[cantfindagoodscreenname]

To begin, I would say that I think home-schooled children have a particular vulnerability for a number of reasons. The primary reason, especially for the boy (and I'll be focusing primarily on boys), is that it isolates him from his peers.

It does? I think I can stop reading right here. This person is obviously clueless about homeschooling. I am NEVER home because my three BOYS are constantly out and about. They also all have quite an interest in girls. This goes for the many, many homeschool families I've known in the thirteen years I've been homeschooling. Of course, what good is anecdotal evidence?

[2Jedismom]

Yeah, but if you keep reading, the guy flip-flops around a lot...

He's does such a poor job of getting his point across that I wonder about his psychological stability! LOL He just comes across poorly, and we would all be better off if he'd keep his opinions to himself till he figures it out.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

**It does? I think I can stop reading right here. This person is obviously clueless about homeschooling. I am NEVER home because my three BOYS are constantly out and about. They also all have quite an interest in girls. This goes for the many, many homeschool families I've known in the thirteen years I've been homeschooling. Of course, what good is anecdotal evidence? **

Yep!

[fml]

It does? I think I can stop reading right here.

As a homeschooling parent, I hope you don't teach that to your kids. As pointed out by another poster the article says more - but being defensive is just fun, right?

[Jaysun]

It does? I think I can stop reading right here. This person is obviously clueless about homeschooling. I am NEVER home because my three BOYS are constantly out and about. They also all have quite an interest in girls. This goes for the many, many homeschool families I've known in the thirteen years I've been homeschooling. Of course, what good is anecdotal evidence?

Why not finish the article? I think you'll find that he's on your side: "They have to make appointments and drive and it's a lot of work, whereas going to school, there's already a built-in social network. . I think that the burden of responsibility, unfortunately, falls on the parents of children who are homeschooling to provide opportunities tot their children to have peer interactions. That's very important. I'm not saying that homeschooling produces homosexuals. I am saying that parents who homeschool have an additional burden of being concerned about these issues."