meeting the needs of our eldest when we have a mittfull of littles
04/22/23 • 35 min
Elizabeth and I take on this question, and then I get two other mothers near and dear to me to weigh in on this topic. Zoe and Rachel share their thoughts on how they make (made) it work with a lotta young ones.
1:54 - Acknowledging the needs of our eldest
6:46 - Opportunities to connect
9:02 - Caring for children with learning disabilities
13:32 - Stepping back and assessing things
19:36 - Crowdsourcing interview with Zoe
23:27 - Crowdsourcing interview with Rachel
our airbnb (link)
homeschooling children with special needs: an interview with Maureen Wittman (podcast)
from city to farm: a homeschool family's journey (podcast)
tea with girls (blog post)
#makejoynormal #homeschooling #familylife #relationships #planning #readaloud #gratitude
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Elizabeth and I take on this question, and then I get two other mothers near and dear to me to weigh in on this topic. Zoe and Rachel share their thoughts on how they make (made) it work with a lotta young ones.
1:54 - Acknowledging the needs of our eldest
6:46 - Opportunities to connect
9:02 - Caring for children with learning disabilities
13:32 - Stepping back and assessing things
19:36 - Crowdsourcing interview with Zoe
23:27 - Crowdsourcing interview with Rachel
our airbnb (link)
homeschooling children with special needs: an interview with Maureen Wittman (podcast)
from city to farm: a homeschool family's journey (podcast)
tea with girls (blog post)
#makejoynormal #homeschooling #familylife #relationships #planning #readaloud #gratitude
Contact
- On Instagram at @make.joy.normal
- By email at [email protected]
- Search podcast episodes by topic
Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!
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- On Instagram at @make.joy.normal
- By email at [email protected]
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- By email at [email protected]
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