). When my younger children started getting older, the idea of using 3 guides was so overwhelming I left HOD and pieced together my own stuff. Part of that was just because it felt overwhelming, the other was that I was going through some really hard life circumstances (which probably made the other stuff seem even more overwhelming...do you see a trend???). So, now I am here...trying to figure out what I want to do moving forward. I always loved HOD, and even when I stepped away, I would recommend HOD to anyone and everyone. Which is why a huge part of me is drawn back to trying to make HOD work for my family. So, where are we now. I have a daughter who will be 12 yrs. old (7th grade), a son who will be 10 (4th grade, but is dsylexic and only reads about a 1st grade level), a daughter who will be 7 (2nd grade), and my littlest guy who will be 5 (pre-K...still has poor motor skills and a speech delay). The last couple of years we have LOVED, LOVED, LOVED being together for history, science, and bible. None of them, nor I, want to be separate for those. But to make HOD work, it seems I would have to run 3 guides...maybe 4, and everyone will be learning their own thing. Obviously my dyslexic son is not going to be as independent as another in his age range would be, but nor do I think he should be held to a lower guide because of that. I would think about doing only 2 guides, but I don't think I can do beyond that.
Is this going to be doable for me? Or should I leave my HOD dreams behind and just keep putting together my own stuff?
Help me out, ladies!!!
) and to the kids to get their inputs. I have come to the conclusion that if I tried to combine them all, that I would be holding my eldest back. In fact, I may have already been doing so. 
While keeping them together in certain subjects, I have not been as diligent in pushing her to learn independently. Yes, she can do her math, grammar, and those types of subjects mostly independently, but she still looks to me to spoon feed her information in other areas, instead of actively pursuing education. (I hope I made sense there...I passed out last night, fell out of the tub, and then vomited...not a great night, so I might still be a little foggy) Some of her history and science work has been higher level than her siblings,but I'm sure I have fallen a bit short in stretching her. Time to let her spread her wings a little. She was actually excited about gaining more independence as we looked over the RtR guide samples. She was a little nervous about the amount of pages needing to be read in the history box, but I reassured her that I can help read some of it to her if needed...at least in the beginning. Someone also gave me some good advice on the fb page, to start her about 2 weeks before I start the others so I can get her used to the new format and new amount of independence. 
I think Bigger will be a good fit for him and my 2nd grade dd. 
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Knowing this is not possible nor desirable, working back from that, it is crucial dc are responsible for almost all of their reading across all subject areas at least by middle school, and according to CM, ideally more like when they are 9 or 10 yo or so. Your dd doing RTR this year will help prepare her beautifully for the higher level learning to be expected in high school. So, this is great timing!!!