Nobody said it was going to be easy. After all, being in charge of another person’s entire education is the kind of thing that keeps a mom awake at 3 a.m.

You didn’t realize it would be this hard. Secretly, you just knew that they would love learning and spending time with you each day. You didn’t expect the tears over two-digit subtraction and the dragging of the feet every. stinkin’. day.

So you try out all the coping mechanisms — like changing curriculum so often the UPS man is baking you cookies.

Take a deep breath. What you really need are:

• Simple practices that will make a huge impact on your day.
• A homeschool plan that is unique to your unique family.
• Positive ideas and encouragement from other homeschool moms in the trenches.
• Solutions that make you say, “dang, why didn’t I think of that!”

Don’t worry (so much). I’ve got you covered.