In this post I’m going to tell you how to homeschool your neurodivergent child. But it’s going to be entirely from my experience. Neurodiversity falls on such a wide spectrum that there can’t be a step-by-step guide. But what I can share are some things that I think all of us parents need to do, to homeschool our kids in a positive way.
About the Episode
On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I have the absolute pleasure of chatting to Kelsey Sorensen. Kelsey, is a former third grade teacher and substitute teacher. She is now a homeschool mom to 3 kids and owner of Wife Teacher Mommy, where she and her team serve Pre-K through 6th grade teachers and homeschool parents. She is also a certified life coach with the Life Coach School.
Wife Teacher Mommy has been featured on We are Teachers, Teachers Pay Teachers, Jane, Etsy, Food Network, CBC, Fox and NBC. Kelsey and her team have helped hundreds and thousands of educators and homeschoolers cut down planning time and balance the many roles in their lives with time-saving resources, blogs, life coaching, Wife Teacher Mommy: The Podcast and the Educate and Rejuvenate Events.
Kelsey is addicted to Coke Zero and listening to audiobooks.
It was such a pleasure to talk to Kelsey! She shared some fantastic strategies for balancing all the things and for feeling like you're doing enough. And as a licenced teacher and homeschooler, she answered the question: Am I actually qualified to homeschool if I don't have a teaching qualification? Spoiler alert…you are!
You can find Kelsey on:
https://wifeteachermommy.com/podcast
https://www.instagram.com/wifeteachermommy
https://facebook.com/wifeteachermommybykelsey
Links Mentioned
Check out episode 70 of Wife Teacher Mommy: The Podcast with guest Kristina Kuzmic that Kelsey mentions for a dose of inspiration and humour! (affiliate link)
And be sure to register for the Educate and Rejuvenate virtual event, where I will also be a speaker. (affiliate link)
Support for Working Homeschool Moms
I would love to support you on your working homeschool mom journey. Head over to my website to see how…
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