Comments on: Families in the UK who do home-education get an income

By: Phyllis S

Phyllis S — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:07:11 +0000

I’m a single parent who homeschools one child in the United States. I work from home on a part-time basis and do not receive public assistance. I do most of my medical transcription at night and in the morning, before my child wakes up. I don’t work a full-time schedule, averaging 25 to 30 hours a week.

By: glurpy

glurpy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:21:45 +0000

I don’t know what the laws are in the UK, but I have met a couple of single parents who let their teens be home alone while the parent worked. The teens were responsible kids to begin with–I don’t think the parents would have done it if they thought their kids couldn’t handle it. They worked out ways to keep tabs on the kids.

By: micheletmoore

micheletmoore — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:31:11 +0000

If you trust your child to be home alone for a period of time you could work outside the home, it may just be extra hard on you. You would also have to have a child who doesn’t need you looking over their shoulder to get their work done.

You could work at home, do you have any office skills? What kind of jobs have you held before? If you have office skills or are willing to take some classes and and have access to the internet I would recommend looking into virtual assisting. I have a friend who does it and makes good money.

Here is an article about it…

You could also babysit in your home, clean houses where they could come with you and sit quietly and work while you clean (or even help)

By: dragonfly9151974

dragonfly9151974 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:54:13 +0000

I am a single parent. I plan to homeschool in the U.S. and still work full time. I work as a Technical writer from home. I will homeschool in the mornings, her nanny will take her to activities in the afternoon and I will work most of the Afternoon and in the evenings after my daughter is in bed.