Homeschool Article in Pediatric Magazine

Received this from another yahoo group, interesting article to read what pediatricians are reading...Tabbi
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Read the rest of the article here..
http://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/contpeds/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=385844



DR. ABBOTT is a pediatrician in private practice in Berkeley and Orinda, Calif.; clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, and attending physician at Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland (Calif.) DR. MILLER is attending physician at Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland. The authors have nothing to disclose in regard to affiliations with, or financial interests in, any organization that may have an interest in any part of this article.


Parents "most important reasons to homeschool
The United States Department of Education estimates that 1.1 million students were homeschooled in 2003.1,2 Other estimates put the number as high as 1.7 to 2.1 million, and the rate of homeschooling is increasing at an estimated 7% per year.2,3 Pediatricians and other child health-care providers who care for homeschooled children need to understand the controversies surrounding homeschooling, be sensitive to the value that families place on homeschooling, engage families in nonjudgmental dialogue about homeschooling, and ensure that homeschooled children receive the health care they need.