can't afford that, see if a friend or neighbor wants to exchange babysitting services on a regular basis.

Do most of your direct instruction while the little one is napping.  If your older child is not a total mess in the evenings, you could do a little more then when the little one is sleeping.

Do even more field trips, excursions, etc. that supplement what the older child is learning but keep the younger one occupied.  (Bonus is that these should tire out the little one, so if you do them in the morning he should take a good long afternoon nap.)

Let the little one watch 30-60 minutes of TV a day.  It won't kill him, especially for only a few more months.

Assuming your DH is home on weekends, make Saturday and Sunday "school days" and have your DH watch the little one, then two of the weekdays can be days off from school.    
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