Celebrating Your Child’s Neurodiversity
Homeschooling neurodiverse children comes with its share of challenges, and also benefits. If we're going to help our children to recognize their unique strengths while also supporting their special needs, we're going to have to embrace their neurodiversity and...
Homeschooling Your Neurodiverse Kid
You have neurodiverse kids. They are gifted. They are twice exceptional. They have anxiety, perfectionism, or sensory processing disorder. They are on the autism spectrum. They have a mix of neurodiversity. I am right there with you and I want you to know that It...
Parenting in the Moment with Your Child
One of my favorite tips to share with homeschooling families and families of differently-wired kiddos is the importance of parenting in the moment - being fully present with our kiddos...even if you're a mom who's juggling all the plates and has laundry spilling...
Create a Custom Homeschool
Many of us homeschool moms began this homeschooling journey in the first place because we knew our quirky and differently-wired kiddos needed something unique to support their academic success. Maybe traditional school wasn't a good fit for your students. Certainly...
Knowing If Your Child is Gifted
So you have a bright learner. Maybe he has a vivid imagination. Maybe he scores well on achievement tests. Maybe you notice exceptionally early cognitive abilities or strong interests. But there's a difference between bright kids and gifted kids. Let's talk about...
Should I Accelerate My Profoundly Gifted Child?
One reader wrote to me with a question about her profoundly gifted, or exceptionally gifted, child. Because gifted learners often move at a significantly faster pace than their age peers, parents wonder if it is in the best interest of their gifted children to...
My Neurodivergent Kiddo Needs So Much Help…
I've gotten so many excellent questions recently from readers and listeners. These questions not only represent the very issues I hear about from many parents I work with, they also resonate with the struggles and worries I've faced in my own journey as the parent...
What to Do When You Doubt Your Choice to Homeschool
A listener shared this question with me and it's so similar to the kinds of questions I hear from moms when we work together one-on-one, and also some discussions we've been having recently in The Learner's Lab so it felt like an important one to address in a...
How to Recover from a Bad Homeschool Day
All homeschool moms have had those days. In fact, most of us have had quite a few bad homeschooling days. Last week, we had a rough day in a big (and I mean *explosively big*) way, and I decided it was important to tell you about it. The Haunting Questions of a Bad...
When One Child Has A Diagnosis And Their Siblings Are All Neurotypical
"My child was recently diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety, as well as dyslexia and other learning differences. How do I manage the overwhelm of homeschooling her in a way that is appropriate for her learning needs, without comparison with her neurotypical...