That question....
You know the one....
You know! The one everyone asks when you say you're home schooling....
'don't you worry about them socialising?'
I swear if I hear it once more! It's driving me mad!!
You won't meet more chatty kids than mine. Really. There was this poor guy in a cafe last week. Oh dear. My littlest must have thought him a prime target. Now, she can talk but only I can understand what she's on about. She's at that stage where only a few words are recognisable, it didn't stop her chatting with this guy though. Head cocked to one side, chattering about jigsaws in front of her, "she's a chatty little soul isn't she?". Yes she is.
My son. He gets to see people of all ages on most days. Instead of being in a classroom full of the same kinds of people who watch the same kind of tv, listen to the same music, even have the same friends that are in the same room. He gets to see babies, children, teenagers, adults, pensioners and everything in between. He meets shop keepers, zoo keepers, teachers, bin men, delivery men, postmen, policewomen, housewives, family. These people he meets he talks to. Hell, he even waves to the binmen every Monday and guess what? They wave back! His friendliness is infectious.
So you think they won't have friends now?
I think I've answered THAT question, don't you?
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