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Friday, August 4, 2023

A Day in the Life of the Paines

Photo courtesy chadanderin.com

What does a typical day look like for a homeschooling mom of five young children? Erin Paine recently filmed a "day in the life" video that shows a typical schedule for her family. Erin is 22 weeks pregnant with baby No. 6. (If you missed the Paines' reveal video, the baby is a boy). While each day is a little different, Erin is pretty structured and says that keeping a schedule is very helpful for her.

Check out the YouTube video (link below) and then come back to the blog to share your thoughts on Erin's schedule. If you are a homeschooling mama, how does your routine compare?

Paine Family: A Day in the Life

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  1. Erin needs to have a talk with her dentist about what happens when you put a child down for a nap with a bottle like that.

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  2. I saw the video. Their school is workbooks--that's it? That's the entire schooling? Workbooks are the most boring and most unimaginative way to learn. There are so many fun ways to teach young kids. They'd be better off in public school--hatching chicks, building paper mache animals, participating in plays, singing in choir. Those kids and their workbooks. . . they are missing so much!

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    1. She showed us an average day. Nothing was said that they only do workbooks.

      When I went to school, we only did workbooks except for music and art class.

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    2. Okay, if you think that's the sum total of homeschooling you are clueless. I was homeschooled and we had all sorts of fun science projects, field trips and such. And furthermore workbooks/textbooks have been the main teaching method for thousands of years. They are not boring. Reading brings a wealth of knowledge and enjoyment if one takes advantage of the opportunity. reading brings more improvement to the mind then watching a screen. Active brain learning not passive.

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    3. 11:40 pm, you’re kidding me, right?

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    4. i was homeschooled so i think homeschool or christian school is best. you do not know what they teach in the public schools

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    5. My school was workbooks . I did better in school then what they teach in homeschooling..

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    6. Kevin- I was a public school for 35 years. You can check any school district's k-12 standards/curriculum online, as well as your state's learning standards. On my classroom website, I had all of our grade level standards and instructional pacing available as well. Parents could also access the curriculum materials online. Any parent can be informed about what their public school is teaching. Unfortunately, there is a lot misinformation and hysteria being promoted by some groups that are intent on vilifying public schools.

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    7. Anon 9:16. I didn't see a music or art class at the Paine's. And cursive? When was the last time you wrote cursive?

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    8. @1:22 I write in cursive all the time. It's how I write checks, sign cards, write letters, sign medical papers, and sign all kinds of legal documents. If we don't teach kids how to read and write cursive, they will never be able to read documents and historical records, starting with the Constitution. Cursive should not become like hieroglyphics, unable to be read except by experts! Besides, the wall decor signs at the Bates' beloved Hobby Lobby are in loopy cursive. How will kids know to Live Laugh Love without knowledge of cursive?

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    9. 1:22, I write in cursive all the time

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    10. Of course you can read the constitution without knowing cursive. Just read it online. Or in a book! This is true for most historical documents. Anyway, how often will our kids read the original constitution in cursive? Not often enough to spend hours of schooltime on it. They'd be better off learning to code or how to use Google Sheets. THAT will prepare them for future employment. How often do you think Chad and Erin use cursive in preparing these videos?

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    11. Oh lordie, those silly signs! LOL

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    12. @3:05 Society is getting away from cursive handwriting. Most people pay bills online or with a credit card- checks are a thing of the past. With computers, word processing, emails and texting, there's little need for writing letters by hand. I think classroom time is better spent learning keyboarding skills. I remember learning to type back in high school 50 years ago and that particular skill was and still is invaluable. Parents can teach their kids how to sign their name in cursive. If you want to read the Constitution or other historical document, look it up online.

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    13. Replying to Anonymous August 11, 2023 07:24PM You seem to imply you were a school teacher….do you not check your work before posting? I see two errors.

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    14. Anon 3:05. Sounds like you use cursive to sign your name, mostly. That can be taught to children in one morning. After that, they should learn something useful and marketable, like Powerpoint or Google Classroom.

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    15. @9:06 Yes, I had a long career as a public school teacher. I apologize for my haste and not proofreading my comment more carefully before posting. Other than making a condescending comment about two errors, it's interesting that you have nothing constructive to say about the points I made. I wonder if you are just as eager to point out the many grammatical and spelling mistakes made by homeschooling parents on this forum.

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  3. No helmets on the ATV. No netting on the trampoline. Children have died because of the lack of these things.

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    1. I survived my childhood with no nets, helmets, knee or elbow pads. Safety is good but lets not go overboard on it. Too many airbags in life doesn't help teach kids responsibility and forethought. If there's always a net to catch them who will consider consequences of their actions?

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    2. Accidents happen no matter precautions. We had an occasion where a tree limb suddenly fell on our trampoline with kids jumping. They heard the limb breaking but couldn't escape BECAUSE of the enclosure. They were sitting ducks. Fortunately it was just a broken leg and concussion. Could have been so much worse. Give this family a break. Nobody is perfect!

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    3. @3:53 That is the most convoluted, backward logic I've ever read. "Let the kids get hurt so they learn not to get hurt." "I survived so they will too." Try explaining that to an ER doctor who has had to treat all sorts of preventable injuries. Sometimes authorities have to be called when that happens, and parents have to answer for their neglect. What kind of "responsibility" does that teach a child?

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    4. God invented trampoline nets and helmets, so we should use them.

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    5. @3:53 How is wearing a helmet while riding an ATV or having a safety net with a trampoline going overboard? Just ask any ER doctor about the injuries they frequently see
      as a result of accidents in these situations.

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    6. @3:53 You explain to your kids that those "airbags" are there BECAUSE people have gotten hurt!

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    7. Okay folks i never said let them get hurt. I would use helmets and baby gates and outlet covers when they're little/young but as they grow older they need to learn responsibility and the concept of consequences for their actions and growing up in a "bubble" of hyper safety conscious is not the way to go. Sorry, but a few bumps, bruises, scrapes and germs isn't gonna kill a kid. That's just part of growing up. Seriously how did the human race survive without antibacterial wipes, and all this other "safety" gear and precautions? Accidents do happen regardless of how many precautions a parent takes, but we can't live in fear of the "what if". If we can't let our kids rough house and play like kids without smothering them with so-called "safety" then we are not only overboard but overbearing. I don't want to be an overbearing parent. I want to teach my kids to be safe and responsible but to have fun.

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    8. But some kids did die or were horribly injured. They lost their vision because they didn't wear safety glasses. They were brain damaged because they didn't wear a bike helmet, and suffered horrible headaches all their life. Many members of the human race met an early death because these things were not invented. The children who died have been silenced, you only see the ones who survived and say, "Why bother?"

      You are fortunate that you've never seen a seriously injured child, but once you have, you will realize that safety inventions saved lives. "Being responsible" means wearing helmets, life jackets, safety goggles, etc. --being irresponsible means taking unnecessary risks.

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    9. Nice try 9:13 but we're still not buying it. You don't need to let your kid get injured on any level just so they learn consequences. That's an expensive and dangerous lesson to try to teach. Not everyone in the human race did survive before helmets and car seats - that's exactly why they were invented and then mandated. Antibacterial wipes are good but what really helped kids were vaccines. (My dad had polio, my mother diphtheria, both of which left lasting scars. Kids in the US don't get those any more.) Accidents still do happen but we as parents can certainly do our best to cut down on the number of them and the severity of them. Have you ever been in a graveyard and seen those tiny headstones of children who got injured while "being kids" or "having fun"? Each story is heartbreaking. You don't live "in fear," you use God-given common sense when it comes to dangers and protecting your children.

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    10. Seriously folks. You are ALL misunderstanding my sister. She uses safety glasses, outlet covers, baby gates, ear protection, proper shoes and clothing for outdoor work, child seats in the car, etcetera. And she would put bike helmets on her kids. Her whole thing is not going way overboard with safety to the point that kids are living in a protective bubble which some parents do. Letting the kids run outside in the dirt barefoot and making mud pies is actually scientifically proven to boost the immune system. Seriously, that's all she's saying. On the opposite extreme is parents who don't use any kind of safety precautions with the mentality that once they get a shock from sticking their finger in the outlet will teach them not to do it. My sister does not agree with that. She's in between... temperate. "You can climb the tree....just don't fall and don't climb any higher than that branch."

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    11. Thanks sis for jumping to my defense. You're right and I thought my point was clear. I've seen kids jump higher on trampolines with nets then those without nets. I've seen them fly over the net and it was a lot longer drop to the ground then if they had fallen off one without a net. What i want to avoid is kids who take greater risks or are more reckless because they have too many "safety lines". That's all. And folks, I have seen a kid go to ER...my own sister. She had to go twice and once it was my fault. I've been to a funeral where the casket was painfully tiny. I've had cousins go to ER for broken bones and other nasty injuries. My great grandmothers didn't get to have all there kids grow to adulthood. I'm not clueless or convoluted at all. I seek merely a happy medium. I hope you all fully understand now. P.S. BTW I and my brother were vaccine injured when we were babies/toddlers (I landed in ER and almost died) and I lost two grandparents to vaccines, so...sorry @11:26 I'm not pro-vaccine.

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  4. I enjoyed very much this video that even included Chad at work. I’ve been wondering about his business since relocating to Florida. I loved his story to the children to help them apply scripture to their lives. I loved all the wonderful food prep by Erin and her busy day with three older kids doing schoolwork. And Brooklyn reading to her. I noticed Brookie held her book very close and wonder if she needs to have her vision checked. I love all of the Bates and their families and very much appreciate your posts!

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    1. I noticed he didn't have a work truck with lettering

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  5. I love to watch the Paine's. Thank you for sharing a portion of your life with us. Prayers and blessings to you.

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  6. I wish Erin didn't strive so hard to appear to be "perfect." Show us a pile of laundry or a challenging day!

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    1. Not sure what you mean. She started the video with no makeup, a messy bun, and girls with bedhead. That's not striving to be perfect.

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  7. It's so unhealthy for kids to grow up in front of the camera.

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    1. It is! But it's very normal since Facebook and YouTube came on the scene. Sad.

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  8. So much screen time for the kids! It's really unfortunate.

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  9. Wow! They really need to bring God and Jesus into everything, don't they?

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    1. @ 10:28 Yes it’s very commendable! What wonderful parents, glorifying God and bringing him into every aspect of life is beautiful.

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    2. God and Jesus are everything to believers. There's nothing more important! All we do revolves around Him.

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    3. I think it's great that they love God so much!

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    4. Of course. It's how they make their living.

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    5. Its the way of a Christian. Without Jesus they are without hope.

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    6. Guess they love God! I can think of a lot of worse things.

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    7. 10:28, Jesus died on the cross to give you eternal life.

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    8. God and Jesus aren't "in everything;" God and Jesus ARE everything. We as humans created in God's image are given free will to be able to choose whether or not to accept that fact.

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    9. @10:28 I agree. You can be a wonderful person without doing that. I know atheists who are much kinder and better people than some church-goers.

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  10. Good Looking Couple

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  11. I wanted to see kids I kno they are as cute as can be

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    1. I don’t know? It’s their choice whether they want to show their kids on camera or not.

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  12. Is it wise to teach a child that God will rescue you when you are stuck on the highway? Because although Chad's car started, not all cars will. It's very simplistic. Why did God cause the starter to fail in the first place?

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  13. Are the girls allowed to wear pants?

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  14. What happened to Evie's glasses? Were they left off, because they were being video'd?

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  15. It's really sad to see so many judgemental people tear Erin up in the comments, nobody is perfect. Some of you need to be better and do better .

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  16. Wow, the critics really popped out on this one! I'm sure if we saw video of anyone's life we could find things to pick on.

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    1. I'd love to see videos of the lives of the people who say the mean comments. Don't think they'd appreciate a bunch of strangers dissecting and criticizing their lives. They can dish it out but wouldn't be able to take it in turn.

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    2. So why is anyone surprised that there are things to pick on here? The wise people don't put their daily lives online, trying to make money that way and inviting criticism. (I'm trying to think of what you could criticize about my day which consisted of doing laundry, vacuuming, and grilling dinner.)

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    3. 12:55 The critics likely aren't foolish enough to make videos of their lives and post them on YouTube.

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    4. I don't think the Paine children will appreciate this either, when they are grown. A good reason to keep kids off the internet!

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    5. So 3:12pm, are you telling me that if a family chooses to share their lives online,anyone can have at them with horrible remarks? When your sitting with family or friends and they share something about their family, do you jump all over them with criticism and rude remarks? I'm going to guess not,because it would be rude but when you can hide behind your computer screen it's suddenly okay and they apparently deserve it. You people sure weren't raised very well. Whether your online or in person, it's okay to be kind and keep hurtful and judgmental comments to yourself. It's called being a nice person. As for you being criticized for what you do during your day,house cleaning etc,anyone can find fault with someone if they want to. If that's what they like to put out there towards others. There sure is a lot of that on here,which baffles me as to why they read the posts then. Just look up something else if you don't like the family. Have a great day. 🙂

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    6. Anon 1:12. That's exactly what they are saying. Anyone can say anything and hide behind a screen. Exactly. That's why it's best to keep your kids off the internet.

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  17. God Bless the Paine Family! Good structure

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  18. Those poor children are so isolated. They are with their family 24/7? Are they home most of the time? Where are the neighborhood kids, the bike-riding with playmates, the best friends to giggle with? Why are they always together at an age where they should be expanding socially?

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    1. When they are with other kids, it's always relatives or their own kind. Kids need to learn to get along with people who are different from them, have different backgrounds, different religions, and different lives. Kids need to learn that "different" does not equal something worse, something scary, or something to make fun of. I see this too much with the Bates and the Duggars. Isolation teaches the wrong things and sends the wrong message to the world.

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  19. I just watched Erin's homeschooling video. The kids start the day with three videos--Bible, Math and Phonics. Science is a video. Piano lessons are by Facetime. Those kids spend a lot of time in front of screens. Public school is very different than this.

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    1. Video school has been around a long time. You can get an actual diploma from some schools and attend graduation if you do the videos, which is the draw for some. I did it in the early 2000s for some of my homeschooling classes. I personally hated it, and did not learn well from it at all!

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  20. Wow the miserable people that feel the need to comment, shame on you. Can you trolls really just find a life, cause you are so absurd. Maybe try to be happy and you won’t be so judgmental miserable beings.

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