One question that I’ve heard many times since we began homeschooling is, how do you handle sick days?
It’s inevitable that the days are going to occur when one or — God forbid — all of your kids are sick. If everyone is sick, it’s pretty much a given that we’ll just take the day off — or a few days, depending on the severity of the illness.
Just one sick child is a different story and it depends on how sick they are. If it’s just a general, “I don’t feel good,” they’re typically expected to complete their wok unless I can really tell that they just don’t feel good. If there is fever, vomiting, or other obvious signs of illness, that rates a day in Mom and Dad’s bed with the TV on for company and maybe meals and drinks brought to you — a good dose of pampering.
