We just started Barton about 2 months ago with my 8-year old son. We went through Level 1 quickly, and are almost finished with Level 2. I have found playing the videos to be very helpful. And, surprisingly, my son was paying attention to one of them and it helped him buy-in to the motions and tapping activities. Before seeing it on the video he was rebelling against it, but watching it helped him get on board. Sometimes, when I know I understand the topic, I skip forward to the next section, but mostly I watch them while folding laundry.

Wow. Thanks for all the responses! That was really fast. I should say that we really only do school/memory work for about an hour a day. What I struggle more with is getting the housework and cooking done in addition to school. In my mind it doesn't seem that difficult so I don't know why I struggle so. And I agree, going outside is very important for little boys. We make that happen every day!

Twitter totally confuses me. I use Facebook but my husband likes to keep much of our life private so I mainly use it to instant message friends and to keep track of others. I may be incorrect but my understanding of Twitter is that it is for short bursts of info.

Hi. This is my first year homeschooling. We are using Classical Conversations as our spine and are out of the house one day a week at the CC program. I am struggling with staying home everyday. It seems that in order to accomplish what I need to, I either need to stay home all day or give up my favorite time of day, nap time. My eldest is four and can either rest or not. What do you all do?