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[quote=Anonymous]I was recently laid off and expect my job search to take 6-12 months (very niche/ decimated industry).  I am fortunate that I have a severance package that I can use to cover the gap.  I am going back to school to complete some certifications/ retool for my next phase of my career. And I anticipate I might be home schooling along with everyone else next year.  Even if we stick with DL I will need to supplement heavily.

I am embarrassed to admit I am stumped at building a routine for my 10 and 13yo kids now that we are all home for the summer without any camps or other structure.  Both kids have special needs (ADHD/ Anxiety/ Dyslexia/Dysgraphia) so just winging it won’t work.  I am prepared to support their learning needs with a little routine practice daily.  And we have agreed on some bigger project goals (learning to cook Indian food/ learning to bake cookies).  And I have a goal to get them more involved in more complicated chores - we’ve started with laundry- to prepare them for college.

I am just trying to figure out what it looks like on a daily/ weekly basis.  So I’ve googled and gone down all sorts of overwhelming rabbit holes of mom blogs which have loads of printables and stuff that are just too much for us. Many of those kids are younger so the moms are imposing the order.  I would like to get my kids more involved with determining when they do their responsibilities within reasonable timeframes.

I am trying to avoid over-engineering this since I know it will need to change. But my perfectionist, Pinterest-loving, procrastinating self is stuck.

Does anyone have any book or blog recommendations or even easy tips?[/quote]

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