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Navigating Parent Burnout While Homeschooling Neurodivergent Kids

Colleen Kessler — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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...

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Great Books to Read With Your Kids in July

Colleen Kessler — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:05 +0000

We are in the middle of summer, folks! Let’s work together to keep our kids’ bodies moving and their minds busy with this list of great books to read with your kids in July. I’ve included a mix of travel themed books, history books, silly books, and some books that will take you on an...

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Navigating Sibling Conflict and Neurodivergence in Your Homeschool

Colleen Kessler — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:42:45 +0000

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...

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Real-Life Homeschool Rhythms for Neurodivergent Kids

Colleen Kessler — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:47:49 +0000

“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...

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Interest-Led Homeschooling and Your Gifted Child

Colleen Kessler — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:24:00 +0000

I love sharing stories of other parents parenting and homeschooling gifted kids. This is Heather’s… Billy is gifted. He is 5 and knows how to add, subtract and is really learning how to read and write well (when he feels like it). He loves technology (he could work the iPhone at age 2) and...

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