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Welcome! My guest today is Annie Tillberg, who homeschools her two daughters, ages three and ten. The Tillberg’s are a little unusual than most in their family dynamics. Annie and her husband are licensed foster parents and cared for a newborn foster daughter until she left to live with a biological parent at age 2-1/2. Naturally, this was quite a traumatic loss for the Tillberg family who had planned to adopt her! Annie has struggled with secondary infertility and is still hoping to add another baby, but they are currently “retired” from foster parenting. Annie also works (up to 30 hrs./weekly) from home as an instructional designer, designing training for companies. It’s a busy life for Annie, so listen in to hear her personal account!
Annie shares the following information about her homeschooling experience:
- She began homeschooling her oldest daughter during the preschool years, after noticing some undesirable behaviors being learned from the school she attended.
- Annie’s schedule varies, as there is no such thing as a “typical” day. They do take summer and winter breaks, prefer more of a block schedule of project-based learning, and try to focus on the most work during morning hours.
- Annie’s biggest challenge, other than handling the age difference between her daughters, is finding the balance between schooling and household responsibilities. Listen to learn Annie’s great tips!
- Annie’s biggest motivation for homeschooling is witnessing the progression in her daughter’s learning. She has a great story to share to illustrate this point!
- Annie says that the one thing she would do differently in homeschooling is to worry less about getting “everything” done and what other people think.
- Annie’s daughters participate in several extracurricular activities, including planned weekly field trips, swim lessons, tumbling/trampoline class, gymnastics, crochet, and Junior Achievement.
There is so much more included in our conversation! Annie discusses her family’s devotion exercises, books that she’s currently reading, what she does for self-care, and her overall philosophy about homeschooling. I hope you’ll join us for the exciting conversation with Annie!
Links and Resources:
anneryathome@blogspot.com (Annie’s blog and email)
Annery at home (Find Annie on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!)