As parents, I think we tend to do comparisons within our families from child to child, and within our society from child to child. This is a dangerous habit that we really should focus on breaking. It doesn’t really matter how fast your child progresses as opposed to the way other children progress. Each child is an individual and should be treated as such. Homeschoolers and unschoolers should know this better than anyone when it comes to education and the way we deal with our children.
Another blogger touched on this very same issue. It isn’t right for anyone to put a child down or lift them up because of their development. No two children are exactly alike. 
My child may grow up to design a city, whereas your child may be talented enough to actually build the homes within that city. Who has the better child? Neither of us. Each one of us fits into our own niche, created specifically for us.
My child may grow up to design a city, whereas your child may be talented enough to actually build the homes within that city. Who has the better child? Neither of us. Each one of us fits into our own niche, created specifically for us.
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Amen, sister!
One thing having kids will teach you is that no two are alike! One likes workbooks, the other can’t sit still long enough to finish a page. One likes to build, the other likes to tear apart.
But the beauty of homeschooling is meeting each child where they are at, and using their interests, abilities, and learning styles to work WITH their learning and not against it.
Thanks!
This is so important! This is one of the biggest problems with school… how can you not compare yourself (or be compared) with the 30 other people your age who did the exact same paper/test/project/assignment at the same time in the same room?