Let me start first by saying, every situation is different. I have an ADHD boy. He is now 11. I have to say that the younger years from 2-8were very challenging.
I think it all depends on your support system and how calm you are within. If you are a person who gets stressed easily. I don’t recommend a new baby, not yet. My child started calming down a bit by 7-8. I had a teenager and a toddler who needed lots of attention. But, my ADHD took all of it. So, maybe you can wait a few years. ADHD kids need us calm and lovingly patient. I don’t know how much of that you have right now but, a new baby sometimes changes things drastically. Now, I am homeschooling with a 2 year old, 7 year old girl and an 11 year old ADHD child. Believe me the toddler affects 100 percent because my 11 year old needs constant supervision with his work. He rushes through his work a lot. If I’d let him he would be done in 10 minutes with all his subjects.

But, if you don’t want to wait and have the support at home you need just keep in mind every time a big challenge comes up, this too shall pass. By the way, in time the hyperactivity seems to subside a lot. At least enough that it makes a big difference in the family dynamics.

Hi Marie! So nice to “meet” you! Charlotte Mason didn’t really recommend structured learning until age 6, so kids at the preschool level don’t have to do much work at all. At that age, you can focus on observing nature, reading books together, and open-ended play.

It’s when they get older that it becomes more of a challenge…lol. But even at that age, you can still do it. One thing I do is have everyone learn the same subject but in different ways. For example, all three of my older kids might be learning about ancient Egypt, but they’ll read different books about it. My oldest daughter will read something on her grade level, my oldest boy will read something on his level, and I’ll read a younger-level book with my youngest son and daughter.

I’ll also assign different activities for each child on the topic. My fifth-grade daughter will probably be required to write a report, but my second-grade son might write a paragraph. My first-grade son will probably draw a picture and a summarizing sentence. Then everyone will share what they wrote.

So everyone learns the same thing but at different levels, if that makes sense. Hope this helps! And feel free to ask any more questions! 🙂

Hi Chari! Thanks for visiting! Ambleside Online and Simply Charlotte Mason are excellent sources for learning about the CM method. If you decide to try it out, you’ll eventually get an idea of which parts work for your family and which parts don’t. I just leave out the parts that don’t work for us. 🙂