How do we avoid homeschool burnout in the first place? How can we deal with feeling exhausted and burned out when the school year has barely begun? What can we do to assure that we can be in this for the long haul? We give ideas for helping a mom or dad to not feel as if she or he is shouldering all of the burden on her or his own, suggestions for ways to tweak and change the way things are being run at home, and doable breaks for the mom or dad who is parenting and homeschooling 24/7.