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Posted by WingsAsEagles

My husband brainstorms, plans, and attends the local h/s convention with me. He makes sure that there is a budget for our forecasted year. He helps find the funds when something 'extra' creeps up. When I am overwhelmed I give him my 'list' and he straightens it out for me. When I can't figure out the math, he does. He reads to our girls and leads family devotions. He works hard so I can stay home. He is in the early steps of starting a business that may allow him to come home in the next several years, and allow our girls to see how entrepreneurship works. He doesn't so much 'support' my homeschooling, so much as he is my partner and principal of our educating the girls at home.

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Posted by jewls2texas

I think sometimes my husband trusts me too much - that whatever my opinion is on something we should be doing in our family - he lets me take the ball and run with it, and cheers me from the sidelines. What I think would be especially helpful is if he would get involved in the decision making and then be committed to helping carry it out. For instance, if we were studying maps, (idea from another of your posts), since he's involved and knows that we are doing that - when he takes the kids on a simple trip to town, he points out landmarks, etc. because he's involved.
I am glad he trusts me - but I want him to be more involved in the day to day, kind of "what are you doing" kind of stuff.

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Posted by SteveWalden

I can't help but notice the differences between the two comments by WingsAsEagles and jewls2texas. Wings sounds really comfortable with her husband's role and jewls knows what she needs but isn't receiving it.

Does anyone else want to add something your husband could do to support you as you homeschool?

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