I have good news for all of you homeschooling parents. After only a bit of research, I found that a huge amount of valuable and easily accessible homeschooling resources exist for homeschooling parents. You can find a wide variety of these homeschooling resources online, but the Internet definitely does not have to be the only place you look. Many of the most useful homeschooling resources come from homeschooling parents who want to share their experiences, successes and failures. Keep in mind that there are hundreds of thousands of other parents doing the same thing as you and learning from each other can save us a lot of time and effort.

Many communities have support networks for homeschooling parents. These networks will help you meet other parents and share homeschooling resources. Many homeschooling parents also enjoy sharing their homeschooling experiences through websites, blogs and of course books. Below are a couple of books written by homeschooling parents that I found informative and helpful during my research into homeschooling resources.

Linda Dobson, a homeschooling mom has written a wonderful and comprehensive book called, The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start. I found this book to be a down to earth homeschooling resource for parents new to this wonderful adventure. This book will answer your questions and address your fears. Another wonderful aspect of this book is that it takes you into the lives of different homeschooling families and shows you different philosophies of homeschooling. This demonstration of different approaches will help you carve out your own family’s homeschooling philosophy. This book makes a great homeschooling resource for those of you just starting out.
The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start

The second book I’d like to share with you is called The Well Adjusted Child: the Social Benefits of Homeschooling. I loved this book because it competently dealt with the one issue that every homeschooling parent wonders and worries about: socialization. Rachel Gathercole, who spent 10 years homeschooling her children, not only lays out the many social benefits of homeschooling but challenges her readers to question their concept of the socially well-adjusted child. Gathercole argues that homeschooling does not create socially awkward children; in fact it creates children with stronger self concepts. The author also provides the reader with evidence and research to back up her claims. This book makes a great homeschooling resource for any parent wondering about how homeschooling affects children socially.
The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling

These books definitely make great homeschooling resources, and it won’t take much more effort to find many other valuable resources both online and in you community. There are a wide variety of homeschooling resources available for parents who need help with all of the planning and organization it takes to create a successful homeschooling plan for their children.