Homeschooling Tweens

The tween years are a critical time for students’ emotional, intellectual, and physical development. Some families choose to homeschool their children through the middle-school years, allowing them to experience this personal development, and come into their own, without the additional stress of trying to “fit in” in a traditional school setting. The HSLDA recommends the following books for parents interested in homeschooling, or simply learning more about, their middle school-aged children.

• Homeschooling the Middle Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 8-to-12-Year-Old Child, by Shari Henry

Offers resources and advice for guiding children through the late elementary years. Also includes many interdisciplinary study techniques.

• The Five Love Languages of Teenagers, by Gary D. Chapman, Ph.D.

The primary love language of teens is quality time, and in this book, Dr. Gary Coleman teaches parents how to express love in a way your teenager will understand and receive.

• Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, by Foster Cline and Jim Fay

This book covers a wide range of issues and empowers parents with the skills necessary to encourage responsible decision making in their teens.

• Preparing for Adolescence: How to Survive the Coming Years of Change, by James Dobson, Ph.D.

Dr. James Dobson, one of America’s leading family psychologists, discusses the topics that trouble today’s teens the most from a Christian perspective.