We've talked before about ideas for homeschooling when you have preschoolers in the mix.

But most of those usually are for when you have several older children whom you are homeschooling.

What do you do when your oldest is just starting homeschool and you are just starting homeschool and you have preschoolers along for the ride.

Let's talk about that today.

Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast. I'm Sonia Schaefer.

Joining me today is a very special guest. It is my daughter, Ruth Smith. Ruth, so glad to have you.

Thank you. Thanks for agreeing to come on this lovely thing, you know, all the cameras and lights and everything, but you're good with it.

Yeah. You're usually on the backside of the cameras. Yes, usually. Yeah. All right. Let's talk about homeschooling. Well, first let's talk about who you are and your family.

It's a philosophical discussion. Let's talk about your family. If you would just tell a little bit about your situation, I think that would help.

Yeah, so I've got four. Right now, we're in third grade, first grade, and have a couple of preschoolers.

But when I started, it was, it started formally homeschooling. I mean, I started with my oldest being six,

and then I had a four-year-old and a one-year-old. And I quickly learned that you can have a really good plan on paper,

but the reality of it with little ones especially,

your day just doesn't go the way you imagine it.

It's like they didn't read the paper.

Exactly. In your head, it's easy to just think this is great.

Everyone will be on board with this, you know.

Nobody will have a bad attitude or an emergency or conflict.

And it's hard to exactly put into words what it is that's so challenging about getting

through the day with multiple little ones.

But it is challenging even without school.

So I remember when it was time to add in school, I was so intimidated

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