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Hi! I'm seriously considering homeschooling my 15-year-old son for various reasons. He's exceptionally bright and has inattentive-type ADHD (only recently diagnosed) and public school is just not working out for him.

I don't know much at all about homeschooling yet, but I'm starting to educate myself. I'm sure I also need to consider his giftedness and ADHD when planning what strategies will work best for us. I also want to make sure that he's well-prepared for college.

I worry, though, if a single parent can effectively homeschool an only child (which my son is). Can this work? It's been just the two of us in the house (plus our menagerie!) for 10 years now, so our parent/child relationship is an exceptionally close one. Will he be able to separate Mom as Mom from Mom as Teacher?

I would think that this split in Mom's role is an adjustment for all homeschooled kids; I just wonder if it may be more of a challenge for us under the circumstances. I really think that we can make this work, but I'm trying to anticipate any potential bumps in the road.

So if anyone has any advice for me and/or experience with single-parent homeschooling, I'd appreciate hearing from you! Thanks.