We all need a little help and encouragement as homeschoolers. Sometimes it can feel like you are the only one with a particular problem in your day-to-day teaching or you just feel like you cannot possibly plan one more lesson plan without bursting. That is what makes homeschool forums so great. They let homeschooling families all over the globe stay in touch and talk about anything from coming up with a homeschool schedule, to finding where the best math lesson plans are on the web, to ways find homeschool games, etc.
The downside of having homeschool forums are that they are everywhere on the web. You don't want to get caught up in the habit of signing up for every forum that you come across. Most of your day will be spent responding to conversations, and you will wonder where the rest of your day went. It is best to find perhaps two to four forums and stick with that.
You will find that some forums are geared for homeschooling in general, while others are narrowed to particular subjects such as Christian homeschooling, Montessori homeschooling, forums specifically for encouragement or new homeschoolers, to talk about your gifted child, etc. If you find a great forum to talk about Christian subjects, then you probably don't need to join another one with the same topics.
Here is a list of some rather well-known and active homeschool forums that you might be interested in checking out. Most forums do require you to register, but is generally free of charge.
*Veg Source Homeschool Forums
*CHF Web Interactive- Christian Homeschooling
There are many, many more forums on the web. You can find them by simply 
typing in "homeschool forum" in your search engine. You can even be more specific, like "Christian homeschool forum." So, I hope you will get in touch with some fellow homeschoolers today, and make new friends and find out great tips and tricks that only those in the trenches are able to give you!
