30 Ways You Can Help a Single Parent Who Homeschools

Every single parent bears the burden of being two people in one. She must be both mom and dad. Homemaker and bread winner.

By the way, even though I am using “she” in this post, single dads are included too. I’m just using the pronoun “she” to simplify things.

Back to the topic.

A single parent who also homeschools has an even greater trial. She must find the time to teach her children and earn a living while still making sure that the laundry is done, the dishes are washed, the house is clean (sort of), the bills are paid, and there is food on the table.

I know from my own experience as a single mom that it can seem like an insurmountable task sometimes. My kids are teens now so they are very independent, but every so often I ask myself how I ever did it when they were young.

The answer is: I had help. I had the support of my parents. I participated in homeschool groups who helped me and I, in turn, helped them. I found other homeschoolers online and offline who were very supportive. I don’t think I could have done it without their amazing help.

There are many ways that YOU can help single homeschooling parents in your community or online. It could be something as simple as saying a prayer for them. Or you could become more involved and help them with a meal or homeschool materials. Anything that you do will be a HUGE blessing for them.

If you would like to know how you can help out a single mom or dad who homeschools, here is a list of 30 ideas.

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1. Pray for her and her children.
2. Bring the family a meal or invite them over for a meal.
3. Do yard work. You can really help her out by doing time consuming chores like raking the leaves or mowing the lawn.
4. Water and/or weed her garden.
5. Shovel snow for her in the winter.
6. Change the oil in her car.
7. Help her with any home repairs she might have.
8. Buy her a bag of groceries.
9. Run an errand for her. Something as simple as returning library books for her can be a huge help.
10. Treat her to a cup of coffee or tea.
11. Take care of her kids for an evening. You can’t imagine how wonderful it is for a single parent to have a little time to herself.
12. Leave her a surprise basket of goodies. Things like nice soaps, tasty treats, or flavored teas or coffees can be a blessing to those who don’t normally spend on themselves.
13. Give her the coupons you don’t use.
14. Have a fund-raiser to help her pay for homeschool materials.
15. Give her a gift card to Barnes and Noble, Amazon, or some other store.
16. Offer moral support and positive encouragement. Sometimes she just needs to know that she is doing a good job.
17. Share links to free and cheap online homeschool resources with her. A website like FreeHomeschoolDeals can be a great resource for a single parent.
18. Invite the family to your homeschool co-op. Support like you find in a homeschool group is exactly what single parents need the most. So if you can invite them in, regardless of what method they use to teach their children (unschooling, classical, virtual, etc.), you will be blessing them immensely. Offer them discounts if at all possible.
19. Loan her an inspirational book.
20. Take her kids on a field trip with your kids.
21. Give her a computer or iPad or camera or other gadget you don’t use anymore.
22. Give her some food from your garden.
23. Share homeschool books and materials that you aren’t using anymore. This can be a big money saver for her.
24. Help teach her kids. If you could teach just one or two subjects to her children each week like art or science, you would take quite a burden off of her shoulders.
25. Share links to giveaways with her. If you see a giveaway online (homeschool or otherwise), share it with her. That will give her a chance to win something she needs.
26. Give her the clothes that you and your kids don’t need anymore.
27. Encourage your kids to donate some of their toys to the family.
28. Leave a bag of school supplies such as notebooks, pencils, art supplies, etc. on her doorstep.
29. Offer to help organize her homeschool room at the beginning of the school year.
30. Support her business and/or blog. Buying her products, following her blog, liking her Facebook page, following her on Twitter, or anything else you can think of that supports her sources of income will really be a blessing to her and her family.

Remember that anything you can do to help out one of these parents can take a little bit of the burden off of their shoulders. It also earns you a halo and some wings. 😉

May God bless your kind acts with many more returned to you.

By the way, if YOU are a single parent who homeschools and you have a blog, please let me know in the comment section and include a link to your blog. I would love for others to know about your site.

Many blessings,