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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 042: “Should I homeschool my child?” Debbie Shares Her Own Journey

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This episode is the first of several solocasts I’ll be doing focusing on homeschooling—not so much the nuts and bolts of it, although I will eventually 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 previous episodes, I was very much a ‘reluctant homeschooler.’ In this episode, I’m going to tell you exactly why that was, why I was so convinced that there was no way I could possibly homeschool Asher, and tell you how I got to a place where my thinking shifted and I was open to giving it a go.   Debbie Reber, MA, is a parenting activist, New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and speaker who moved her career in a more personal direction in 2016 when she founded TiLT Parenting, a top resource for parents like her who are raising differently wired children. The TiLT Parenting Podcast has grown to be a top podcast in Kids & Family, with more than 6 million downloads and a slate of guests that includes high-profile thought leaders across the parenting and education space.  Things you’ll learn from this episode: Why Debbie was so against homeschooling in the first place What finally convinced her to give it a try What Debbie learned through the process of being a reluctant homeschooling mama   Resources mentioned for answering the question “Should I homeschool?” Alison Bower on When School Isn’t a Fit: What to Expect and How to Handle It (podcast) Support the show Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:27.2

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0:30.1

I wanted to share all this with you because I think sometimes people look at what I'm doing with

0:34.4

Asher and just assume that homeschooling him was a natural fit or that part of me secretly

0:40.1

wanted to do it or embrace the idea or that it's somehow easier for me but that they

0:45.3

themselves just could never do what I'm doing. But I'm here to tell you that

0:49.8

there is not one part of me, not even a fraction of a percent that wanted to homeschool

0:55.0

ashter or believed that I could do it.

1:00.1

Welcome to the Tilt Parenting Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations

1:04.8

aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.

1:09.8

A podcast incidentally that as of last week hit 50,000 downloads.

1:15.0

We're so excited about reaching this milestone,

1:18.0

so thank you so much for listening.

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