Can We Really Do This? Thoughts on Home Educating a Disabled Child

Can We Really Do This? Thoughts on Home Educating a Disabled Child

In the parenting community, home educators are a breed of their own. Even within the homeschool community, we parents of neurodivergent/disabled children are in a separate category. We get the looks. The questions. The comment: “I don’t know how you do it.” We often...
Lean Into Home Education: Making the Decision to Homeschool

Lean Into Home Education: Making the Decision to Homeschool

Knowing in your gut that home educating is the right choice will lead you to execute the decision. If you’re thinking about homeschooling but are on the fence about how you’ll manage it all, I offer some tips for easing into this lifestyle.   3 Steps to...
The Fine Line Between Remediation and Fostering a Child’s Differences

The Fine Line Between Remediation and Fostering a Child’s Differences

Parents of neurodivergent or disabled children sometimes struggle with honoring who their child is while teaching them the skills required to live independently. This begs the question: Is teaching my disabled child to be more neurotypical a disservice to my child? I...
What You Don’t See in This Photo

What You Don’t See in This Photo

  This photo is a silhouette “selfie” of a mother and her son, standing strong by a railing, relishing their shadows. But, there’s a lot more to this photo that you don’t see. The boy in the silhouette is 7 years old and requires support to stand and walk. He arrived...