The majority of families who homeschool tend to see the mother in the primary role of homeschooling teacher. There are families where the father is the main teacher but this is the exception rather than the rule. However every homeschooling father can do small tasks that support the effort of the mother and play a meaningful role in the lives of their children.
Teach at least one class in the week
It can be current affairs, practicing their multiplication tables, going through proverbs or moral stories. Pick anything that you can teach with minimum preparation if you do not have time to set out a full lesson plan and activities. Make the class as interesting as you possibly can with interactive activities. The subject does not matter, what matters is that your children see you as a part and parcel of the homeschooling tradition of the family.
Be the hand of discipline
Most children love to be seen as perfect little angels by their fathers. However if they are a bit on the naughty side, and children will be children, the father can take over the role of disciplinarian. That way the mother merely has to threaten to tell the father when the children are misbehaving and regain control over the homeschool classroom. No actual punishment is needed, merely the hanging threat works most of the time. However the punishments must also be real initially for this system to work well.
Love and respect your wife
You can preach a million sermons but children can see through your lies in an instant. By affording your wife and partner love and respect in front of your children, you are in fact teaching them a valuable lesson in relationships. It takes a team to raise a happy family. One parent can never take the full blame or credit of having done something. It is important for the children to see how a well established partnership works to be able to replicate this in their own adult relationships. So be affectionate towards your wife and include the children when you plan special surprises for her.
