In the TR household, we’ve barely begun our transition from not having an established educational curriculum at home, to focusing on homeschooling because your age-peers are going into pre-K this September. But the panic of, “Can we do this?” has already begun to rear up.
We find ourselves in a challenging position where we oscillate from “we can handle it” to “maybe not,” on a regular basis. We’re compare Bluey 
to other four year olds that have been in pre-school, or some other more traditionally organized care. And we notice small differences.
But isn’t breaking away from constant comparisons to what the rest of the group is doing one of the reasons for homeschooling? We don’t want to gauge our kiddo’s progress based on the performance of his peers. Instead, we want to ask, “Is he improving regularly?” And “Is our Bluey happy and on a path that will allow him to unlock his full potential?”
Crossing educational milestones in a non-linear way is one of the strengths of homeschooling. We get to teach him what he’s ready for emotionally and academically. And we are able to structure that learning around subjects he is interested in exploring.
So Bluey is doing just fine. We go by our own path and we see his letters improve daily. His art advances each week and his basic math skills expand every month. He has an amazing vocabulary and he loves socializing.
You might be in homeschool mode as a full time endeavor. Or you may homeschool on one topic as a way to introduce your child to a foreign language or art skill. Perhaps you have an entirely unique reasoning that brings your family to homeschooling. Whatever the impetus, remember that the reason you aren’t in a traditional school is that you wanted to do it a different way. And a different path isn’t always going to offer all the same outlooks, or outcomes, that the majority of people may experience.