Podcast

You know that moment—the one where you’re at a cousin’s wedding only to be cornered by a distant relative who asks if your kids will ever be “normal” or return to “real school.” There is a particular sting in the questions that come from the people who love you, especially when the choices you’ve made…

Raise your hand if you’ve ever asked your child to “just get started” on a task, only to find them spinning in circles, paralyzed by too many choices or distractions. Or, maybe you find yourself regularly reminding everyone where things go, and still, it’s a scavenger hunt every morning trying to get out the door….

Homeschooling takes everything you have. Homeschooling a neurodivergent child takes everything—and more—you didn’t know you could give. So often the conversations in parenting circles center around how to support our children, how to advocate for their needs, how to adjust and accommodate and scaffold each day so they become who they’re meant to be. But…

It’s the universal family refrain: “That’s not fair!” If you have more than one child, you’ve heard it—sometimes on a daily basis. In neurodivergent homeschooling families, though, these conversations about fairness and sibling dynamics can take on a whole new level of complexity. When giftedness, ADHD, autism, anxiety, sensory sensitivities, dyslexia, or any combination thereof…

“How am I supposed to teach all these kids at once?” If there’s ever been a thought that repeats itself on a loop during your homeschool days, it might be this one. The never-ending tug-of-war—one child glued to your side and needing guidance every step of the way, another begging for independence, a gifted kid…