"The definitive book regarding the socialization question surrounding homeschooling." --Foreword Magazine (click here to read full review)

"Great encouragement for parents who are homeschooling and those who are considering it."  --Booklist

"Gathercole persuasively argues that homeschooling is not isolating but can be a sophisticated approach to socializing and educating children." --Library Journal

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The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling
by Rachel Gathercole
ISBN-13: 978-1-60065-107-6
ISBN-10: 1-60065-107-0
 

"Rachel Gathercole has provided the most complete answer to the socialization question that I have ever seen. Homeschoolers, you need this book!" —Mike Smith, President, Home School Legal Defense Association.

"The definitive book regarding the socialization question surrounding homeschooling." --Foreword Magazine        (click here to read full review)

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Rachel Gathercole is an author and the mother of three delightful homeschooled children. Holding a Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she has been homeschooling for ten years and is respected as an author of many informative articles and essays that cut through stereotypes and misconception and shed new light on homeschooling, parenting, and children. Her articles have appeared in various national and local publications, including as cover stories in Mothering, Life Learning, and other magazines.
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Author photographs by Joanna Wilson