“I’m not reading, but everyone else is.”

If you’ve ever heard your child say this (or felt it echo quietly in your own head) this conversation is for you.

In this episode, I’m joined by Carrie DeFrancisco for a live conversation inside Day in the Life (DITL) community. Carrie is a longtime homeschool parent, former classroom teacher, homeschool coach, and podcaster. And she’s also an accidental homeschooler and the mother of a neurodivergent, dyslexic learner.

Together, we talk about what really helps when a child’s reading timeline looks different.

Not from a place of fixing or rushing.

Instead, we explore:

This conversation is about reading, yes … but it’s also about trust, identity, and what happens when we let development unfold without a stopwatch.

If you have a dyslexic learner, listen closely.

If you don’t, still listen … because every child has a place where their timeline looks different.

This is a conversation for parents who are done chasing benchmarks and ready to notice what’s already growing.

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