I've known many homeschooling families very well, and it's a spectrum. There are families where the answer is "they don't", and those children seem to invariabl

I've known many homeschooling families very well, and it's a spectrum. There are families where the answer is "they don't", and those children seem to invariable end up with major life skills missing from their repertoire. I've also known families who did go out of their way to get their kids in programs where they would make friends they could spend time with (both structured and unstructured), and in general give them comparable experiences to what you would get in a traditional school. One such group had a bunch of home-schooled kids put on theater productions every year, etc. Such families seemed to have many of the components of a standard school experience but it was organized a-la-carte by the parents and they were more involved. Those kids seemed to turn out pretty well-adjusted and extremely well educated. If you live in an area where home-schooling is common (that's probably pretty widespread at this point) it's quite easy to find support groups and resources on Facebook, etc. these days.