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When You Feel Like You Are Failing

Summary

Think you are failing? These eight tips will help you cross the finish line when you’re down and feel that homeschooling was not the right choice.

Highlights from Ginny and Mary Ellen’s Podcast of 4/15/2026

Does it feel like you have been homeschooling for a thousand years? Is your children’s behavior less than ideal? Are they getting their work done in a timely manner, or did you just find the math book stuffed behind the water heater? Does everything feel flat, boring, and just terrible? You are not failing at homeschooling; you just need to find your purpose again. Let’s discuss ways to get that old homeschool mom energy and enthusiasm back.

Let’s talk about failing. If you are reading this, you are not failing. If you love your children, you are not failing. If you are trying your best, you are not failing.

It’s easy to feel like you are failing because homeschooling is really hard and the stakes feel really high, but we can help you get back on track.

Authors

  • Mother of seven children and two in heaven, Mary is wife to David and a lifelong New Yorker. She has homeschooled her children for eleven years using Seton and an enormous amount of books. She is a columnist for The Long Island Catholic and blogs. Meet Mary Ellen.

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  • Ginny Seuffert has been a leading writer and speaker about homeschooling and Catholic family life for more than two decades. She has given hundreds of talks at conferences and written three books. Meet Ginny | Ginny's Books

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