Homeschooling differently
doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.
Because regulation matters. Connection matters.
Your homeschool does not need to look like everyone else’s
You Don’t Have to Fix Everything at Once
If homeschooling or supporting your child feels harder than you expected, you’re not alone.
- Maybe your days feel chaotic.
- Maybe learning has turned into a fight.
- Maybe you’re questioning whether you’re doing enough.
You do not need a perfect system. You just need the right starting point.
After 10+ years of homeschooling, we have discovered that focusing on creating CALM DAYS is key to a successful homeschool with Outside the Box kids. It’s a gentle way to support learning at home without burnout.
Start With What Feels Hardest Right Now
Our Days Are Falling Apart
Support for routines, sensory overwhelm, transitions, and regulation.
Learning Feels Like a Fight
Support for reluctant learners, writing resistance, and schoolwork struggles.
Reassurance to be Different
Encouragement and whole-child support for families learning outside the traditional mold.
Popular Support for Real-Life Homeschool Days
Sensory & Regulation
Homeschool 101
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Gentle support for hard homeschool days
Join the Inside Our Normal community for practical strategies, encouragement, and whole-child support for neurodivergent learners and homeschool families.
- Cynthia Heren
- Homeschool Coach/Speaker
Your Outside the Box Homeschool Coach
A speaker, writer and homeschooling mom of 3 since 2014. She is ready to help you think outside the box and discover your perfect homeschool.
Her homeschool includes multiple learning disabilities and other special education challenges across her 3 kids, forcing her to leave the All-In-One curriculum behind and think Outside the Box for how to best teach at home.
Normal at her house includes 2 trampolines, 5 sizes of pencils and indoor and outdoor swings, and a whole room full of LEGOs.
She loves working one on one with other homeschool parents like YOU to help create the perfect education plan for your Outside the Box kids.
“Cynthia is an amazing mentor! I’m not sure what I’d do without her! From helping me with resources to having tips/ideas. Helping our family live our best lives together.”
- Alina K, mom of 5
“I was really encouraged to have a space to really process our homeschooling life. Talking with Cynthia gave me space to bring things together.”
- Jen P, Mom of 3