TPP 042a: “Should I homeschool my child?” Debbie Shares Her Own Journey
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
24 min
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4 chapters
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Why was I initially against homeschooling my child?
Hey there, it's Debbie and welcome to Playback Friday. Every Friday I'll re-release one of my favorite conversations from the archives. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one yet. And even if you have, you just may get something completely different listening to it this time around. I wanted to share all this with you. You because I think sometimes people look at what I'm doing with Asher and just assume that homeschooling him was a natural fit, or that part of me secretly wanted to do it or embrace the idea, or that it's somehow easier for me, but that they themselves just could never do what I'm doing. But I'm here to tell you that there is not one part of me, not even a fraction of a percent, that wanted to homeschool Asher or believed
That I could do it. Welcome to the Tilt Parenting Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. A podcast, incidentally, that as of last week hit 50,000 downloads. We're so excited about reaching this milestone, so thank you so much for listening. I'm your host, Debbie Rever, and today I'm doing something a little different. This is going to be a solo cast, which just means that I'm not going to be interviewing anyone. Rather, I'm going to be sharing directly with you. Just a short conversation between friends. From time to time, I get questions from members of the Tilt community who are curious to peek more into my personal journey with Asher and find out more about the strategies I've used successfully.
And continue to use. Today is going to be the first of several solo casts focusing on homeschooling. Not so much the nuts and bolts of it, although I will share some strategies, but more the emotional side of what it was like to make the decision to homeschool. Because as I've said in the past, I was very much what I would describe as a reluctant homeschooler. So that's really what I'll be talking about in today's episode. Yeah. Moving forward, I'll be doing solo casts like this from time to time. And if you've been listening to the podcast for a while, you know that I'm pretty much of an open book. I'm happy to share really anything if it's gonna help others feel less alone in what they're experiencing.
So if you have questions or topics you'd like me to talk about in one of these future solo casts, please fill out my podcast suggestion form and let me know. You can find that form at tiltparenting.com/slash podcast. And a quick note, we've recently launched a Patreon campaign, so listeners who want to support what we're doing. Doing on the podcast can do so. If you're not familiar, Patreon is a tool designed to allow people to support the work of artists, musicians, and yes, even podcasters. My goal in starting a Patreon campaign is to hire someone to help me with the editing of the podcast. If you'd like to support us, please visit patreon.com slash tiltparenting. It's super easy to help out and even $2 a month makes a difference since it all adds up.
Thanks for considering and for being a part of our community. And now I'll get on with the show. Okay, so as I said in the introduction, today I wanted to share some of our homeschooling journey, specifically the beginning of our journey, because I think that's where so many people get stuck. They get stuck in this thinking that I could never homeschool or I would go crazy or I would be a terrible teacher, I'm just not cut out for it, or I don't have enough patience. The list really goes on and on. on and perhaps some of these sound familiar to you. Oh, and before I get into this, I wanna just acknowledge a few things. One is that because of financial obligations or family structure or living situation or even maybe because the law of the country in which you live says that homeschooling isn't legal
I know homeschooling just isn't a viable option or even a possibility for some families. I totally get that. And I want to be very careful to not make it seem as if it's something everyone could do if they really wanted to.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Why was I initially against homeschooling my child?
0:00–6:32
2
What fears and practical concerns made me a “reluctant homeschooler”?
6:32–14:30
3
How did a move to the Netherlands become the turning point?
14:30–24:26
4
Why did Asher’s school fit (or lack‑of‑fit) push us toward homeschooling?
24:26–24:46
Speakers
1 identifiedMore from Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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