• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Fatherhood Factor

For all the "dealings" of dads...

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Guest Post?
  • Review?
  • Stats

Teaching

Top Benefits of Homeschooling

July 19, 2021 By Fatherhood Factor Team Leave a Comment

It’s safe to say that you always want what’s best for your children. Whether it’s their health or development, you’ll always prioritize their well-being to promote growth. When it comes to education, there is no difference! Education provides children with essential skills that they’ll build upon throughout their lives.

However, some students struggle in a classroom setting and can benefit from learning at home with a familiar adult. In this article, we’ll explore some of the top benefits of homeschooling that will give you something to keep in mind when changing your child’s learning environment.

Educational Freedom

As a parent, you know your child better than anyone! You’ve watched them grow, so you’re aware of their strengths and weaknesses. As the teacher, you’ll have a direct role in your child’s learning so you can structure the curriculum to meet their needs. By setting the schedule, learning approach, and pace, you’ll accommodate their learning style.

Schedule Flexibility

Gone are the early morning hours and the commute to school. Though doing so can help simulate the hours of a typical school day to promote a structured routine, you have the freedom to cater to your own schedule. For instance, when homeschooling teenagers, you can plan for a late start, given that peak focus hours for many are later in the day.

Stronger Relationships

While homeschooling can be stressful, it allows for more bonding time with your children. Children will have the opportunity to grow in a close family and build stronger connections. They’ll develop problem-solving skills that will aid them in conflict resolution throughout their lives.

Positive Environment

Children and teenagers thrive in environments that foster positivity and safety. Homeschooling provides a safe space that favors mental health and learning amongst those who care. Your child has role models from whom they can seek guidance. Those who are homeschooled have less exposure to bullying and negative settings that can discourage learning and reduce self-esteem.

Improved Academic Performance

There’s less homework assigned while homeschooling since learning is an all-day affair. However, homeschooled children tend to perform better on tests and stand out on college applications by simply having a different learning experience than most.

Homeschooled children and teenagers grow to become independent and self-motivated, both fantastic and valuable skills to possess while pursuing higher studies.

While homeschooling your children can mean less time for yourself and more time toward family, you can view it from the bright side. It requires dedication, but it’s time well spent for the betterment of your child. These top benefits of homeschooling are only an introduction, but you’ll come to learn how valuable direct involvement in your child’s life can be over time.

5 Hobbies That Make You a Better Role Model

February 15, 2018 By Paul Stanley Leave a Comment

Dads tend to get the rough end of the stick. They’re expected to bring in all or most of the income, pay for the bills and the fun, help out with household chores, fix whatever breaks and still make time to spend with their families.

So how can you have fun and become a better role model? It’s easy – pick up a hobby or two. Sharing a hobby with your kids not only brings you closer together, it shows them what a father (and husband) should be.

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of our top 5 hobbies that help you become a better role model!

Cars & Automotive

Cars as a hobby? Sounds expensive, right? It doesn’t have to bite into your wallet, however. And it can offer some real-world learning that will help your kids as they get older.

Find an old clunker (with a title), and fix it up as you can. Teach your kids about how to fix and restore cars, what the parts do, and how to do basic repairs (like changing a tire). If you want to make it extra special and spark an interest in it, let your kids know that when they’re 16/18/21, the car will be theirs.

While it may seem like the sort of thing some kids wouldn’t be in to, a few “lessons” it will show them that it’s a good way to get to know you, save some cash on car repairs, and make an investment in their own futures.

Electronics & Tech

This is an easier sell to today’s kids, who are already pretty wrapped up in electronics. However, teaching them how to build super and gaming computers, fix broken phones, and upgrade other consumer electronics can be a very rewarding hobby.

Plus it shows off how useful a seemingly “boring” hobby can be. Since this is a very popular market, you can easily find cheap build-your-own options, like the Raspberry Pi.

DIY & Woodworking

True, handling dangerous power tools like circular saws may seem intimidating, but this DIY hobby is a great way to teach your kids both responsibility and the reward of hard work.

This DIY hobby can be something as small as whittling kits you pick up from hobby stores for $20, birdhouses and tool cases, or as extravagant as large art pieces and furniture.

If you’re a beginner yourself, stores like Harbor Freight sells tools at a fraction of the price of other stores – but don’t expect them to last forever. Home Depot and Lowes are great for intermediate – expert supplies.

Owning a Collection

This is probably the most versatile hobby on the list. Owning a collection may seem “iffy” when you have kids, but the truth is it can help your kids learn about the subjective value of items, respect for others’ items, and how to invest (if applicable to your collection).

If your collection happens to lean toward obscure books or comics, you can also make learning to read (or reading in general) fun.

Squarefoot Gardening

Square foot gardening is a wonderful way to teach self-sufficiency and responsibility. It also allows your children to see their foods’ life cycle from soil to plate. It also helps to emphasize the “a father provides” mentality. In addition to all of that, it can also help to save on your grocery bill.

While any gardening hobby would be awesome – square foot gardening can be done even in very small yards and apartments.

There are lots of ways to be a great role model to your kids, these are just our favorites for their practicality and usefulness. It’s a fun and unique way to bond with your kids while providing for them and helping them learn great lifelong endeavors.

Helping Your Kids with Their Homework; How Much Help is too Much?

July 12, 2012 By Barbara Jolie Leave a Comment

Parents all over the country have been lambasted for helping their children so much and so often, that they’ve become overly-dependent, unable to accomplish anything on their own. Dubbed “helicopter parenting,” critics argue that parents raising the Millenial generation are doing them a great disservice, especially since the real world of today is much more economically bleak than the economy of previous generations. We should be preparing our children for self-reliance, not dependence. Of course, as parents, we want to help our children excel in school. But how much help is too much help? Here are a few things to consider:

1. Resist the temptation to essentially do the homework for them.

It takes significantly longer to explain different academic concepts to your child than it does to give them the answers. If your child does not understand a concept, it can be especially frustrating for you, since it’s likely to be a concept that you completely and easily understand. This frustration can mount so much so that you’re dying to just give them the answers. But be aware that an answer without understanding will only lead to future problems. Your child will do poorly at tests or in-class work, and that’ll just mean more help from you later down the road. Explain until they understand.

2. Explain a difficult concept using an example that isn’t part of your child’s homework.

The best way to stop yourself from practically giving out answers to your kid is to help them using an example that’s either in the textbook or an example that you made up. If you use a problem, from, say, a math homework sheet that you’re helping them with, then you’ll be tempted to give in to the habit of revealing answers.

3. For essays, read their work and make suggestions. Don’t correct errors outright.

Just like almost all skills, writing is a skill that requires practice. If your child is a mediocre writer, be aware that this means she needs to read more and write more. This is really the only secret to mastering an ability to write. Many parents will read their children’s research papers and essays and will make corrections regarding grammar, mechanics, and style. I think it’s certainly okay for parents to make verbal suggestions, but when you write in your corrections on your child’s essay, she’ll just make these corrections without ever thinking why.

4. Understand that failure is one of the most important parts of the learning process.

Kids and parents alike are simply terrified of failure. What they don’t realize is that never failing at anything means never learning anything. Kids especially need to become comfortable with failure in order to develop the thick skin necessary in an uncertain adult world.

What do you think? How much and to what extent do you help your children with their homework? What kind of help is okay, and what kind of help crosses the ethical line?

Copyright © 2009–2023 FatherhoodFactor.com · Powered by: LaunchBlot Media, LLC

  • Facebook.
  • Twitter.
  • Instagram.
  • YouTube.
  • LinkedIn.
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Cookie settingsACCEPT
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT