In this day an age parents have more pressure on them then ever to make sure their children are prepared for the academic work load that they will be hit with as they begin Kindergarten. As homeschoolers we have a great advantage of not having to conform to these rigorous standards and instead can focus on the developmentally appropriate skills needed for our kids to succeed.
In the video below I share an important distinction that we as parents need to keep in mind and that is the difference between FORMAL INSTRUCTION and EXPOSURE to educational things. Our job as parents is to expose our kids to as many wonderful resources and pieces of information as possible as many times as we can.