Hi, I am new to homeschooling my five year old son as we started this year. However, I have heard great things about the Son Light curriculum from some of my homeschooling friends. I think that what might be really great for both of you who are living with ADD is that my experience has been that I can cover our school day in only 2 or three hours and that is with lots of breaks for my active little guy. You get to decide when he is losing focus and when to take a break. There are also more opportunities for you to do some hands on learning that he might not get at school and that might work well for him. The real blessing for me has been knowing that I get all of this extra quality time watching his face light up when he learns something new. In fact today is Saturday and he is begging to do school today even though we usually take the weekend off.

Do some research to see if there are homeschooling groups in your area. I joined a group last year, and have learned so much about homeschooling from people who have been doing it for years. I also belong to an online forum called secularhomeschooling.com.

I chose this one because we are not homeschooling for religious reasons, but there are online groups that have more of a religious perspective if that is what you are looking for. Google is your friend. I also recommend your public library as a great source of info. I have found resource to use with little man, but I have also read some great books for me, that reinforce my decision to do what I am doing.

Whatever you do, try to tune out the negative stuff you are going to hear from almost everyone about the pitfalls of doing it. I am certain that you did not make a rash decision and that you are doing what you know is best for your son. I try to just let that stuff roll off my back. I don't even argue with people or try to justify it to them. It's just not worth it. Be strong in your own convictions and you will be fine.