LPN School while raising a child?

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Hello! I just got my acceptance letter to LPN school! First off, I am extremely excited and have never felt so determined for anything in my life. But I am worried because I have a 3 year old daughter and a husband. He is exceptionally supportive, but what I want to know, is how you mothers handled nursing school with children? Tips on how to manage my time etc? Thank You in advance! :)

Specializes in Pediatrics.

First off, congrats on being accepted into the program! :) Having a family, & nursing school is not the EASIEST combination to deal with lol, but it can be done!!! I have a very supportive husband, and a toddler. Being that I still want to spend as much time as possible with them, I realize that time management is KEY so I try to adhere to a strict schedule. When I'm released from class @ about 2 pm, I study & do w/e else I may need to for school thru about 6 pm (which is when my son has to be picked up by). The remainder of the evening belongs to my family! We go to bed @ about 9:30 pm so that's a pretty even balance for me. Our tests are usually held on Mondays, so I also go to the library & meet with my study group for about 2 hrs on Sat & Sun just to review. This has been working out very well!

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I'm thankful for all of the encouragement. I'm starting the LPN program in the fall and I have three kids, 10, 8, and 5. I have been taking classes for my RN and BSN part time through the last few years so we are already used to a schedule, but I've been nervous about starting the LPN program.

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I was just accepted into the lpn program! i start classes in sept and start core classes in Jan. this was also a concern of mine and im glad i found this discussion! your comments are very helpful and influencing!!

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I took my books with me and locked myself in the bathroom or closet!! HAHAHA I had a 3 and 4 year old when I went through LPN school. It was tough. My statement is funny but true. I honestly did that on many occasions. They also were famous for beating on the door. I did get traditional study time (or I probably would have failed). I had a great support system. My husband helped out whenever he could and his grandma was great with watching the boys for me. Without them, I probably couldn't have done it. I'm sure you will do just fine. I wish you the best of luck and when all else fails-- hide in the closet!! :)

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Specializes in Pediatrics and Women's Health.
I took my books with me and locked myself in the bathroom or closet!! HAHAHA I had a 3 and 4 year old when I went through LPN school. It was tough. My statement is funny but true. I honestly did that on many occasions. They also were famous for beating on the door. I did get traditional study time (or I probably would have failed). I had a great support system. My husband helped out whenever he could and his grandma was great with watching the boys for me. Without them I probably couldn't have done it. I'm sure you will do just fine. I wish you the best of luck and when all else fails-- hide in the closet!! :)[/quote']

Hahaha! I have a three year old. I'm going to have to keep this in mind. Lmbo!

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Specializes in Long-term/Geriatrics, Home Health.

I just graduated from LPN school and I have an almost 5 year old. It's hard but definitely doable. The things that I found helpful was to stay ahead of classwork and don't wait till the last min. On days when my son would go to preschool or daycare, I would do all my classwork and assignments for that week and try to get as much work and reading done as possible. Good luck to everyone.

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