Homeschooling with Triggers, Anxiety and Trauma Responses | Afsaneh Moradian, MLC Homeschool Coaching | The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms, S3 E105

About the Episode Afsaneh Moradian is the Founder of MLC Homeschool Coaching. She coaches parents who are struggling to homeschool their neurodivergent children. Her approach focuses on communication, planning, and connection. Afsaneh is a children’s author and doctoral candidate in education. As an educator and curriculum writer for over 20 years, she has worked with hundreds of students from preschool to graduate level. Afsaneh has appeared on the Consciously Parenting Podcast, Authority Magazine, CHADD’s Ask the Expert Series, Mamas at Work Podcast, ADHD is My Superpower Podcast, Caregiver Chronicles Podcast, and more. She loves watching the sunset with her family. This is the second time I've chatted to Afsaneh and it was another inspiring conversation. I love how positive her approach is. She focusses on what really matters and makes homeschooling neurodiversity feel doable! Be sure to connect with Afsaneh... www.mlccoaching.com www.instagram.com/moradian.afsaneh www.facebook.com/MLC.Homeschool.Coaching Afsaneh is also the host of the Neurodiverse Homeschooling Summit, which is kicking off soon! There are over 20 speakers and I will be speaking about self care. Grab your ticket here... https://learn.mlccoaching.com/af/206827983/1161143 (affiliate) Claim Your Free eBook: How to Prioritize Self Care when You're Busy In the crazy-busy life of a working homeschool mom, it's easy to forget about taking care of yourself. Juggling the responsibilities of educating your children while managing a career or business can leave you feeling overwhelmed and depleted. That's why I've created How to Prioritize Self Care When You're Busy, an empowering eBook specifically designed to help working homeschool moms prioritize self-care and find balance in their lives. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to my newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to claim your eBook. Sponsor for the Episode Working homeschool mom, I know how overwhelming it can be to choose a math curriculum for your homeschool. That's why I'd like to tell you about the online math curriculum we've been using for years – CTCMath.com. As far as math curriculums go, it has loads of great features that solve lots of the math issues we've had and I know a lot of homeschooling families have. Here are a few of the features (from the many) that we really like: Questions are adaptive which means the interactive questions change in difficulty depending on the student's ability. They use a smart algorithm that tracks the student's progress and delivers questions based on their unique needs. The student doesn’t even know this is happening, helping them to build confidence and master concepts! Concepts are delivered through video tutorials and summaries which are clear, complete, and easy to follow [like having your very own teacher]. This ensures your children understand something before they're asked to practise it. And then for us parents, CTCMath has: Extensive reports which are valuable in monitoring your child's progress and spotting any gaps. And they offer a 12-month money-back guarantee if this curriculum is not for you and your family. CTCMath will provide a full refund, no questions asked. But I think the most important things is a whole lot LESS stress when it's math time for both parents AND kids. You get to outsource math with confidence and your kids get a fantastic tailor-made programme that makes learning and mastering m