HOMESCHOOLING WITH A PRESCHOOLER WITH DOWNS SYNDROME

<p>Leilani Garcia is a former classroom teacher and a current special needs mom to four. In this episode, she chats with hosts DeeDee and Ximena about her life of parenting and homeschooling a preschooler with Downs Syndrome. They'll cover juggling multiple kids when one child has a ton of therapy appointments, how to teach critical thinking, dealing with insecurities, and finding supportive community.&nbsp;</p> <p>Connect with Leilani on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/living_with_eve/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/livingwitheve" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. <a href="https://www.bookshark.com/request-a-catalog/">Request a homeschool curriculum catalog</a> or <a href="http://www.bookshark.com/instructors-guide-samples">download samples</a> at <a href="http://www.bookshark.com/">bookshark.com</a>.</p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong></p> <p>02:01 Help kids learn to use a planner or daily checklist.</p> <p>03:51 Leilani shares her background and how she came to be a homeschooler.</p> <p>07:10 How the older siblings are impacted by having a little sister with special needs.</p> <p>09:56 Trust your curriculum. Don't try to reinvent the wheel. <br> <br> 12:06 Challenges: insecurity, being shunned, being misunderstood, lacking self-confidence.</p> <p>13:57 Who is an <strong>expert</strong>?</p> <p>16:30 How is homeschooling a preschooler with Downs Syndrome unique?</p> <p>23:59 "<strong>Do</strong> right, not <strong>be </strong>right." You want to do what's right, not always trying to prove that you're right in the situation.</p> <p>25:33 The critical thinking gap. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Like-Lawyer-Framework-Teaching/dp/1646320077" target="_blank"><em>Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking</em></a></p> <p>27:52 So much therapy! How to handle all the appointments.</p> <p>31:11 Frontloading the details of the day with your kids.</p> <p>33:16 How community has been critical in Leilani's homescho