Children need to be parented into socially acceptable behavior. Most parents want their children to function well in group setting, have friendships, respect people from all ages, races and both genders. The outcome however depends on the individual child, their environment and with whom the child spend most of their time.

While some homeschoolers have lots of friends others prefer just a few close friendships. Homeschoolers and mainstream school children socialize in much the same way. Both make friends but not at the same place. Homeschool kids mostly make friends at homeschool meet-ups, sport clubs, band practice, church etc, while mainstream school children mostly make friends at school.

The difference between homeschoolers and children who attend state or private schools is that they generally have stronger ties with their families as they spend more time with them while school going children have stronger ties with their peers.

Parents have more time to direct their child's social development as within a peergroup the peers direct the childs social behaviour.

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